[mythtv-users] Re: Help with Lirc installation

Nick Deng aliceathome_2000 at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 21 23:44:24 EDT 2003


Hi, All,
When I finally re-run a few setups, it gives me this after $mythbackend
QServerSocket: failed to bind or listen to the socket
Failed to bind port: 6543

Any help?

Dan
--- Nick Deng <aliceathome_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Also, I run ( while the mythbackend is stalling there)
> $irxevent&
> it gives me
> $irxevent: bad config string "Key Page_DownCurrentWindow"
> I wonder if that helps to solve my problems.
> Thanks,
> Dan
> --- Nick Deng <aliceathome_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi, Jim and all,
> > 
> > I have updated lirc to lirc-0.7.0-pre2_13.rh9.at. Now if I run
> > #/sbin/depmod -a
> > it gives me:
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/drivers/media/video/ivtv-fb.o
> > 
> > I assume it is ok as I use PVR 250. Well, if I run:
> > #/sbin/depmod
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/drivers/media/video/ivtv-fb.o
> > depmod:         pte_offset
> > Anyone know if the second line is fine for my setting?
> > Ok, then, I follow rest of tutorial to set up things, but it is stalled after I run
> > 
> > mythtv at localhost mythtv]$ mythbackend &
> > [1] 3450
> > [mythtv at localhost mythtv]$ Starting up as the master server.
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 0
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 1
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 2
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 3
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - Tuner 0
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 4
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 0
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 1
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 2
> > Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 3
> > 
> > Oh, my box is AMD 2500+ and PVR250 with ati 9000 pro ( dual LCDs 15' and 18' now). Help on
> > settung
> > up mythtv with cinerama is appreciated as well.
> > 
> > Thank you all,
> > Dan
> > 
> > --- Jim Dyer <jdyer at ureach.com> wrote:
> > > Dan,
> > > 
> > > I've hit exactly the same problem on my box.  To make matters
> > > worse, ivtv no longer starts because of dependencies on lirc.
> > > 
> > > I'm also following Jarod's instructions and got thru
> > > installation and a successful test of ivtv.  After I finsihed
> > > the two apt-get's for lirc, suddenly ivtv no longer worked and I
> > > received the same symptoms you report.
> > > 
> > > My box is a Shuttle SK41G (Athlon XP 2000+) with a PVR250
> > > board.
> > > 
> > > (I haven't had much time to debug this, but it appears that a
> > > different version of lirc had already been installed under the
> > > primary redhat kernel module path.)
> > > 
> > > Jim
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -------------  Original Message
> > > --------------------------------
> > > 
> > > I have follow Jarod's step by step instruction to set up the
> > > linux box. I have video captured with
> > > sound. Then, I went ahead to install lirc. The problems appear
> > > and this is what I got.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > #sbin/depmod -ae
> > > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/drivers/media/video/ivtv-fb.o
> > > depmod:         pte_offset
> > > 
> > > #sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
> > > modprobe: Can't locate module lirc_i2c
> > > 
> > > 
> > > #/sbin/modprobe lirc_dev
> > > modprobe: Can't locate module lirc_dev
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > My module.config file:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > # For ivtv
> > > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/drivers/media/video
> > > # For bttv and saa7134
> > > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/v4l2
> > > # default path
> > > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`
> > > alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> > > # ivtv modules setup
> > > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> > > options ivtv debug=1 
> > > options tuner type=2 
> > > options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 
> > > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> > > add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c
> > > 
> > > alias eth0 8139too
> > > alias usb-controller usb-ohci
> > > alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
> > > alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
> > > alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio
> > > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L
> > > >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > > pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S
> > > >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > > 
> > > After I run 
> > > # rpm -q lirc
> > > gives me this
> > > 
> > > lirc-0.6.6-fr1
> > > 
> > > After # rpm -q lirc-kmdl-`uname -r`? 
> > > 
> > > package lirc-kmdl-2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at? is not installed
> > > 
> > > Then I run
> > > #apt-get install lirc-kmdl-2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at
> > > 
> > > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > > E: Couldn't find package lirc-kmdl-2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at
> > > 
> > > Oh, I uncommented this line in my sources.list then run apt-get
> > > update
> > > #rpm     http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de redhat/9/en/i386
> > > at-bleeding
> > > 
> > > Any help is great appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Dan
> > 
> > 
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