Lirc is an application suite that allows control of your computer using a remote control.
Questions tagged [lirc]
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How do I toggle sound with amixer?
Including Natty I was always able to toggle (mute/unmute) the 'Master' sound volume with the
amixer sset Master toggle
command that I linked to an edge binding in CompizConfig-Manager.
Now after installing Oneiric the command only mutes the sound…
joschi
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Adjust volume via commandline so that volume notify pops up
is there a way to adjust the system volume via commandline so that the default volume popup (the one that pops up when pressing the media keys on notebooks) is still shown.
I need this for my remote control.
It'll be run using a lircrc file and…
Lincoln
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change my remote controls keys
I have problems changing my remotes keys. The rc has a joystick for controlling the mouse cursor. After connecting the rc to my computer everything works fine, but the shortcuts are made for Windows MCE and thus they don't fit for me.
I tried to…
svenwltr
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How to get my IR remote to work? Lirc can't see it
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 (amd64) and I'm trying to get my infrared remote control working.
The IR device is a part of a DVB-T USB stick (Based on a RTL2832u chip). I'm using these drivers - it's the only way of getting this device to work under 11.10…
user1234567
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How to avoid opening a second instance?
I set up lirc to control my PC with a remote. To switch between different modes I edited .lircrc as follows:
begin vlc
include ~/.lirc/vlc
end vlc
begin gnome
include ~/.lirc/gnome
end gnome
begin firefox
include ~/.lirc/firefox
end…
Jakob
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How to make HP IR6 remote control work?
I've been using an HP Pavillion dv4-1430us laptop with Ubuntu 10.04 installed on it. I want to use the IR6 remote control that comes with the laptop on my Ubuntu. However, I've failed to do so after several attempts.
Could anyone please let me know…
Pawan
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Shutdown computer with the remote controller
How can I shutdown the computer with the IR controller ?
It has many working buttons, which can be used correctly, but the power button doesn't do anything. Is there a way to program a script to a button ?
Remote controller works with LIRC under…
Glendyr
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In XBMC, "OK", "Vol +/-" and "Back" buttons not working
I have an Asus S1-AT5NM10E HTPC which has an integrated IR receiver. On Ubuntu 12.04, I have installed XBMC, but when I press "OK", "Vol +/-" or "Back" on my MCE remote (in fact, a Logitech Harmony 300i configured to emulate an MCE remote), XBMC…
Morgan Courbet
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Tweaking Remote Control (In-Kernel LIRC)
I've recently rebuilt my MythTV box using Mythbuntu 12.04, to take advantage of newer hardware (Ivy Bridge).
On my previous build I used lirc to manage the remote, i.e. the mapping of key codes -> keypresses -> application keys; it was quite a…
Geoff
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Use LIRC on Intel NUC (5th generation)
I would like to use one of my old remote controls belonging to different devices for controlling the NUC5i7RYH.
After a BIOS update, in BIOS I can now choose between
"Generic Remote Controller"
"RC6 Remote Controller"
"XBOX Remote…
alpinist
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Building lirc package from source with patches
I'd like to build latest lirc package for 12.04 with two patches from here to make USB Infrared toy v2 work:
Running sudo apt-build source lirc gave me
➜ build ll
total 960
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Nov 5 07:07 lirc-0.9.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root…
joystick
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IR Remote button being recognised by ir-keytable but not by irw
I am having a strange problem where one button on my media center remote is not being recognised by irw. I have it setup to receive ir-keytable scans via devinput.
I have had the same environment working before, only thing that has changed is a…
beanaroo
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mythbuntu 12 - lirc device doesn't appear to even exist
I'm trying to get a new installation of Mythbuntu working. So far, everything is OK except the remote. The sensor for the remote is on my Hauppauge WinTV HVR 1250.
First I tried to run irw to see what was being picked up by the sensor:
$ irw…
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Tracing IR to Hauppage remote on Mythbuntu 12.04
I have installed Mythbuntu 12.04 on an AMD dual core.
Basic TV play and record functions are working, but I am having some troubles with the remote. The card is a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1250.
I have looked at How do you get the remote to work on my…
rajah9
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After upgrading to 12.04 from 10.10 my mythbuntu standard MCEUSB remote no longer works
I had no problems using my Windows Media Center Remote with 10.10 Mythbuntu, but after upgrading, it no longer affects Mythbuntu.
I have verified and re-installed it in Mythbuntu Control Centre.
I have used irw to verify the ir buttons actions are…
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