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| qwebirc37767 | hello, i need some help with my remote. I have got further with it but still cant figure it out. I now can use the four arrow keys on it and the ok button but none of the other buttons seem to do anything. | 20:28 |
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| qwebirc37767 | i see the light on the reciever light up when i press any of the other buttons but they dont seem to work in mythbuntu | 20:28 |
| qwebirc37767 | i found one article about it that seems to be about my same remote but it is from 2011 and i am not sure i would mess something up if i followed the instructions they have there. I think it is a older version of lirc he is mentioning | 20:34 |
| qwebirc37767 | http://www.wentztech.com/radio/Linux/files/myth_remove.html | 20:34 |
| qwebirc37767 | i am running mythbuntu 14.04 | 20:36 |
| qwebirc37767 | anyone have any ideas | 21:29 |
| qwebirc37767 | anybody there? | 21:58 |
| gedakc | I just recently signed in. What is your question? | 21:59 |
| qwebirc37767 | i am trying to get my remote to work, the 4 arrow keys and enter work but not the rest. i found a rticle online about someone else having the same issue with what looks might be the same remote but it is from 2011 and i believe is for a older version of mythbuntu and lirc | 22:01 |
| qwebirc37767 | i wanted to know if these instruction would work or if i would damage something doing them | 22:01 |
| qwebirc37767 | http://www.wentztech.com/radio/Linux/files/myth_remove.html | 22:02 |
| qwebirc37767 | maybe i am going down a wrong path altogether. i was getting excited after 3 weeks of fighting with it and googleing i am finally getting some response out of my remote | 22:03 |
| * gedakc reading the link... | 22:03 | |
| gedakc | I'm using an MCE remote control. To add a key so that Mythbuntu recognizes it you need to know the name of the key (button in lirc terms) and the action you want it to do. | 22:06 |
| gedakc | I posted a page on how I installed Mythbuntu and added new remote control button mappings. | 22:07 |
| gedakc | The page is at http://gedakc.users.sourceforge.net/display-doc.php?name=pvr-install-mythbuntu#add-rc-mapping | 22:07 |
| qwebirc37767 | i will check it out | 22:09 |
| gedakc | I think there is an lirc tool that you can run and it will display the name of the buttons as you press them on your remote control. I don't recall the name of the utility at the moment. | 22:10 |
| gedakc | I think the command to determine the button codes is irw. | 22:14 |
| gedakc | http://linux.die.net/man/1/irw | 22:14 |
| qwebirc37767 | i actually see my remote listed in the usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb with all of the keys predefined. Is there a way to get it to use that file? | 22:20 |
| qwebirc37767 | When i do irw i get all the numbers keys respond, the 4 arrow keys and the ok button, none of the other keys do anything | 22:21 |
| qwebirc37767 | i do see the light on the reciever blink for all of the buttons no matter if they show up in irw or not so it seems to be recieving it | 22:21 |
| qwebirc37767 | i also see the under sys/clas/rc there is nothing under there and i think there is supposed to be | 22:22 |
| gedakc | For any customizations of key codes, I always edit the ~/.lirc/mythtv file. It should already contains some remote codes. | 22:22 |
| qwebirc37767 | i'm new to linux where do i find the ~/.lirc/mythtv file? dont know what the ~ means | 22:24 |
| gedakc | The ~ symbol is shorthand for the home directory of your user account. For example if your username is "pvr", the home directory should be "/home/pvr". | 22:25 |
| gedakc | The dot in front of a file name or directory makes it invisibile by default. You can view all invisible entries by using the "-a" option on the "ls" command. For example "ls -al .??*" | 22:26 |
| gedakc | There is a list of supported remote control files at: http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/ | 22:27 |
| gedakc | What is the name/brand of your remote control? | 22:28 |
| qwebirc37767 | i have a SIIG vista mce remote and reciever | 22:30 |
| gedakc | An MCE remote control should work out-of-the-box with MythTV. Did you select "Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)" when you chose the Remote setting for Mythbuntu? | 22:32 |
| qwebirc37767 | yep, i actually had a guy from this forum get on my mythbuntu box remotely to try and get it to work but at that time couldnt get any button to work | 22:33 |
| qwebirc37767 | we went through the config and he said it should work, he just couldnt figure out why sys/class/rc had nothing in it | 22:34 |
| gedakc | If you run irw in a terminal, does it show a key code for buttons such as channel up or channel down? | 22:34 |
| qwebirc37767 | no it doesnt | 22:35 |
| gedakc | That is strange, especially since you mentioned numbers and arrow keys on the remote do work. | 22:36 |
| qwebirc37767 | i know the whole thing is strange. the guy i had helping suggested reloading and trying a brand new download in case something got corrupted | 22:37 |
| qwebirc37767 | i did that and still have the same issue. | 22:37 |
| qwebirc37767 | if i am counting correctly i tyhink it is my 11 reinstall. I did not keep anything when i reinstalled i erased everything from before | 22:38 |
| gedakc | If lirc is not displaying the key codes when you press buttons on the remote (when running irw), that suggests that the problem is with lirc. | 22:39 |
| qwebirc37767 | is there a newer version out there or something maybe? | 22:39 |
| gedakc | From a quick google search for your remote, it looks like at least two people have got your remote control working. Search for SIIG in the following link: | 22:40 |
| gedakc | https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/blob/master/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/lircd.conf.rpi | 22:40 |
| gedakc | I think that the .rpi extension is for Raspberry Pi, but I think the remote file should work on PC's too. | 22:41 |
| qwebirc37767 | i see it listed there but how do i get the system to let me use it. | 22:43 |
| gedakc | I think that is the file that should be at /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb | 22:45 |
| gedakc | If you edit /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb, can you find the "siig" text string in it? | 22:46 |
| qwebirc37767 | yep it is there | 22:48 |
| gedakc | If it's already there, then I'm not sure what to do next. From a quick google search it appears that others have had difficulty setting up the SIIG Vista MCE remote, but there do appear to be some success stories. | 22:51 |
| gedakc | 'Sorry I wasn't of more help. | 22:53 |
| gedakc | Best wishes to you in getting the remote to work. I'm off for the day now. | 22:55 |
| qwebirc37767 | no problem, i have bought 3 different remotes so far that were supposed to "Work" with mythtv. One came with my hauppauge card and that wont work because it is not the usb reciever but a wierd cable, the other two is what others in the forums recomended and neither of them work. | 22:55 |
| qwebirc37767 | I'm getting close to the end of Mythbuntu. I really like it but without a remote it is worthless. I think i am going to have to go to windows media center | 22:56 |
| qwebirc37767 | does anyone know how i can copy files to sys/class/rc folder. it wont let me and mine is empty | 22:57 |
| Hydr0p0nX | qwebirc37767, remote controls work fine with myth | 23:15 |
| Hydr0p0nX | what kind of remote are you using ? | 23:17 |
| qwebirc37767 | i have a siig vista mce remote. | 23:23 |
| Hydr0p0nX | matching receiver? | 23:57 |
| Hydr0p0nX | and does irw pick up any button presses ? | 23:58 |
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