[mythtv-users] Symlink question

[Buchanan, Paul]

Interesting.

I am aware that that creates a character device file, I misspoke.  I have a
homebrew serial receiver that uses the lirc_serial kernel module.  I do not
have a symlink to the serial port, but a character device file like the one
I suggested creating.  Seems to work for me.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Jarod Wilson [mailto:jcw at wilsonet.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:59 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Symlink question


On Thursday, Sep 18, 2003, at 09:36 US/Pacific, Buchanan, Paul wrote:

> The command:
>
> rm /dev/lirc
> mknod /dev/lirc c 61 0
>
> will create a link to device 61,0.  I haven't been following your 
> situation
> but this will work only if you have a serial receiver, and your serial 
> port
> is located at 61,0

Wrong, wrong, and more wrong. That is NOT creating a link. It is 
creating a character device file. For serial port receivers, you create 
a sym link to a serial port. The mknod command produces the exact 
character device I use on my system to interface with my PVR-250's 
remote...

Shay already has the right character device, I believe. The problem is 
that wonky things are happening with driver loading...

--Jarod

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