[pvrusb2] Problems with ir-kbd-i2c

[Michael Krufky]

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Carsten Meier <cm at trexity.de> wrote:
> Am Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:14:13 -0500
> schrieb "Michael Krufky" <mkrufky at linuxtv.org>:
>
>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Carsten Meier <cm at trexity.de> wrote:
>> > Am Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:16:26 -0600 (CST)
>> > schrieb Mike Isely <isely at isely.net>:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Carsten Meier wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Here comes dmesg output with debug=2 param to modprobe:
>> >> > [35268.935497] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x1a @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35268.936740] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x18 @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35268.936989] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x4b @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35268.939552] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x64 @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35268.940698] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x30 @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> >
>> >> > With an additional hauppauge=1 the result s similar:
>> >> > [35318.759643] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x1a @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35318.759655] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x18 @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35318.760016] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x4b @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35318.760270] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x64 @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> > [35318.760516] ir-kbd-i2c: probe 0x30 @ pvrusb2_a: no
>> >> >
>> >> > Hope somebody could help...
>> >>
>> >> Later Hauppauge devices have included a different IR receiver chip
>> >> which won't work with that module.  (But LIRC can still be made to
>> >> work. Sorry...)
>> >>
>> >> Which device do you have?  If it's a 24xxx device, the later spins
>> >> with an internal IR blaster fall into this category.  The HVR-1950
>> >> also won't work with that module.  Earlier 24xxx devices and all
>> >> 29xxx devices should work with it however.
>> >>
>> >> There is a lengthy description in the mail archives about this.  I
>> >> should probably extract out that text and add it to the web
>> >> documentation.  It's been asked about too many times now.
>> >>
>> >>   -Mike
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > I have a 24xxx device with an IR blaster jack at the back and a
>> > silver remote. I searched G* before (but not explicitly your site)
>> > and haven't found much useful infoformation. OK, now I found some
>> > explanation:
>> > http://www.isely.net/pipermail/pvrusb2/2007-December/001658.html Is
>> > there any way to use the event-nodes of the kernel to make X
>> > automatically recognise the remote key-presses?
>>
>> You need to use lirc 's driver for the zilog processor.  Some distros
>> ship it under the name, lirc_pvr150 -- the name is bad, but module
>> works.
>>
>> See lirc's web site for more info on how to configure lirc, and the
>> features that it offers while under X.
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Mike Krufky
>
> I've used lirc before and decided to better not use it again after
> setting up a new system... Could somebody please port the
> corresponding lirc-stuff to v4l? ;) OK, then I have no choice and use
> it again... Thanks to all.

That's not going to happen.

It's much more likely that the "v4l" IR devices will be removed in
favor of LIRC, now that LIRC has been merged into the kernel and is
being refactored to work much more closely with the input subsystem.

LIRC is the way to go, otherwise, -EOUTOFLUCK.

Regards,

Mike Krufky