[mythtv-users] Re: native lirc support fails- "connection refused"

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 09:55:05AM -0400, Dana Hata wrote:
> mythtv version: 0.16 (compiled with native lirc support)
> lirc version: lirc-0.7.0pre8
> 
> Context: 
> 
> I installed the lirc driver, and lircd is running, and if I use irw, I
> can see each button I press.
> 
> Problem:  
> 
> When I run mythfrontend, the remote doesn't work.  I see this in the
> console->
> 
> mythtv: could not connect to socket
> mythtv: Connection refused
> lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> 
> 
> I've got no idea why mythfrontend would not be able to to access lirc.
> 
> Here's a side note- it seems myth tries to access /dev/lircd, because
> initially, the lirc driver only created a /dev/lirc0, and mythfrontend
> would throw the same error as above, except saying "file not found"
> instead of "connection refused".  After I added a symbolic link
> (/dev/lircd) to point to /dev/lirc0, I started getting my current error.
> 
> Anyone have any idea?

Could you try downgrading to 0.7.0pre7? I had two reports that pre8
broke lirc setups, while pre7 was doing fine.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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