Got SoundGraph IMon LCD/IR working on Mythbuntu 10.10

**macid** · January 12th, 2011

Hello World,

at first a warning: My english is very bad! I hope anyone understand, what I am trying to say.

So, normally, I only get information from these forums, but now I can give back some (hopefully usual) information.

Some time agoe, I decided to build my own HTPC, based on a linux system. I have a Thermaltake DH 101 Case, with the IMon LCD/IR Panel built in. I have downloaded the Mythbuntu CD/DVD and installed it.
And I recognized, that the remote does not work at all, only some rudimentary functions available.

Spended much (really much) time to search the web, and readed many manuals and how-to's. But no manual fit 100% and so, the IMon won't work with lirc.
But now, it did, and I will explain, how i did:

1. Install lirc (only if not done until)

Code:

sudo apt-get install lirc

2. What files are needed to check / change?

/etc/lirc/hardware.conf
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf
/home/<username>/.mythtv/lircrc

2.1 hardware.conf:

Code:

# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="devinput/eventx"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev"
REMOTE_DRIVER="devinput"
#REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/event4"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="None"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Enable lircd
START_LIRCD="true"

#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"

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

#Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration
#If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application
#that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive
#frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER
#It will then populate all other variables without any user input
#If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure
#to leave this set to "false"
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
START_LIRCMD=""

Modify the following line to your requirements:

Code:

REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/event4"

What device do you have?
Type in termninal:

Code:

lsusb

and you will get somthing like that:

Code:

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 15c2:0038 SoundGraph Inc. GD01 MX VFD Display/IR Receiver
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04f3:01a4 Elan Microelectronics Corp. 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Now you've got the Vendor and the proct-Id: 15c2:0038

Type in terminal following command:

Code:

ls -l /dev/input/by-id/

and you will get somthing similar to:

Code:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2011-01-11 21:05 usb-04f3_2.4G_RF_Keyboard___Mouse-event-kbd -> ../event2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2011-01-11 21:05 usb-04f3_2.4G_RF_Keyboard___Mouse-event-mouse -> ../event3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2011-01-11 21:05 usb-04f3_2.4G_RF_Keyboard___Mouse-mouse -> ../mouse0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2011-01-11 21:05 usb-15c2_0038-event-mouse -> ../event4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2011-01-11 21:05 usb-15c2_0038-mouse -> ../mouse1

You can see, by selecting the right vendor and id, that we have got two entries. We will take the event-mouse.
(It is linked to the event4 in my case).

So you have to put in the hardware.conf the /dev/input/event4
(normally you can also write in the link to event4)

2.2 Now modify the /etc/lircd.conf

Code:

#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
#
#Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.

#Configuration for devinput:
include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"

The include-file is the same as wrote down in the hardware.conf.

2.3 Now we have to modify the /home/etc/<username>/.mythtv/lircrc

Code:

# LIRCRC Auto Generated by Mythbuntu Lirc Generator
# Author(s): Mario Limonciello, Nick Fox, John Baab
# Created for use with Mythbuntu
begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_RECORD
    config = R
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_PLAY
    config = P
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_REWIND
    config = <
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_PAUSE
    config = P
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_FASTFORWARD
    config = >
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_STOP
    config = Escape
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_ESC
    config = Escape
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_DASHBOARD
    config = S
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_CYCLEWINDOWS
    config = I
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_MUTE
    config = |
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_VOLUMEUP
    config = ]
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_VOLUMEDOWN
    config = [
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_CHANNELUP
    config = Up
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_CHANNELDOWN
    config = Down
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_1
    config = 1
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_2
    config = 2
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_3
    config = 3
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_4
    config = 4
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_5
    config = 5
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_6
    config = 6
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_7
    config = 7
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_8
    config = 8
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_9
    config = 9
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_0
    config = 0
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_SCREEN
    config = F
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_MENU
    config = M
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_SPACE
    config = Return
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_ENTER
    config = Return
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_ESC
    config = Escape
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_UP
    config = Up
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_LEFT
    config = Left
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_DOWN
    config = Down
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_RIGHT
    config = Right
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

begin
    remote = devinput
    prog = mythtv
    button = KEY_NUMERIC_POUND
    config = D
    repeat = 0
    delay = 0
end

3. How do I get these remote codes?
First, please restart your machine, after the modifcation of the config-files.
Some-Times

Code:

service lirc restart

does not refresh the configuration.
After the restart, irw should put some output to you, if you are pressing a button on the remote. Like this:

Code:

root@SSMB:/home/michael/.mythtv# irw
0000000080010073 00 KEY_VOLUMEUP devinput
0000000080010072 00 KEY_VOLUMEDOWN devinput
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput
00000000800100cf 00 KEY_PLAY devinput
0000000080010201 00 KEY_NUMERIC_1 devinput
0000000080010202 00 KEY_NUMERIC_2 devinput
0000000080010205 00 KEY_NUMERIC_5 devinput
0000000080010204 00 KEY_NUMERIC_4 devinput
0000000080010189 00 KEY_VIDEO devinput
0000000080010188 00 KEY_AUDIO devinput

With this method, you can get any lirc-supported button-code of your remote.

4. Finally configure Mythtv to the right lirc-device
Start your Frontend, go to setup, basic-setting (I think, not sure)
(In German: Konfiguration/Konfiguration/Grundeinstellungen)

Set the Lirc-Soket to: /dev/lircd

5. Now you should have a working IMON-Remote working with your PC!

6. The LCD is working very fine, using lcdproc. Install it, and configure it, just as is explained on the developers website, it works out of the box. Great.

So, i hope anyone can use this information, and I am glad, that i've got the chance, to give back some information to the great linux community.

Goog night and greetings from germany.

**redtop99** · January 15th, 2011

Thank you for your HowTo. It works for me with the Soundgraph Remote too.

I', looking for an solution to use an second remote for controling my Conrad light System.

German ist Homelanguage too

Stefan

**nxthor** · January 15th, 2011

Hi!
I read, that you used

Code:

REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"

for your config in hardware.conf. Is that by default, or did you change it to that?

My lirc asked me through the install-process for my remote, and i choose

Code:

REMOTE="Soundgraph iMON Antec Veris"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_imon"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/event4"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="imon/lircd.conf.imon-antec-veris"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

the event4 line is the only one i adapted with the help of some other forum-entry (lost the link till now, but it explained how to get the info by following the USB-ID of my device)

also i got the problem, that my lirc startes with no errors, but irw does not give me any output... the remote already works as mouse or arrow-keys, but that is because of the other inout device it generates, i guess. any questions or hints for me on that topic?

thanks anyway for the help so far

**redtop99** · January 15th, 2011

Hi,

my imon is working well but i want reaad the code from an second remote for my light.

You lirc config, i think, isn't configured right. You have an mix old and new config,

The new one must look like :

Code:

#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="devinput/eventx"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev"
REMOTE_DRIVER="devinput"
#REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/event4"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

It was from that Tread :

http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/sh....php?t=1665657
and at the start of with tread.

Stefan

**redtop99** · January 15th, 2011

double posted

**redtop99** · January 15th, 2011

double posted

**macid** · January 16th, 2011

Originally Posted by nxthor

Hi!
I read, that you used

Code:

REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"

for your config in hardware.conf. Is that by default, or did you change it to that?

My lirc asked me through the install-process for my remote, and i choose

Code:

REMOTE="Soundgraph iMON Antec Veris"
REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_imon"
REMOTE_DRIVER=""
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/event4"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="imon/lircd.conf.imon-antec-veris"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""

the event4 line is the only one i adapted with the help of some other forum-entry (lost the link till now, but it explained how to get the info by following the USB-ID of my device)

also i got the problem, that my lirc startes with no errors, but irw does not give me any output... the remote already works as mouse or arrow-keys, but that is because of the other inout device it generates, i guess. any questions or hints for me on that topic?

thanks anyway for the help so far

Hy,

thats the point. The problem is, that, if you follow the configuration (just as using => dpkg-reconfigure lirc), it will generate some kind of conf-files, that does not work.

If you can, take a look at your hardware. In my case, i have the Thermaltake, i sad. At thefront side, the panel is a electric plate (in German Platine, some kind of Motherboard in small). On it is built in the LCD, some knobs and buttons, and also the IR receiver!

And this whole peace of hardware is comunicating with the hardware througt the usb.

But lirc configures the deamon, as the ir-receiver is an seperate peace of hardware, conected directly with the motherboard, but it is not.

And the lirc-configuration don't give me the possibility to select devinput as option. But as you see, you can reconfigure it manually, and it works.
Ok, I putted in absolute paths, normally it works to with relative ones, and you also could use the event-mouse-device, if you want.

@ Light-Controlling:
Why don't you take a look at Linux-MCE, i think, they propagate some kind of functionality for their software.
Maybe, you could lend some plugins of linux-mce ;o)

**macid** · January 16th, 2011

Originally Posted by redtop99

Thank you for your HowTo. It works for me with the Soundgraph Remote too.

I', looking for an solution to use an second remote for controling my Conrad light System.

German ist Homelanguage too

Stefan

Oh, i forgot: Take a look at irexec, or IRXEVENT that normally comes with lirc.
Does this Light-System works with linux? Thats the first thig, you sould solve. Than you can use irexec, to controll the light-system. I think, but i have absolutly no expirience about this.

**wdu010** · January 16th, 2011

Hi all,

Thanks for the tutorial. Finally my remote responds in IRW. I have an Antec Fusion with Veris R200 remote.

The only thing that isn't working are the arrow keys, channel up/down and volume up/down. If I start XBMC, and enable the mouse, the arrow keys work (as mouse). But these arrow keys on the remote do not trigger IRW to show anything.

What can I do to make these keys work ? All other keys are working fine. The arrow keys I need, because I would like to navigate trough XBMC with the arrow keys, not the mouse.

Thanks.

**macid** · January 16th, 2011

open a terminal, then start irw

Code:

irw

now select the non-mouse-mode on your remote, and press some buttons on it, esecially the channel-up/downs, and the direction-keys.
You should get some output like that:

Code:

0000000080010073 00 KEY_VOLUMEUP devinput
0000000080010072 00 KEY_VOLUMEDOWN devinput
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput

remeber these codes you need. And the you have to modify the right configuration file, stored in your home-directory.

Take a look at /home/<username>/.lirc/<some-conf-files>

Code:

-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3908 2010-12-29 10:56 elisa
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3753 2010-12-28 19:15 elisa.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael  137 2010-12-29 10:56 irexec
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael  137 2010-12-28 19:15 irexec.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3429 2010-12-29 10:56 mplayer
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3101 2010-12-28 19:15 mplayer.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 4264 2011-01-11 21:04 mythtv
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 6561 2010-12-29 10:56 mythtv~
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 7404 2010-12-28 19:15 mythtv.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3219 2010-12-29 10:56 totem
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3099 2010-12-28 19:15 totem.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3546 2010-12-29 10:56 vlc
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3352 2010-12-28 19:15 vlc.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3390 2010-12-29 10:56 xine
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3097 2010-12-28 19:15 xine.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3997 2010-12-29 10:56 xmame
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3371 2010-12-28 19:15 xmame.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3997 2010-12-29 10:56 xmess
-rw-r--r-- 1 michael michael 3371 2010-12-28 19:15 xmess.old

You need one, that configures xmbc for the comunication with lirc. You can see an example in my first post.

But the first thing is, that lirc has to be configured properly, that means, there have to be an output with irw like i wrote.

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