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Zaerc: I don't know if you happend to see one of my posts on the forum here http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6932.0 about multiple lirc* devices in /dev/ directory when used with SoundGraph IR/LCD 0038 hardware?

Would it be possible to patch lirc to use only one instance of it - /dev/lirc0 for both: IR and LCD? Or is it something to be included in New Device Template and then just a matter of modifying LIRC_DCE? As far as I know that's how it worked in previous versions, it's only 0038 model which creates this problem...

Regards

Maybe someone from developers team could say something about this issue?
Would it be possible to specify device to use for particular hardware? Or maybe even set start-up command manually? Or anything else that would let start two lircd with command like this:

lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc0 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc0.pid --listen=8765 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc1 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc1.pid --output=/dev/lircd --connect=localhost:8765 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

fastie81: I appreciate your input, but LinuxMCE is compleatly different. There is no /etc/init.d/lirc startup script, so there is nothing to modify. Program responsible for bringing lircd up is called LIRC_DCE in LMCE and it sits in /usr/pluto/bin directory. This is binary file, so it would have to be re-compiled - as I mentioned before, startup options are hard coded into it.
Actually that reminds me...

Would anyone know if it's possible to re-compile only LIRC_DCE module? or would I have to re-compile the whole LMCE source?

ps.
I can't believe that no-one else is complaining about it! SoundGraph IR/LCD is very popular and it comes in most HTPC cases these days... well, hopefully I'll find someone one day to help me with it.

I was wonder if anyone found or write any detailed documentation how to setup hvr-1300 card in LMCE?
I'm trying to set it up in my core/hybrid PC without any luck...

I would appreciate any help.

fastie81: thanks for your replay but I think you misunderstood me.
My iMON remote works fine after patching, so that's not the problem. My problem is lirc - which creates two /dev/lirc* devices (lirc0 and lirc1) in the system, but LinuxMCE by default (and I think it's actually hard coded in the source) uses only /dev/lirc0

Someone mentioned to me that it might be done using udev, but I don't know how could it be achieved yet.

I had a look on the source code of LIRC_DCE and this line: lircd -H default -d /dev/lirc0 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf is basically hard coded. The only thing that changes is -H (driver) and -d (device) options. There is no way to add additional start up parameters for LIRC.

Any other ideas?

Hi,

did you managed to solve your problem with /dev/lirc0 and /lirc1 devices?
I'm experiencing exactly the same problem...

I would appreciate any help
That's my post: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6932.0

As I'm new to this forum and LMCE, so first of all I would like to say thank you to all developers of Linux MCE. It is such a great product that I can't even describe it. I don't have a lot of experience with it yet, but hopefully that will change soon and I'll be able to share my knowledge with other users on this forum.

My problem at the moment is iMON remote which came with my HTPC case Antec Fusion Max - I can't get it to work under LMCE.
As I mentioned already in the subject of this post, I'm using SoundGraph IR with LCD (Device ID: 15c2:0038) and that's where the problem is. So far I've managed to:
- build new version of lirc (0.8.4) - the driver registers fine:

Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.255579] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 61
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287205] lirc_imon: Driver for Soundgraph iMON MultiMedia IR/VFD w/imon pad2keys patch, v0.3p2k
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287210] lirc_imon: Venky Raju <dev@venky.ws>
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_imon: imon_probe: found IMON device
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_imon: imon_probe: Registered iMON plugin(minor:0)
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_imon: imon_probe: iMON device on usb<2:3> initialized
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_imon: imon_probe: found IMON device
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_imon: imon_probe: Registered iMON plugin(minor:1)
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] lirc_imon: imon_probe: iMON device on usb<2:3> initialized
Dec 14 15:23:09 dcerouter kernel: [   22.287766] usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_imon

- I'm able to display anything on the LCD using LCDd
- I've tested my remote control using 'irw' and 'mode2' program and that works fine as well, but... everything works fine as long as I change boot parameters of lirc.

My IR module is SouthGraph 15c2:0038 and it creates two devices - /dev/lirc0 and /dev/lirc1, as described here: http://mythtvblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/getting-imon-0038-lcd-working-with-lirc.html
Lirc on my Linux MCE automatically creates a process with no additional boot options (parameters): lircd -H default -d /dev/lirc0 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
My question is, is the a chance to change this in Device Template configuration? I've tried everything without any luck - even killing KMCE's process and creating my own one.

To support my IR/LCD + remote + Antec knob I need to execute lirc with the following command:

lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc0 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc0.pid --listen=8765 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc1 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc1.pid --output=/dev/lircd --connect=localhost:8765 /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

"With the 0038 version, lircd creates the following devices:/dev/lcd0, /dev/lcd1, /dev/lirc0, and /dev/lirc1.
The iMON pad remote acts like a mouse/keyboard in addition to a remote. In the old version, it was my understanding that this was all handled through one LIRC device. However, the 0038 version splits it into 2 devices. All of the mouse/keyboard related keys come through the lirc0 device (the directional pad, left click, enter, the number button, ect....however NOT including the Mouse/Keyboard toggle button). Everything else comes through the lirc1 device (play, eject, colored buttons, zoom, etc...plus the Mouse/Keyboard toggle button)."

Is it somehow possible to edit startup options of LIRC? Or maybe there is another workaround this problem?

I'll appreciate all help and advice.