lirc on ubuntu: can't get it going

xmrkite · 04-13-2008, 06:16 PM

Hello, I have a mceusb2 remote and dual blaster that has been working just nicely (except for one of the blaster ports), and so i recently got a serial blaster (to control my second cable box) for my ubuntu feisty setup. After following the ubuntu instructions page located here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallLirc/Feisty, i now am unable to use my remote at all. How great!

So basically, i can't use either of my cable boxes now. Also, we basically can't use the mythbox since the remote doesn't work.

Below are the following:
1. channel change script
2. /etc/lirc/hardware.conf file
3. /etc/init.d/lirc file

Code:

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
# Arguments which will be used when launching lircd

LIRCD_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc1 --output=/dev/lircd1 --listen"
LIRCD2_ARGS="-d /dev/lirc0 --output=/dev/lircd --connect=localhost:8765 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd2.pid"

#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
#START_LIRCMD=false

#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES=true

# Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
DRIVER=""
# If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 will be
# automatically used instead
DEVICE="/dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc1"
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_serial lirc_mceusb2"
###MODULES="lirc_mceusb2"

# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCD_CONF=""
LIRCMD_CONF=""

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1   # this line commented out only for serial blaster
REMOTE_NAME=SAE8000
#/dev/lircd0 is the serial blaster, /dev/lircd is the usb blaster...i think
irsend --device=/dev/lircd0 SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME select
sleep 0.2
for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
irsend --device=/dev/lircd0 SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
sleep 0.2
done
irsend --device=/dev/lircd0 SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME select

Code:

#! /bin/sh
#
#

load_modules ()
{
	local MODULES_MISSING=false

	for mod in $*
	do
		modprobe -k $mod 2> /dev/null || MODULES_MISSING=true
	done

	if $MODULES_MISSING; then
		echo "#####################################################"
		echo "## I couldn't load the required kernel modules     ##"
		echo "## You should install lirc-modules-source to build ##"
		echo "## kernel support for your hardware.               ##"
		echo "#####################################################"
		echo "## If this message is not appropriate you may set  ##"
		echo "## LOAD_MODULES=false in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf   ##"
		echo "#####################################################"
		START_LIRCMD=false
		START_LIRCD=false
	fi

	if test -x /sbin/udevsettle
	then
		if ! /sbin/udevsettle; then
		  echo "timeout waiting for devices to be ready"
		fi
	fi
}

build_args ()
{
	local ARGS="$*"
	
    ## Try to find an lirc device.
    ## udev uses /dev/lirc0
    ## static dev uses /dev/lirc
    ## devfs uses /dev/lirc/0
    if [ -z "$DEVICE" ]; then
    	for dev in /dev/lirc0 /dev/lirc /dev/lirc/0; do
	    	if [ -c $dev ]; then
				DEVICE="$dev"
				break
			fi
		done
	fi
	
	if [ -n "$DEVICE" ] && [ "$DEVICE" != "none" ]; then
		ARGS="--device=$DEVICE $ARGS"
	fi
	if [ -n "$DRIVER" ] && [ "$DRIVER" != "none" ]; then
		ARGS="--driver=$DRIVER $ARGS"
	fi
	echo $ARGS
}

test -f /usr/sbin/lircd || exit 0
test -f /usr/sbin/lircmd || exit 0
#test -f /etc/lirc/lircd.conf || exit 0
#test -f /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf || exit 0

START_LIRCMD=true
START_LIRCD=true

if [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircd.conf ] \
	|| grep -q "^#UNCONFIGURED"  /etc/lirc/lircd.conf;then
	if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
          echo "##################################################"
          echo "## LIRC IS NOT CONFIGURED                       ##"
          echo "##                                              ##"
          echo "## read /usr/share/doc/lirc/html/configure.html ##"
          echo "##################################################"
	fi
	START_LIRCD=false
	START_LIRCMD=false
fi
if [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf ] \
	|| grep -q "^#UNCONFIGURED" /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf;then
	START_LIRCMD=false
fi

if [ -f /etc/lirc/hardware.conf ];then
	. /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
fi


case "$1" in
  start)
    if [ "$LOAD_MODULES" = "true" ] && [ "$START_LIRCD" = "true" ]; then
	load_modules $MODULES
    fi
    echo -n "Starting lirc daemon:"
    if $START_LIRCD; then
      echo -n " lircd"



LIRCD_ARGS=`build_args $LIRCD_ARGS`
LIRCD2_ARGS=`build_args $LIRCD2_ARGS`
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- $LIRCD_ARGS \
                < /dev/null
      /usr/sbin/lircd $LIRCD2_ARGS \
               < /dev/null  
               
               
               
               
    fi
    if $START_LIRCMD; then
      echo -n " lircmd"
      start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd \
      		< /dev/null
    fi
    echo "."
    ;;
  stop)
    echo -n "Stopping lirc daemon:"
    echo -n " lircmd"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd
    echo -n " lircd"
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
    echo "."
    ;;
  reload|force-reload)
    if $START_LIRCD; then
      start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --signal 1 --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
    fi
    if $START_LIRCMD; then
      start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --signal 1 --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd
    fi
    ;;
  restart)
    $0 stop
    $0 start
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/lircd {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}"
    exit 1
esac

exit 0

Please let me know what i'm doing wrong. I have been searching and searching and trying all sorts of stuff. Nothing seems to work. Why is lirc so difficult to get going?