How to set up IR Blaster in Ubuntu and mythtv

**minik1971** · 12th November 2009 09:57 PM

I think I will have to give up. I have tried so many different things and it won't work. I even experimented with the send_start command so I could experiment with IR positioning. NOTHING! A ls /dev/lir* shows /dev/lirc0 in black highlight and /dev/lircd and /dev/lircd1 in the cyan colour. What would this indicate? Do Austar have any other STB I could try I wonder. Why can't they have their R232 ports open for channel changing? I Can't beleive such a small item has stumped me for so long.

Ok I tried a different approach.

I simply added my remote's details to the dish/general.conf
But before I did I uninstalled lirc and started fresh
Now I get /dev/lircd and /dev/lircd1 as my ls /dev/lir* items both in cyan.
now when I do irsend send_once foxtel 1 I get the following messages
irsend: command failed: send_once foxtel 1
irsend: hardware does not support sending

talk about driving a guy mad.
I'll post my conf files up later, it is a little hard as I am typing on another pc not the HTPC.

**minik1971** · 12th November 2009 10:09 PM

my hardware.conf
REMOTE="Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
TRANSMITTER="Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb): Dish Receiver"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_mceusb2"
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="/dev/lirc1"
TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="dish/general.conf"
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
START_LIRCD="true"
START_LIRCMD=""
LOAD_MODULES=""
LIRCMD_CONF=""
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"

my lircd.config
#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
#
#Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.

#Configuration for the Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all) remote:
include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"

#Configuration for the Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Dish Receiver transmitter:
include "/usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitters/dish/general.conf"

my dish/general.conf
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.6.4-CVS(serial) on Mon Jul 9 08:14:04 2001
#
# contributed by Steve Davies <steve@daviesfam.org>
# modified by Steve Hill <steve@nexusuk.org> 2003/06/29
# modified by Psyke 2006/09/17
#
# brand: Pace (Foxtel Digital)
# model no. of remote control: URC 1633B00-00 3RC16C-1005
# supported devices: Pace DC420NF/DC420N0 (aka Foxtel Digital Cable STB, Australia)
#
#

begin remote

name Foxtel
flags CONST_LENGTH|RAW_CODES
eps 30
aeps 100
ptrail 0
repeat 0 0
gap 149692
frequency 36000
duty_cycle 50

begin raw_codes

name 0
2664 888 444 444 444 444 444 888 444 888 888 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444

name 1
2664 888 444 444 444 444 444 888 444 888 888 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444
888

name 2
2664 888 444 444 444 444 444 888 444 888 888 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 888 888
444

name 3
2664 888 444 444 444 444 444 888 444 888 888 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444
444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 444 888 444
444
end raw_codes

end remote

If anyone can shed any light on possible problems in these files I am all ears.

Oh and BTW my remote doesn't even work for mythtv at the moment, so I have gone from remote and no transmitter to nothing at all!

**Shocksafe** · 13th November 2009 07:13 AM

After making your config file are you copying the whole file over or are you just cupy/pasteing the raw key codes?
It seems a lot different to the one I recorded and the one I found online (posted earlier) for the ABS_1Q76.
You seem to have a lot of extra info after remote name but before the raw key codes.
After you record it just copy the whole file and then change lircd.conf and hardware.conf to point to it. You need the whole file. Also try the one I posted below, supposed to be for your box.

Also to get everything back to normal use the mythbuntu control panel. Just uncheck the remote and transiever boxes and apply. Then recheck and reply again. Should put you back to original config.

Here's the one I found online

Code:

# Remotes - Titan/UEC910/Zapper/ATLAS ABS-1Q76 & maybe a flinders box?

begin remote

name AUSTAR_B
flags RAW_CODES
eps 25
aeps 100

ptrail 0
repeat 0 0
gap 89738


begin raw_codes

name 1
437 262 169 256 164 592
166 257 167 258 166 760
167 592 167 257 167 258
166 593 167 593 166 425
167 592 165 256 167 258
165 257 166 425 166

name 2
435 264 166 257 168 593
168 256 168 257 166 760
165 594 166 258 167 256
167 257 167 593 167 425
166 593 166 257 170 257
169 257 167 592 167

name 3
434 262 164 258 168 593
166 257 165 255 167 759
167 594 166 258 167 258
166 593 166 592 168 425
166 592 165 258 167 257
168 257 167 758 166

name 4
433 262 167 258 167 594
170 257 167 256 168 761
167 592 166 257 166 258
167 257 167 591 166 425
166 592 166 256 166 257
169 425 166 258 171

name 5
434 262 165 258 165 594
169 258 167 257 165 760
167 592 164 257 167 256
168 592 165 592 164 426
167 591 167 255 168 256
165 425 167 426 166

name 6
436 263 165 259 168 595
169 259 166 257 169 760
166 593 167 257 168 256
169 255 167 593 166 424
166 592 166 256 166 258
169 424 167 593 168

name 7
433 263 166 256 167 593
165 257 168 257 165 761
166 593 168 257 166 258
169 593 167 595 166 425
166 592 166 258 167 258
166 424 166 759 167

name 8
433 265 165 257 167 596
168 257 168 256 165 760
166 593 167 257 167 257
168 256 166 593 167 424
166 593 167 257 169 256
168 592 164 258 166

name 9
434 263 165 257 168 594
169 256 167 257 165 760
168 594 167 257 168 258
166 593 166 590 167 425
164 593 165 257 169 256
168 591 168 425 166

name 0
433 263 165 258 167 594
168 256 167 257 167 760
165 592 165 257 167 258
167 257 166 593 167 425
165 592 167 256 169 256
167 257 167 257 165

end raw_codes

end remote

And the one I recorded from my box

Code:

# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <lirc@bartelmus.de>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.6(default) on Tue Nov 10 21:03:43 2009
#
# contributed by 
#
# brand:                       /usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitters/austar2.conf
# model no. of remote control: 
# devices being controlled by this remote:
#

begin remote

  name  austar
  flags RAW_CODES|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  gap          107558

      begin raw_codes

          name KEY_CHANNELUP
             9000    4450     600     500     600     500
              650     500     600    1600     600     550
              600     500     600     500     600     550
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              600     550     550     550     550    1700
              550     550     550     550     600     500
              600    1650     600    1650     550    1650
              600    1650     550

          name KEY_CHANNELDOWN
             9050    4400     600     500     650     500
              600     500     600    1650     600     500
              600     500     600     550     600     500
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          name BTN_1
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              550    1700     550    1650     600    1650
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          name BTN_2
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              650     500     600    1650     550     550
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          name BTN_3
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          name BTN_4
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          name BTN_5
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          name BTN_6
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          name BTN_7
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          name BTN_8
             9000    4450     600     500     600     550
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          name BTN_9
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          name BTN_0
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              550     600     550     550     550    1650
              550    1700     550    1700     550    1650
              550    1700     550    1650     550    1700
              550    1700     550

      end raw_codes

end remote

**minik1971** · 13th November 2009 08:27 AM

Well I uninstalled the IR support in mythtv control panel but that didn't help me. I re did it all, I created a new file austar.conf then pasted the data you had for that file (sorry I must have missed that in my scattered reading) then I changed /etc/lircd.conf so it points to the right file also changed hardware.conf as well. I then restarted lirc. Got a button listing for remote austar_B as listed in the file. All good but tried a irsend command and it says hardware doesn't support sending! I did another ls /dev/lir* and it shows lirc0 and lirc1 but in cyan colour. No lircd? And my remote still doesn't work either. So no transmitters or reciever actions.

**Shocksafe** · 13th November 2009 09:17 AM

Remote

Sounds like when you un/reinstalled lirc either something got missed and your missing some package/files or it just messed up all your settings.

Have you checked to see if your lircrc file is still intact and working?
It should be /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/.mythtv/lircrc
If it's not there you can probably just create it and use mine from below.
You can ignore/remove the irexec parts at the bottom that point to scripts.
Just double check the name of the remote (should be ok 'cause you have the same remote and config as me).

What about /var/run/lirc/lircd and /var/run/lirc/lircd1 (or whatever number may be there)?
If they are try

Code:

 irsend -d /var/run/lirc/lircd SEND_ONCE ABS_8776 1

To see at least if that works without errors.

Apart from that I'm not sure what file/package may be missing.

Code:

# LIRCRC Auto Generated by Mythbuntu Lirc Generator
# Author(s): Mario Limonciello, Nick Fox
# Created for use with Mythbuntu
begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = pause
    config = P
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Record
    config = 
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Stop
    config = Escape
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Rewind
    config = <
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = play
    config = P
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Forward
    config = >
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Replay
    config = Q
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Skip
    config = Z
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Back
	config = Escape
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = More
    config = I
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = up
    config = Up
    repeat = 1
    delay = 5
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = down
    config = Down
    repeat = 1
    delay = 5
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = left
    config = Left
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = right
    config = Right
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = OK
    config = Return
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = VolUp
    config = ]
    repeat = 1
    delay = 5
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = VolDown
    config = [
    repeat = 1
    delay = 5
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = ChanUp
    config = Up
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = ChanDown
    config = Down
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Home
    config = M
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Mute
    config = |
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = RecTV
    config = R
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Guide
    config = S
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = LiveTV
	config = '
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = DVD
	config = 
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Zero
	config = 0
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = One
	config = 1
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Two
	config = 2
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Three
	config = 3
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Four
	config = 4
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Five
	config = 5
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Six
	config = 6
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Seven
	config = 7
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Eight
	config = 8
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Nine
	config = 9
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Star
	config = *
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Hash
	config = #
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = mythtv
	button = Clear
	config = BackSpace
	repeat = 0
	delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Enter
    config = Enter
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

#begin
#    remote = mceusb
#    prog = mythtv
#    button = Red
#    config = 
#    repeat = 0
#    delay = 0
#end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Green
    config = D
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Yellow
    config = 
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Blue
    config = Eject
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = mythtv
    button = Teletext
    config = 
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end













######################## MPlayer ###############################

begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Mute
	config = mute
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = pause
	config = pause
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = play
	config = seek +0
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Stop
	config = quit
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Info
	config = get_time_pos
	#config = get_property stream_pos
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = back
	config = quit
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = power
	config = quit
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Skip
	config = seek_chapter +1 0
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Replay
	config = seek_chapter -1 0
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Green
	config = osd 3
	config = osd 1
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Yellow
	config = switch_ratio 1.77778
	config = switch_ratio 1.33
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Red
	config = vobsub_lang 1
	config = vobsub_lang
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Forward
	config = seek +30
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Rewind
	config = seek -10
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = right
	config = seek +30
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = left
	config = seek -30
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = ChanUp
	config = audio_delay 0.1
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = ChanDown
	config = audio_delay -0.1
end
begin
    remote = mceusb
	prog = mplayer
	button = Blue
	config = osd_show_property_text "${filename}" 2400
	config = osd_show_text ""
end













#######################irexec###################################
begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = irexec
	button = Power
	config = /home/coleman/scripts/restart
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = irexec
	button = Yellow
	config = /home/coleman/scripts/eject
end

begin
	remote = mceusb
	prog = irexec
	button = Blue
	config = /home/coleman/scripts/starttvnow
end

**minik1971** · 13th November 2009 10:40 AM

Well seems I have some time at home without the family tonight I might reinstall ubuntu 9.10 and mthtv 0.22. If I start over I know that I have no bad conf files or missing files. I will install it all and leave mythtv without setting it up at all other than the ir control. I will then see if I can get it to play ball before setting the rest of mythtv up. It is a fairly easy process anyway now I have done it so many times. If I can get the IR blaster working then I will set mythtv up. I don't have anything on the pc at the moment anyway.

I have done a bit more reading around the web and it seems that entering a frequency number into the config file for the remote has helped some people too, maybe this is something I can try.

**spudstrawb** · 13th November 2009 05:47 PM

Just a thought. This might not be relevant for the following reasons:
* You guys are using Mythbuntu 9.10 and I'm using 9.04
* .lircrc may have nothing to do with the transmitting side of things

but do you need to add a line to /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/.lircrc ?

I'm only guessing, but I thought it might be worth a shot.

**minik1971** · 13th November 2009 10:35 PM

Hey I had a WIN! YAY I gave up with the austar box and I thought how about I record the signal from my yamaha receiver and I was able to turn it on and off! So now I know my transmitter works. I also know that my current files are correctly configured so I just need to find the right codes for the austar box. I am wondering if it is in fact recording the wrong codes from the remote??? I remember before I tried my logitech remote that controls the Austar STB and it gave slightly different codes compared to the Austar remote. So I might now try recording the logitech's austar codes. Can't hurt.
Also I checked my lircrc file and couldn't even find one! What would that mean? Why doesn't my mythtv lirc control panel put that in place too???? Not sure at the moment if my MCE is working for mythtv as I wanted to concentrate on the blaster.

I did it! YAY

I ended up using the config file you found me called austar_b. Not sure what I did right tonight and what I had done wrong so many other times but I don't care for the moment.

thanks for answering all my annoying questions! Now I can complete my mythtv set up. Just in time for all the new Austar channels, so I will now create the channel lists and will make a script too

**minik1971** · 13th November 2009 11:31 PM

I wonder why my MCE remote isn't working? I guess I will have to go and compare your settings against mine. I did have it working before but it hasn't worked for me since reinstalling tonight. Surely it will be simpler to fix than the IR blaster

**Shocksafe** · 14th November 2009 07:42 AM

Nice.
And well done for not giving up

.
The world is now you oyster

As for the remote I'm not sure. I should have created the lircrc file. Just create it,

/home/YOUR_USER_NAME/.mythtv/lircrc

and use the one I posted earlier, it should work.

Spudstrawb
I think that's for program specific lircrc configs. As in I think you could have all seperate files for MPlayer etc. Not sure though but I don't have anything in .lircrc that points to my lircrc file. Another enigma

Cheers

**minik1971** · 14th November 2009 08:39 AM

Do you actually think I need that file? I wish I had looked for that file before when it was working to see if it was present or not. Now I need to add all the austar channels and then alter them all again tomorrow

**minik1971** · 14th November 2009 08:59 AM

I fixed it, it was a simple matter of deselecting the generate custom key mapping in the control panel for mythtv. All working now

I just need to add those channels.

**Shocksafe** · 14th November 2009 09:36 AM

Well done again, this Linux stuff is easy huh? /sarcasm

Just make sure you set the 'Frequency/Channel' field on page 3 of each channel in 'channel editor' (backend).
ie. from my post on page 1

Channel Setup
For each austar/foxtel channel make sure to fill in the following ( I use Arena channel as the example.
Page 1
Channel Name ARENA, Channel Number 105, Callsign ARENA.
Page 3
Frequency or channel 105 - this is the number that myth will send to lirc to change the austar/foxtel box with, so make sure it's correct.

Cheers

**minik1971** · 14th November 2009 09:56 AM

Yes I missed that last night at first then I remembered it and added and presto the channels changed for me. You have any tips on getting volume control in mythtv? I use spdif digital output and I get volume control in ubuntu but it just comes out at a fixed volume in mythtv.

**Shocksafe** · 14th November 2009 10:06 AM

Nope no idea at all sorry.
My Audio just worked.
Is myth trying to change volume?
Like it shows the volume control bar?
If not it may just be a keybind/remote issue.
If so I have no idea. Maybe start a new thread if no-one else chimes in here.

Cheers

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