[mythtv-users] lirc and FC3

Chris Clarke chrisjohn.clarke at gmail.com
Tue Dec 21 10:38:54 UTC 2004


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:47:38 -0600, Andy Long <aslong at uark.edu> wrote:
>  
>  
> It seems that almost everyone who has used FC3 with kernel 2.6.9 (or some
> deviant thereof) have had problems getting LIRC to work.  I have tried to
> get mine working, unsuccessfully.  I am following Jarod's guide, and have a
> PVR-250 using the IR receiver that comes with it. I have done the fix found
> here:  http://bugzilla.atrpms.net/show_bug.cgi?id=317  but I have not been
> able to get it to work.  It worked after first installing it, but died after
> the reboot (just like many other people have had problems with).  I have
> played with some of the suggestions posted on the listserv as far as
> reinstalling LIRC, doing a "/sbin/depmod -a" and then "/sbin/modprobe
> lirc_i2c", and then "/sbin/service lircd restart" (I've done those 3 things
> in various orders) but that doesn't get it to work either.  Basically, when
> I run "/usr/bin/irw" it does nothing.  If I do it again, 
>   
> Can someone please post a workaround as far as how they got it working?  I'm
> still a n00b at this, so if you could be a bit descriptive to help with my
> lack of knowledge with linux, that'd be great. 
>   
> Thanks. 
>   
> -Andy 
>   
> FC3 
> Kernel 2.6.9 (the one jarod's guide says to install here:
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#kernel) 
> PVR-250 w/ grey remote and the packaged IR receiver 
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Hi Andy,

    I too have this problem, I found this command somewhere and it works for me

/usr/sbin/lircd -d /dev/lirc/0

    After I boot the computer I run the following commands to get
lircd working again

/sbin/service lircd stop  (usually faills, but it doesn't matter)
/sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
/usr/sbin/lircd -d /dev/lirc/0

and then

/usr/bin/irw just to make sure the remote is working, hope this helps you....

Chris Clarke


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