My previous idea of using third-party IR codes was all very well until I found that the majority of remote controls I have do not seem to have files available on the net. So, I'm back to having to capture my own IR.
During my usual weekend frenzy of work on the project, I discovered the problem with capturing IR was that, once again, LIRC has been using the internal IR receiver rather than the external dongle I want it to use. I finally managed to disable the internal device by blacklisting the driver but now LIRC doesn't want to work at all!
I think there is a problem within the system because both the interal and external receiver use USB, but I cannot confirm this. Anyhow, I then decided to revert to using the tools supplied by the dongle manufacturer and finally had some success! I've managed to record some IR and retransmit it, successfully controlling the satellite box!
The process is currently rather tedious and manual - requiring copying dats from one tool into another, but I've downloaded the source code and am hoping to find the interfaces I need to access the interfaces programmatically. Hopefully this will then allow me to reliably record and retransmit IR signals. I'm quite excited by the prospect but I've thought I was at this point before and it all came to naught. The good thing is that I can examine the source during the week when I'm away from home.
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