Programs

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

To install

Name	Task
lirc	This package provides the daemons and some utilities to support infra-red remote controls
lirc-x	This package provides X utilities for LIRC: `irxevent` & `xmode2`
xfonts-75dpi	Pixel font

Programs used during setup

Program	Task
irrecord	Record commands
irw	Output commands in the Terminal
mode2
xmode2	shows the IR waveform of the remote controller without an oscilloscope. Unneeded for TV cards or the Irman.
ixrevent	allows controlling X applications with a remote control

Debug / List

Lirc root:

/etc/lirc
    | - hardware.conf
    | - hardware.conf.old
    | - lircd.conf
    | - lircd.conf.dpkg-old
    | - lircmd.conf

Config docs, when lircmd.conf is unconfigured:

/usr/share/doc/lirc/REAMDE.Debian

List drivers (every =string will list all available drivers - as long as the driver isn't present)

lircd --driver=help

Start/Stop LIRC

sudo /etc/init.d/lirc stop
sudo /etc/init.d/lirc start

Configuration file:

Remote config (example):

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/asus/lircd.conf.asusdh

With the following script you can list all names associated with all existing Linux input devices.

for i in /sys/class/input/input* ; do echo -n "$(basename "$i"): "; cat "$i/name"; done

Reconfigure LIRC

sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc

Existierende /etc/lirc/lircd.conf sichern und kopieren:

sudo cp /etc/lirc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/lircd.orig.conf

GUI Settings entfernen, falls XBMC nur 1/4 des Screens einnimmt:

ls -al # .xbmc
sudo rm .xbmc/userdata/guisettings.xml
sudo xbcm # programm startet