[MPlayer-users] Lirc Mplayer and WinTV Nova-T

[Christian Kröner]

Am Sonntag, den 21.11.2004, 15:15 +0000 schrieb raid517:
> Thanks for the response. Unfortunately I don't seem to have a file 
> called rc.local. I am using debian Sid Unstable, so I don't know if this 
> is significant.

On debian they use sysctl to adjust values in /proc/sys/. Simply put 
"dev.rtc.max-user-freq=1024" (without quotes) into
your /etc/sysctl.conf, make sure that /dev/rtc is world readable (at
least readable by the user using mplayer) and after the next boot
mplayer should be using your rtc.

> 
> As I said in my previous post I did a little research and found a site 
> that provided two files which I appear to need:
> 
> http://staff.dstc.edu.au/croy/mythtv/lircd.conf
> 
> and
> 
> http://staff.dstc.edu.au/croy/mythtv/lircrc
> 
> for lirc and my TV card. These are the correct versions for my card. 
> (WinTV Nova-T). But Mplayer gives no clue *where* to put them. My home 
> directory is simply /home/raid517 so should I just place these files in 
> /home/raid517?
> 
> Is this really all I need to do?
> 
> GJ
> 
> Ulrich Schweitzer wrote:
> 
> >On Sunday 21 November 2004 15:23, raid517 wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have reatltime clock support compiled into my kernel. How can I add
> >>this option to my system startup scripts? Waht and where are these
> >>scripts located?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >That depends on your distribution. You should have a file called rc.local, 
> >probably in /etc but maybe someplace else (find it with 'locate 
> >rc.local'). That's the correct file to place that line in.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Also I am trying to set up lirc support but I keep getting this error:
> >>
> >>Input config file /home/raid517/.mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
> >>Setting up LIRC support...
> >>mplayer: could not open config file
> >>mplayer: No such file or directory
> >>Failed to read LIRC config file ~/.lircrc.
> >>You will not be able to use your remote control
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >You need a file called .lircrc in your home directory. Read
> >http://mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/control.html
> >on what to put into that file.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>" Make lircd take it's input from /dev/input/event0 by passing it
> >>--device=/dev/input/event0"
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I don't think this is necessary.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have Lirc installed and running (I think) so it seems it is only
> >>these small issues that are holding me back.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Do you have a /etc/lircd.conf with the correct information for your 
> >remote? If not you will have to either find one or create it yourself 
> >using irrecord.
> >
> >Ulrich
> >  
> >

-- 
Christian Kröner <chris.coroner at web.de>