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bic1ster at gmail

Jul 23, 2010, 3:49 AM

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HD-PVR slow remote

I'm on MythDora 12.23 and just did a yum update kernel to get the remote
working as I noticed there's a new kernel.

So, I'm now at uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32.16-141.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 7
04:49:59 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Mythtv response seems very slow from the remote. IRW seems to exhibit the
same symptoms. Press a button...wait a two to three so seconds. It cannot
seem to handle rapid firing of buttons, it does seem to eventually get to
all the buttons.

I'm using a One For All. URC 6131. Here's the basic chunk of lircd.conf

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# contributed by Claas Langbehn (claas [at] bigfoot) 01-May-2000
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# filename: RC-5
# encoding: shift encoded, RC-5
# brand: Philips (and others)
# model: all
# supported devices: all
#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin remote

name PHILIPS_RC-5
bits 11
flags RC5|CONST_LENGTH
eps 20
aeps 0

header 0 0
one 889 889
zero 889 889
plead 889
ptrail 0
foot 0 0
repeat 0 0
pre_data_bits 2
pre_data 0x02
post_data_bits 0
post_data 0x0
pre 0 0
post 0 0
gap 113792
toggle_bit 2
frequency 36000
duty_cycle 50

begin codes
....

begin remote

name PHILIPS_RC-5_ALT
bits 13
flags RC5|CONST_LENGTH
eps 20
aeps 0

one 889 889
zero 889 889
plead 889
gap 113792
min_repeat 1
toggle_bit 2

frequency 36000
duty_cycle 50

begin codes
LEFT 0x0000000000000155
RIGHT 0x0000000000000156
end codes

=====================

lsmod |grep irc

lirc_zilog 13790 3
lirc_dev 15788 1 lirc_zilog
i2c_core 26926 13
dvb_usb_dib0700,dib7000p,dib7000m,dib0070,dvb_usb,dib3000mc,dib8000,dibx000_common,lirc_zilog,hdpvr,v4l2_common,videodev,i2c_i801

cat lirc.conf

#lirc_module_configuration
alias char-major-61 lirc_zilog

ls /dev/lirc* -alh

crw-rw---- 1 root root 248, 0 2010-07-23 06:22 /dev/lirc0

jarod at wilsonet

Jul 23, 2010, 8:18 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Scott Bickford <bic1ster [at] gmail> wrote:
> I'm on MythDora 12.23 and just did a yum update kernel to get the remote
> working as I noticed there's a new kernel.
>
> So, I'm now at uname -a
> Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32.16-141.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 7
> 04:49:59 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Mythtv response seems very slow from the remote. IRW seems to exhibit the
> same symptoms. Press a button...wait a two to three so seconds. It cannot
> seem to handle rapid firing of buttons, it does seem to eventually get to
> all the buttons.

A few people have reported similar. Pretty sure its a driver issue,
and someone needs to spend some time debugging and fixing it. (That
would be me).

> cat lirc.conf
>
> #lirc_module_configuration
> alias char-major-61 lirc_zilog

Did you put the above in there, or did mythdora? In either case, its *wrong*. :)

> ls /dev/lirc* -alh
>
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 248, 0 2010-07-23 06:22 /dev/lirc0

As you can see here, your lirc device has a character device major
number of 248, not 61. We use dynamic misc chardev number assignments
now (first free number, going backwards from 255, iirc), not a static
one.

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bic1ster at gmail

Jul 29, 2010, 10:25 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

>
>
>
> > cat lirc.conf
> >
> > #lirc_module_configuration
> > alias char-major-61 lirc_zilog
>
> Did you put the above in there, or did mythdora? In either case, its
> *wrong*. :)
>

That could of been from an HVR-1600, which is now out of the box.

>
> > ls /dev/lirc* -alh
> >
> > crw-rw---- 1 root root 248, 0 2010-07-23 06:22 /dev/lirc0
>
> As you can see here, your lirc device has a character device major
> number of 248, not 61. We use dynamic misc chardev number assignments
> now (first free number, going backwards from 255, iirc), not a static
> one.
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod [at] wilsonet
>
>
I commented that out, rm'd /dev/lirc, did various power downs. Now it's
locking up after 2 minutes of recording as well as this in the backend log:

2010-07-29 09:00:52.170 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client (events:
0)
2010-07-29 09:00:52.178 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
GetKeyframePositions(1022,9223372036854775807,#0) out of 9
2010-07-29 09:01:14.836 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
2010-07-29 09:01:14.852 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
2010-07-29 09:01:14.858 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
2010-07-29 09:01:56.967 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: StartEncoding failed
eno: Resource temporarily unavailable (11)
2010-07-29 09:01:59.979 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Unable to set audio
input.
2010-07-29 09:03:01.652 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
3.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
2010-07-29 09:08:57.033 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
GetKeyframePositions(1022,9223372036854775807,#5) out of 14
2010-07-29 09:09:11.139 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
GetKeyframePositions(1662,9223372036854775807,#0) out of 14
2010-07-29 09:09:11.152 Dec: DoFastForward(): desiredFrame(1710) >
last_frame(1661)
2010-07-29 09:09:11.185 Dec: DoFastForward(): Desired frame is way past the
end of the keyframe map!
Seeking to last keyframe instead.
2010-07-29 09:09:14.362 [h264 @ 0x391264a5c0]error while decoding MB 109 36,
bytestream (-4)
2010-07-29 09:09:14.376 [h264 @ 0x391264a5c0]missing picture in access unit
2010-07-29 09:09:15.812 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
'1727_20100729090000.mpg'

Also filling messages every second:

Jul 29 13:08:45 localhost kernel: lirc_zilog: i2c_master_send failed with
-110
Jul 29 13:08:45 localhost kernel: lirc_zilog: polling the IR receiver chip
failed, trying reset

[root [at] localhos mythtv]# ls /dev/vide* -al
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 0 2010-07-29 07:06 /dev/video0

[root [at] localhos mythtv]# ls /dev/lirc* -al
crw-rw---- 1 root root 248, 0 2010-07-29 07:06 /dev/lirc0

Would it be easier to rerun the MythDora intial setup?

Thanks in advance,
Scott

jarod at wilsonet

Jul 30, 2010, 11:04 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Scott Bickford <bic1ster [at] gmail> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > cat lirc.conf
>> >
>> > #lirc_module_configuration
>> > alias char-major-61 lirc_zilog
>>
>> Did you put the above in there, or did mythdora? In either case, its
>> *wrong*. :)
>
> That could of been from an HVR-1600, which is now out of the box.
>
>>
>> > ls /dev/lirc* -alh
>> >
>> > crw-rw---- 1 root root 248, 0 2010-07-23 06:22 /dev/lirc0
>>
>> As you can see here, your lirc device has a character device major
>> number of 248, not 61. We use dynamic misc chardev number assignments
>> now (first free number, going backwards from 255, iirc), not a static
>> one.
>
> I commented that out, rm'd /dev/lirc,

The commenting out part was correct, but don't rm /dev/lirc*, that's
supposed to be there, I was just pointing out that what was there has
a device major of 248 (correctly assigned dynamically), not 61.

> did various power downs. Now it's
> locking up after 2 minutes of recording as well as this in the backend log:
>
> 2010-07-29 09:00:52.170 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client (events:
> 0)
> 2010-07-29 09:00:52.178 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
> GetKeyframePositions(1022,9223372036854775807,#0) out of 9
> 2010-07-29 09:01:14.836 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
> 2010-07-29 09:01:14.852 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
> 2010-07-29 09:01:14.858 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
> 2010-07-29 09:01:56.967 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: StartEncoding failed
> eno: Resource temporarily unavailable (11)
> 2010-07-29 09:01:59.979 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Unable to set audio
> input.
> 2010-07-29 09:03:01.652 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space:
> 3.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> 2010-07-29 09:08:57.033 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
> GetKeyframePositions(1022,9223372036854775807,#5) out of 14
> 2010-07-29 09:09:11.139 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
> GetKeyframePositions(1662,9223372036854775807,#0) out of 14
> 2010-07-29 09:09:11.152 Dec: DoFastForward(): desiredFrame(1710) >
> last_frame(1661)
> 2010-07-29 09:09:11.185 Dec: DoFastForward(): Desired frame is way past the
> end of the keyframe map!
> Seeking to last keyframe instead.
> 2010-07-29 09:09:14.362 [h264 @ 0x391264a5c0]error while decoding MB 109 36,
> bytestream (-4)
> 2010-07-29 09:09:14.376 [h264 @ 0x391264a5c0]missing picture in access unit
> 2010-07-29 09:09:15.812 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
> '1727_20100729090000.mpg'
>
>
> Also filling messages every second:
>
> Jul 29 13:08:45 localhost kernel: lirc_zilog: i2c_master_send failed with
> -110
> Jul 29 13:08:45 localhost kernel: lirc_zilog: polling the IR receiver chip
> failed, trying reset

What firmware version do you have on your hdpvr? If its not 0x15,
might be worth doing an update (which unfortunately, can only be done
under windows). Looks similar to what others have reported in the
past, and its something still in need of investigation at the driver
level.

--
Jarod Wilson
jarod [at] wilsonet
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mythtv-users mailing list
mythtv-users [at] mythtv
http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

bic1ster at gmail

Jul 31, 2010, 5:00 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod [at] wilsonet> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Scott Bickford <bic1ster [at] gmail>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> > cat lirc.conf
> >> >
> >> > #lirc_module_configuration
> >> > alias char-major-61 lirc_zilog
> >>
> >> Did you put the above in there, or did mythdora? In either case, its
> >> *wrong*. :)
> >
> > That could of been from an HVR-1600, which is now out of the box.
> >
> >>
> >> > ls /dev/lirc* -alh
> >> >
> >> > crw-rw---- 1 root root 248, 0 2010-07-23 06:22 /dev/lirc0
> >>
> >> As you can see here, your lirc device has a character device major
> >> number of 248, not 61. We use dynamic misc chardev number assignments
> >> now (first free number, going backwards from 255, iirc), not a static
> >> one.
> >
> > I commented that out, rm'd /dev/lirc,
>
> The commenting out part was correct, but don't rm /dev/lirc*, that's
> supposed to be there, I was just pointing out that what was there has
> a device major of 248 (correctly assigned dynamically), not 61.
>
> > did various power downs. Now it's
> > locking up after 2 minutes of recording as well as this in the backend
> log:
> >
> > 2010-07-29 09:00:52.170 adding: localhost.localdomain as a client
> (events:
> > 0)
> > 2010-07-29 09:00:52.178 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
> > GetKeyframePositions(1022,9223372036854775807,#0) out of 9
> > 2010-07-29 09:01:14.836 DevRdB(/dev/video0) Error: Poll giving up
> > 2010-07-29 09:01:14.852 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: Device error detected
> > 2010-07-29 09:01:14.858 DevRdB(/dev/video0): Stop(): Not running.
> > 2010-07-29 09:01:56.967 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Error: StartEncoding failed
> > eno: Resource temporarily unavailable (11)
> > 2010-07-29 09:01:59.979 MPEGRec(/dev/video0) Warning: Unable to set audio
> > input.
> > 2010-07-29 09:03:01.652 AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free
> Space:
> > 3.0 GB w/freq: 15 min
> > 2010-07-29 09:08:57.033 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
> > GetKeyframePositions(1022,9223372036854775807,#5) out of 14
> > 2010-07-29 09:09:11.139 RecBase(1:/dev/video0):
> > GetKeyframePositions(1662,9223372036854775807,#0) out of 14
> > 2010-07-29 09:09:11.152 Dec: DoFastForward(): desiredFrame(1710) >
> > last_frame(1661)
> > 2010-07-29 09:09:11.185 Dec: DoFastForward(): Desired frame is way past
> the
> > end of the keyframe map!
> > Seeking to last keyframe instead.
> > 2010-07-29 09:09:14.362 [h264 @ 0x391264a5c0]error while decoding MB 109
> 36,
> > bytestream (-4)
> > 2010-07-29 09:09:14.376 [h264 @ 0x391264a5c0]missing picture in access
> unit
> > 2010-07-29 09:09:15.812 ProgramInfo(): Updated pathname '':'' ->
> > '1727_20100729090000.mpg'
> >
> >
> > Also filling messages every second:
> >
> > Jul 29 13:08:45 localhost kernel: lirc_zilog: i2c_master_send failed with
> > -110
> > Jul 29 13:08:45 localhost kernel: lirc_zilog: polling the IR receiver
> chip
> > failed, trying reset
>
> What firmware version do you have on your hdpvr? If its not 0x15,
> might be worth doing an update (which unfortunately, can only be done
> under windows). Looks similar to what others have reported in the
> past, and its something still in need of investigation at the driver
> level.
>
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod [at] wilsonet
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users [at] mythtv
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>

bic1ster at gmail

Jul 31, 2010, 5:49 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

bic1ster at gmail

Jul 31, 2010, 5:53 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

What firmware version do you have on your hdpvr? If its not 0x15,

> might be worth doing an update (which unfortunately, can only be done
> under windows). Looks similar to what others have reported in the
> past, and its something still in need of investigation at the driver
> level.
>
>
> --
> Jarod Wilson
> jarod [at] wilsonet
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users [at] mythtv
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>

Let's hope this reply works:

I am on:

hdpvr 1-5:1.0: untested firmware version 0xf, the driver might not work

I was able to get back to previous kernel version and the HD PVR is working
ok again.

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32.12-115.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 30
19:46:25 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

jarod at wilsonet

Jul 31, 2010, 8:52 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Scott Bickford <bic1ster [at] gmail> wrote:
> What firmware version do you have on your hdpvr? If its not 0x15,
>>
>> might be worth doing an update (which unfortunately, can only be done
>> under windows). Looks similar to what others have reported in the
>> past, and its something still in need of investigation at the driver
>> level.
>
> Let's hope this reply works:
>
> I am on:
>
> hdpvr 1-5:1.0: untested firmware version 0xf, the driver might not work

Oy, that's ancient. I'd suggest upgrading it.

> I was able to get back to previous kernel version and the HD PVR is working
> ok again.
>
> Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32.12-115.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 30
> 19:46:25 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

But sans-remote, correct?

--
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jarod [at] wilsonet
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bic1ster at gmail

Aug 1, 2010, 5:23 AM

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Re: HD-PVR slow remote [In reply to]

> > Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32.12-115.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 30
> > 19:46:25 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> But sans-remote, correct?
>
>
>
Yes, on that kernel the remote does not work as far as I know.

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