2008-01-19, 03:17
On my previous build I installed LIRC along with Myth. When XBMC was brought up the remote "just worked", I do not think I did anything special. I could confirm proper operation using IRW in a console window.
I have now built a new system using an MCE303 case. http://htpc.mce701.com/info/mce303b.html This case has a VFD that contains an IR receiver. The receiver is connected via USB but does NOT use LIRC. The receiver is apparently made by a company named IRTrans http://www.irtrans.de/en/download/linux.php The software claims to be LIRC compliant and states that LIRC shouldn't be running on the machine. Fair enough, I've removed LIRC - should I have just disabled it? Anyway, the software in debug mode shows my remote controls working fine. IRW also shows the remote codes being sent to the machine. XBMC however does NOT see these remote codes - thus my question.
How does XBMC receive IRDA commands? I do not recall doing anything special before and IRW seems to see my commands so I'm pretty frustrated that XBMC doesn't. Is XBMC not simply acting as a LIRC client? Is there something I've failed to do? Suggestions appreciated, using VNC to control XBMC right now is pretty silly
I have now built a new system using an MCE303 case. http://htpc.mce701.com/info/mce303b.html This case has a VFD that contains an IR receiver. The receiver is connected via USB but does NOT use LIRC. The receiver is apparently made by a company named IRTrans http://www.irtrans.de/en/download/linux.php The software claims to be LIRC compliant and states that LIRC shouldn't be running on the machine. Fair enough, I've removed LIRC - should I have just disabled it? Anyway, the software in debug mode shows my remote controls working fine. IRW also shows the remote codes being sent to the machine. XBMC however does NOT see these remote codes - thus my question.
How does XBMC receive IRDA commands? I do not recall doing anything special before and IRW seems to see my commands so I'm pretty frustrated that XBMC doesn't. Is XBMC not simply acting as a LIRC client? Is there something I've failed to do? Suggestions appreciated, using VNC to control XBMC right now is pretty silly