[mythtvnz] IRBlaster compatibility with Sky STBs

[Robin Gilks]

> Robin Gilks wrote:
>>> On Tue, May 8, 2007 5:19 pm, Robin Gilks wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Hit a really odd one here with a customers Pace DSR620-GM STB. I
>>>>> can't
>>>>> get
>>>>> the standard IR Blaster units that come with Hauppauge IR Remotes to
>>>>> work
>>>>> with this STB. No issues with other Pace models, or with
>>>>> Zenith/Motorola
>>>>> boxes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do have one customer with the RS232 irblaster from irblaster.info
>>>>> that
>>>>> works with no issues.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else found any odd compatibility issues?
>>>>>
>>>> If this is the mceusb2 driver then there were some speed issues with
>>>> the
>>>> transmitter (fixed in latest version I think) - try an update of
>>>> lircd.
>>>> Also try playing with the 'frequency' in the lircd.conf file.
>>>>
>>>> I've had similar problems with turning a Sony theatre amp on/off which
>>>> is
>>>> fine with a serial blaster.
>>>>
>>>> There have also been reports of the 1st IR blaster socket not working
>>>> reliably - try switching to the other with the appropriate
>>>> SET_TRANSITTERS
>>>> command line mod.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'm just using serial with a serial -> mono jack to use the IR units
>>> that
>>> come with the Hauppauge remote controls. Until this box no issues using
>>> the serial driver.
>>>
>>
>> Certainly sounds like a carrier frequency issue or another session with
>> irrecord is required!! I had to use raw mode in the end for my Sony
>> amp...
>>
>>
> The odd thing is I have a customer with the same irblaster settings and
> the same STB where it works with an IRBlaster from irblaster.info. The
> MCE compatible units that come with the Hauppauge remotes  don't work
> yet they are supposed to support the same frequencies. Wierd.
>

Just checked in lirc CVS and the frequency support was only added to the
mce unit on March 18 so it only appears so far in the 0.8.2-pre2 snapshot.
Might be worth an update of just the kernel module to see if it helps.


-- 
Robin Gilks