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** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: lirc
  
- Not entirely sure if this issue is related to lirc or LCDproc, I have
- both installed on Lucid using a Zalman HD-135 case with the MPlay Blast
- VFD combined remote/LCD display unit.
+ Re-written for clarity;
  
- Both remote and display work when lirc and LCDproc are configured
- correctly (see files attached) The machine will boot with the red IR led
- on the display lit and when Ubuntu loads the unit is initialised and the
- light goes out (lighting briefly with each key press)
+ The 'VL-System Mplay Blast' combined VFD/IR unit in the Zalman HD-135
+ case is functional with Lirc using the HD44780 driver with seemingly one
+ caveat. Lirc seems to be unable to physically initialise the IR portion
+ of the unit after it is powered up before it can be used.
  
- On occasion the machine will boot and the unit does not get initalised,
- the light will stay lit and the remote will not function (the LCD
- display still will) Subsequent power downs will not fix the issue, nor
- does reinstalling lirc/LCDproc.
+ The only way to do this is to boot into a Windows VM (with the display's
+ usb device attached), run the Windows Mplay Home-Centre software
+ supplied with the case which initialises the IR portion of the display
+ (the red led on the display goes unlit) and then closing the VM (not
+ shutting it down as this un-initialises it again) Lirc is then able to
+ use the IR device as intended. If power is removed from the display (i.e
+ physically unplugging the machine) then this process will need to be
+ performed again, the display starts with the IR led lit (uninitialised)
+ and doesn't go out on boot until the Windows software is run.
  
- The ONLY way I can get the remote functioning again is to boot into my
- XP virtual machine in VirtualBox, enable the usb device and install the
- windows driver/software. This detects the device and the IR light on the
- front of the display goes out and the remote starts functioning as
- usual.
+ Running Lcdproc (possibly with certain options, I've read maybe relating
+ to enabling the keypad) seemingly used to be able to send the right
+ initialisation commands to the unit when it initialised the lcd portion
+ of the unit so Lirc would function without having to go through the
+ Windows software step above. Unfortunately now for one reason or another
+ this doesn't seem to work any more.
+ 
+ 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: lirc 0.8.6-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon May  3 13:23:26 2010
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: lirc

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Lirc unable to initialise IR portion of Mplay Blast VFD (Zalman HD-135 case)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574432
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Bug description:
Binary package hint: lirc

Re-written for clarity; 

The 'VL-System Mplay Blast' combined VFD/IR unit in the Zalman HD-135 case is functional with Lirc using the HD44780 driver with seemingly one caveat. Lirc seems to be unable to physically initialise the IR portion of the unit after it is powered up before it can be used.

The only way to do this is to boot into a Windows VM (with the display's usb device attached), run the Windows Mplay Home-Centre software supplied with the case which initialises the IR portion of the display (the red led on the display goes unlit) and then closing the VM (not shutting it down as this un-initialises it again) Lirc is then able to use the IR device as intended. If power is removed from the display (i.e physically unplugging the machine) then this process will need to be performed again, the display starts with the IR led lit (uninitialised) and doesn't go out on boot until the Windows software is run.

Running Lcdproc (possibly with certain options, I've read maybe relating to enabling the keypad) seemingly used to be able to send the right initialisation commands to the unit when it initialised the lcd portion of the unit so Lirc would function without having to go through the Windows software step above. Unfortunately now for one reason or another this doesn't seem to work any more.




ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: lirc 0.8.6-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May  3 13:23:26 2010
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lirc