[pvrusb2] Problems with ir-kbd-i2c

[Carsten Meier]

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.