[20:28] <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] <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
[20:34] <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
[20:36] <qwebirc37767> i am running mythbuntu 14.04
[21:29] <qwebirc37767> anyone have any ideas
[21:58] <qwebirc37767> anybody there?
[21:59] <gedakc> I just recently signed in.  What is your question?
[22:01] <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
[22:02] <qwebirc37767> http://www.wentztech.com/radio/Linux/files/myth_remove.html
[22:03] <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...
[22:06] <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.
[22:07] <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
[22:09] <qwebirc37767> i will check it out
[22:10] <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.
[22:14] <gedakc> I think the command to determine the button codes is irw.
[22:14] <gedakc> http://linux.die.net/man/1/irw
[22:20] <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?
[22:21] <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
[22:22] <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.
[22:24] <qwebirc37767> i'm new to linux where do i find the ~/.lirc/mythtv file?  dont know what the ~ means
[22:25] <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".
[22:26] <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 .??*"
[22:27] <gedakc> There is a list of supported remote control files at:  http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/
[22:28] <gedakc> What is the name/brand of your remote control?
[22:30] <qwebirc37767> i have a SIIG vista mce remote and reciever
[22:32] <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?
[22:33] <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
[22:34] <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?
[22:35] <qwebirc37767> no it doesnt
[22:36] <gedakc> That is strange, especially since you mentioned numbers and arrow keys on the remote do work.
[22:37] <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.
[22:38] <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
[22:39] <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?
[22:40] <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
[22:41] <gedakc> I think that the .rpi extension is for Raspberry Pi, but I think the remote file should work on PC's too.
[22:43] <qwebirc37767> i see it listed there but how do i get the system to let me use it.
[22:45] <gedakc> I think that is the file that should be at /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb
[22:46] <gedakc> If you edit  /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb, can you find the "siig" text string in it?
[22:48] <qwebirc37767> yep it is there
[22:51] <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.
[22:53] <gedakc> 'Sorry I wasn't of more help.
[22:55] <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.
[22:56] <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
[22:57] <qwebirc37767> does anyone know how i can copy files to sys/class/rc folder.  it wont let me and mine is empty
[23:15] <Hydr0p0nX> qwebirc37767, remote controls work fine with myth
[23:17] <Hydr0p0nX> what kind of remote are you using ?
[23:23] <qwebirc37767> i have a siig vista mce remote.
[23:57] <Hydr0p0nX> matching receiver?
[23:58] <Hydr0p0nX> and does irw pick up any button presses ?