[vdr] Remote/keyboard seen during configuration, but not during normal use

[Oliver Endriss]

Benji Mouse wrote:
> Hi folks.  I recently lost the hard disk in my year-old VDR system and have
> had to rebuild from almost scratch.   Everything is working except for the
> remote/keyboard.  I've gone over things time and time again, but don't see
> anywhere that I've made a mistake.  I've done quite a bit of searching (web
> and mailing list) and haven't found anything really helpful.  I'm hoping
> someone here can point me in the right direction.
> 
> Like I said in the subject, VDR will see the remote and keyboard long enough
> to create the remote.conf file, but when configuration is complete and VDR
> switches to normal 'show video' mode, both the remote and keyboard are
> ignored.

Note:
If there are many non-vdr files in your video directory it may take a
long time until vdr responds to user input.

> Note that evtest output is normal, and that with IR debugging enabled, the
> remote keypresses show up in the log as expected.
> 
> Installation details (note- I've tried to rebuild the system the same as it
> was prior to the crash):
> *  Vanilla installation of Debian Sarge, 2.6.8 kernel recompiled from
> Debian-provided sources using the kernel config from the original (working)
> system.
> *  In-kernel (non-CVS) DVB driver
> *  Full featured Nexus card with the grey remote
> *  VDR 1.3.20 compiled from source
> *  Remote plugin version 0.3.3
> *  Loading hauppauge_grey.rc5 via av7110_loadkeys after inserting dvb-ttpci,
> prior to running VDR
> *  Running VDR from the command line (not as a daemon) via ssh and screen.
> 
> I don't see anything out of place in the syslog:
> 
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: VDR version 1.3.20 started
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading plugin: ./PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-
> remote.so.1.3.20
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/setup.conf
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/sources.conf
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/diseqc.conf
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/channels.conf
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/ca.conf
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/remote.conf
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3542]: tuner on device 1 thread started
> (pid=3542, tid=16386)
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3543]: Section handler thread started
> (pid=3543, tid=32771)
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: found 1 video device
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: initializing plugin: remote (0.3.3):
> Remote control
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: setting primary device to 1
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: SVDRP listening on port 2001
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/themes/classic-
> default.theme
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: starting plugin: remote
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: device /dev/input/event0: DVB on-card
> IR receiver
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: remote: using '/dev/input/event0'
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: remote-event0: autorepeat supported
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: remote-event0: exclusive access granted
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: loading /vdr_video/themes/classic-
> default.theme
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3545]: KBD remote control thread started
> (pid=3545, tid=65541)
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: remote control remote-event0 - keys
> known
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: remote control KBD - keys known
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: switching to channel 177
> Nov 29 22:13:31 localhost vdr[3539]: setting audio track to 1
> 
> Here are some keypresses from the log -
> 
> Nov 29 22:28:08 localhost kernel: #########000007e5######### addr 31 data
> 0x25 (keycode 38)
> Nov 29 22:28:08 localhost kernel: #########00000fe0######### addr 31 data
> 0x20 (keycode 33)
> Nov 29 22:28:09 localhost kernel: #########000007e1######### addr 31 data
> 0x21 (keycode 34)
> Nov 29 22:28:09 localhost kernel: #########00000fd1######### addr 31 data
> 0x11 (keycode 18)
> Nov 29 22:28:10 localhost kernel: #########000007d0######### addr 31 data
> 0x10 (keycode 17)

Hm - these values look like the built-in keymap of the remote plugin,
not like codes of hauppauge_grey.rc5.

> And the related entries from remote.conf
> 
> remote-event0._Setup     /proc/av7110_ir 00000000 31
> remote-event0.Ok         0000000100010026
> remote-event0.Up         0000000100010021
> remote-event0.Down       0000000100010022
> remote-event0.Left       0000000100010012
> remote-event0.Right      0000000100010011

Same codes as above.

> I'm really running into a wall here.  What am I missing?

Are you sure that you posted the correct logs and remote.conf?

- With your pre-loaded keymap the 'remote-event0._Setup' line should
  not exist. Key codes should be different.
- With 'remote-event0._Setup' there should be a line like
  "remote-event0: keymap loaded '/proc/av7110_ir' flags xxxx"
  in your syslog.

Anyway, it seems that during key-learning
- hauppauge_grey.rc5 was not loaded and/or
- you did not press a key when you were asked whether you'd like to use
  a pre-loaded keymap.

Does this configuration work if you remove the av7110_loadkeys command?

If you'd like to use your hauppauge_grey keymap:
- stop vdr
- remove all remote-event lines from remote.conf
- make sure that the keymap is loaded
- start vdr
- key-learning will start
- "Press any key to use a pre-loaded keymap" -> press a key!
- complete key learning as usual

HTH,

Oliver

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