[mythtv-users] LIRC on Laptop + hELP!!

[Nicolas Mainil]

Maybe because it's not related to mythtv, you'd better ask your question 
on the lirc list !

http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lirc-list

Nicolas

Ow Mun Heng wrote:

>Top post.. : No Takers for this question?? 
>Please Help me.. :-0
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>On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 15:28, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
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>>Does anyone on either of this list know how to properly configure LIRC
>>esp on a laptop?
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>>I have a D600, and I've verified that the IRDA works under linux. (using
>>the SIR protocol)
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>>I've tried to make lirc work (under Gentoo) but am unsure why there's no
>>response. 
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>>Just to be sure, IRDA is _not_ started when I start LIRCd.
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>>ls -l /dev/lirc* gets me
>>srw-rw-rw-  1 root root 0 Jan 26  2005 /dev/lircd
>>prw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Jan 26  2005 /dev/lircm
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>>and also /dev/lirc/0
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>>if I start lircd via
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>>sudo lircd -n -d /dev/lirc/0 on a console and then
>>I start "irw" on another, pressing _any_ buttons on the remote (any
>>remote) doesn't give me any output.
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>>Addition to that, using irrecord also does not work.
>>
>>Does anyone has any experience in this?? All the stuffs I've seen on the
>>internet involves a home-brewed IR receiver.
>>
>>If I can't get this to work, Mythtv will be of not much use :-(
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