From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 15 04:55:56 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 281AA16A400 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:55:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe@netmusician.org) Received: from netmusician.org (netmusician.org [216.9.132.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D53C613C45B for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:55:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe@netmusician.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by netmusician.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AB1C7E8E2 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:55:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at netmusician.org Received: from netmusician.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (netmusician.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id NumKUvPPzNoU for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:55:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (74-130-30-11.dhcp.insightbb.com [74.130.30.11]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by netmusician.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AF457E8C3 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:55:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <45F8D1D9.7010403@netmusician.org> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:55:53 -0400 From: Joe Auty User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Macintosh/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org References: <45F77267.9080403@netmusician.org> <20070314054117.GB6688@wantadilla.lemis.com> <45F7FC72.1050206@netmusician.org> <20070315014614.GF6688@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20070315014614.GF6688@wantadilla.lemis.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.2.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: LIRC guide for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:55:56 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >> Well, I have no idea about the FreeBSD end of things, but I do have a >> good lircd.conf for my satellite box. Others have gotten it to work, >> I've confirmed this. The only thing I'm not sure of is the extent of the >> FreeBSD support and how FBSD factors into this mix? > > As I said, relatively few remote controls are supported. That > probably won't change until individuals adapt the code for their > specific remote control, like Daniel did for his and like I did for my > remote control. The code is really ugly, but not too difficult to > understand. > Ahhh... so getting a remote to work involves remote-specific OS support beyond just grabbing a good lirc.conf? I thought that lirc was simply a protocol, and would speak to any IR receiver using the frequencies and configuration included within its config file? >>> Are you sure you need a /dev/lirc0? I'm running lircd with a DVICO >>> USB remote control on one of my machines, and there's no /dev/lirc0 >>> there. If you do need it, you'll probably have to port the kernel >>> modules. What kind of interface does it have? >> I tried using /dev/ttyd0 since it just plugs into a serial port (I >> bought one of of http://irblaster.info). I can do a: >> >> # lircd -n --device=/dev/ttyd0 /usr/local/etc/lircd.conf >> lircd: lircd(dvico) ready >> >> Does this confirm anything of value? > > I'm a little confused about the (dvico) there. The DVICO driver > integration is my work, and it's a USB-connected device. Are you sure > that your lircd.conf is correct? > Would you like to see my lircd.conf? I'm fairly certain it is correct, but I'd be more than happy to pass it on for your inspection. Unfortunately, I guess I can't really change the remote I'm trying to emulate, right? > Yes, please. Remember, though, that it's currently very flaky, and > I'll fix a lot the next time I have time to look at it. What I'd > really like to know is where other people ran into trouble, and how > they fixed it. > I'll add my commentary once I've completed my setup here. I think I'm going to kill off my MediaMVP deal and sell it on eBay, and just use the OS X frontend for scheduling recordings. The only missing piece is being able to change channels so that I don't have to remember to preset my satellite to the correct channel prior to a recording. - -- Joe Auty NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians http://www.netmusician.org joe@netmusician.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD4DBQFF+NHYCgdfeCwsL5ERAnFSAJ4xKeqSABFFobxhuCGEWNIiakTlGACYw+oL eUf0F/f7wTYRWFebNqxb1g== =AEQp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----