[SOLVED] Remote works (kind of) without lirc
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:11 pm
On 64-bit Mythbuntu -
I tried following the settings given by bickcat, but the remote would ONLY get a response from the machine when the lirc service was stopped! (sudo service lirc stop) Even then the only buttons that worked are: Mute, Numbers and Arrows.
I have since reinstalled Mythbuntu, this time without installing lirc. The remote "works" in the same limited fashion as before. The remote is useless unless it can be configured, but I don't know what's controlling it, or how to configure it.
There is no "/etc/lirc" folder, and while there is a "/dev/lirc0" as there was when lirc was installed, there is no longer a "/dev/lircd".
lsmod | grep rc outputs:
So the ir_lirc_codec is loaded even though the service isn't installed, but there are several other "rc" codecs there that could be involved. So it's possible that the lirc codec is running the show, using some default configuration, but then again maybe it's not.
Is there a way for me to determine which codecs /processes are responsible for handling the remote signals, or otherwise determining how I can configure Ubuntu to handle the remote?
It could be that the best solution is to install lirc again, in which case I may need to disable whatever is controlling the remote right now, but I don't know what that is.
Also can I get other remotes to work with the 6981? How would I know if a different remote is compatible?
I tried following the settings given by bickcat, but the remote would ONLY get a response from the machine when the lirc service was stopped! (sudo service lirc stop) Even then the only buttons that worked are: Mute, Numbers and Arrows.
I have since reinstalled Mythbuntu, this time without installing lirc. The remote "works" in the same limited fashion as before. The remote is useless unless it can be configured, but I don't know what's controlling it, or how to configure it.
There is no "/etc/lirc" folder, and while there is a "/dev/lirc0" as there was when lirc was installed, there is no longer a "/dev/lircd".
lsmod | grep rc outputs:
- Code: Select All Code
rc_tbs_nec 12502 0
ir_lirc_codec 12898 0
lirc_dev 19166 1 ir_lirc_codec
ir_rc6_decoder 12546 0
ir_rc5_decoder 12546 0
rc_core 26884 10 rc_tbs_nec,ir_lirc_codec,ir_mce_kbd_decoder,ir_sony_decoder,cx23885,ir_jvc_decoder,ir_rc6_decoder,ir_rc5_decoder,ir_nec_decoder
So the ir_lirc_codec is loaded even though the service isn't installed, but there are several other "rc" codecs there that could be involved. So it's possible that the lirc codec is running the show, using some default configuration, but then again maybe it's not.
Is there a way for me to determine which codecs /processes are responsible for handling the remote signals, or otherwise determining how I can configure Ubuntu to handle the remote?
It could be that the best solution is to install lirc again, in which case I may need to disable whatever is controlling the remote right now, but I don't know what that is.
Also can I get other remotes to work with the 6981? How would I know if a different remote is compatible?