RM and IR in Linux

mathboy · Post by **mathboy** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:05 am

Hello,

I was pleased to see the thread that IR is being developed as part of RM. For linux users this is great...it means we don't have to install wine. So the -ir switch will run the java port of IR in Linux but has anyone got this to communicate with their remotes in Linux? What do I put in the port field since the auto detect isn't working? I'm running FC7.

/dev/ttySo? com1? etc? how can i find out and be sure?

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:04 pm

What kind of cable are you using? RMIR only works with JP1 Parallel, JP1.x serial (optionally with a Linux supported USB-Serial cable) or Tommy's new JP1.2/JP1.3 USB cable (which looks like a Linux supported USB-Serial cable)

I've had success (under Ubuntu) with ports names /dev/ttyS0 (zero, not o) and /dev/ttyUSB0 (again zero not o), depending on the cable being used.

mathboy · Post by **mathboy** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:56 pm

It turns out my user didn't have access to the /dev/tty[0123] ports so a simple sudo worked fine.

FYI, I am using the JP1.x serial cable...so I can confirm that it works well (for me anyway) under FC7 dist of linux.

Thanks for your help.

davecs · Post by **davecs** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:20 am

Using ir.exe under wine, giving the user membership of the "lp" group enabled the actual uploads/downloads to the remote to work. Maybe this is what is needed using the java version as well.

This is the thread in Software where people have shared their experiences:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2895