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Lorijho
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 Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:17 pm Post subject: Howto : Hauppauge Remote with v4l drivers (ir-kbd-i2c) |
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Hi everyone!
Here follows a mini howto for setting up the Hauppauge remote, bundle with their common TV cards, using the v4l drivers (ir-kbd-i2c).
In 2.6 kernels the modules ir-kbd-i2c and ir-common introduce the possibility to operate the remote control as a keyboard. Newer versions of LIRC support this.
I'm using the following remote, so the howto is written for this particular piece of hardware.
http://www.hauppauge.de/images/remote.jpg
Configuration
Part 1 - The Kernel
This drivers were first introduced with kernel 2.6.2. I'm using gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.5-r1.
We need the following modules:
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Device Drivers --->
Input device support --->
<*> Event interface
I2C support --->
<M> I2C support
I2C Algorithms --->
<M> I2C PCF 8584 interfaces
Multimedia devices --->
<M> Video For Linux
Video For Linux --->
<M> BT848 Video For Linux (select the appropriate module for your tv card)
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Part2 - LIRC
note: I'm still using lircd because it is widely supported by multimedia apps, though it is not necessary to use lircd!
We need a recent lirc release...
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LIRC_OPTS="--with-driver=any" emerge /app-misc/lirc/lirc-0.7.0_pre4.ebuild
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...so lircd supports all drivers or if only dev/input (which is necessary for ir-kdb-i2c) is needed...
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LIRC_OPTS="--with-driver=devinput" emerge /app-misc/lirc/lirc-0.7.0_pre4.ebuild
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Next the modules are loaded, be sure to select the appropriate tvcard driver
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modprobe bttv
modprobe ir-kbd-i2c
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The ir modules have created a device in /dev/input. To select the right one you have to...
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cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0018 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="i2c IR (Hauppauge)"
P: Phys=i2c-0/0-001a/ir0
H: Handlers=event2 kbd
B: EV=100003
B: KEY=c0000 2010804 0 0 0 3 2008000 180 4801 9e0000 7bb80 0 0
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Now we can configure lircd to work with ir-kbd-i2c, edit /etc/conf.d/lircd...
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LIRCD_OPTS="-H dev/input -d /dev/input/event2"
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The last step consists of adapting /etc/lircd.conf, i have configured it to only consider the Hauppauge remote buttons...
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begin remote
name hauppauge-input-layer
begin codes
1 0x1004f
2 0x10050
3 0x10051
4 0x1004b
5 0x1004c
6 0x1004d
7 0x10047
8 0x10048
9 0x10049
0 0x10052
TV 0x10179
RADIO 0x10074
CH+ 0x10192
CH- 0x10193
VOL+ 0x10073
VOL- 0x10072
FULL_SCREEN 0x1008b
MUTE 0x10071
SOURCE 0x1016b
RESERVED 0x100d9
MINIMIZE 0x1008e
end codes
end remote
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Finally start lircd...
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/etc/init.d/lircd start
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Feel free to ask or suggest related stuff! Like I already mentionned this howto covers only the Hauppage remote but tweaks for other remotes are most welcome, so post them !
I hope some people can benfit from this small howto. |
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sklettke
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| Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the how to. I'm using the grey remote that came with the pvr-250. I have bttv and ir-kbd-i2c loaded but when running cat /proc/bus/input/devices, the only devices listed are my keyboard and mouse.
I'm thinking about buying a cheap serial port IR receiver from RadioShack and trying that with the same grey remote. Or, what do you know about USB-UIRT? Does this work well with lirc? I do have a serial to USB converter; would linux be able to recognize the receiver through this?
Thanks a lot,
Scott
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soulwarrior
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Howto : Hauppauge Remote with v4l drivers (ir-kbd-i2c) |
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| Lorijho wrote: |
The last step consists of adapting /etc/lircd.conf, i have configured it to only consider the Hauppauge remote buttons...
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How did you get those codes?
Would need to adapt them to the grey/silver hauppage remote control. The ones from ivtv doesn't seem to work with these driver. |
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Lorijho
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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@ soulwarrior
Moien Soulwarrior, du bass den éischten Lëtzebuerger deen ech hei untreffen, an et freet mech ze gesin dat linux an virunallem gentoo vun Matbierger "gehackt" get! Wiirklech den Glanz!
Waat mech nach brennend interesséiert as wéi een Mineral Waasser dann daat bescht as vir grëngen Téi zouzebereeden, mat Krunnewaasser schmaacht en wiirklech batter ?!
Fueren ob englesch virun... 
Check this lircd.conf , IMHO the buttons of the grey Hauppauge remote are included. A quick query returned OK, Yellow, Green, Blue and Red button. |
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soulwarrior
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Lorijho wrote: | @ soulwarrior
Moien Soulwarrior, du bass den éischten Lëtzebuerger deen ech hei untreffen, an et freet mech ze gesin dat linux an virunallem gentoo vun Matbierger "gehackt" get! Wiirklech den Glanz!
Waat mech nach brennend interesséiert as wéi een Mineral Waasser dann daat bescht as vir grëngen Téi zouzebereeden, mat Krunnewaasser schmaacht en wiirklech batter ?!
Fueren ob englesch virun...
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Du bass den zweeten Letzebuerger, denn ech hei utreffen
Dem aneren Letzebuerger sein Nick ass "e-nigma".
Ma dat ass "Spa Reine", misst en ziemlech iwerall am Land kreien, ass dat Mineralwasser mat denen weinegsten Mineralien: 33mg/L. An den Tei schmacht domader wirklech am beschten.
| Lorijho wrote: |
Check this lircd.conf , IMHO the buttons of the grey Hauppauge remote are included. A quick query returned OK, Yellow, Green, Blue and Red button. |
I tried it out and it seems to work; there is some actions when I press the keys on the remote but not the way I was used to on kernel-2.4 with lircd. So I guess I have only to map the remote keys to the action I want on mythtv.
I had hoped somebody did already do this work for the grey hauppage command |
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sklettke
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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For anyone wondering, this is how I got the grey pvr-250 remote to work as a remote the standard way and as a keyboard with ir-kbd-i2c:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1241746#1241746
Scott
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djdavethewave
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:09 am Post subject: remote control handled as a keyboard |
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My remote control doesn't work with the i2c and event interface stuff compiled into the kernel.
Result(?):
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...gives me the following result:
cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0006 Version=0071
N: Name="ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
H: Handlers=mouse0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=1f0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
H: Handlers=kbd
B: EV=120003
B: KEY=4 2000000 3802078 f840d001 f2ffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
B: LED=7
I: Bus=0018 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="i2c IR (Hauppauge)"
P: Phys=i2c-0/0-0018/ir0
H: Handlers=kbd
B: EV=100003
B: KEY=c0000 2010804 0 0 0 3 2008000 180 4801 9e0000 7bb80 0 0
So if I press "1" on the remote control and another window is activated, a "1" appears - asremote control if I had pressed the key on the keyboard. What is logical to me because it has the same Handler (=kdbd)
All (rc) keys which are not recognized by my keyboard settings are ignored, so for example channel+ channel- tv fullscreen etc.
Any idea how to fix this? Does someone probably know how to tell my gentoo what to do if a "key on the keyboard" (which is actually on the remote control) is pressed?[/i][/code]
I would be very happy if anyone could help me!
Thanks, David |
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