> according to ls -lag /dev | grep lirc there is only the link I created and > lircd: > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 12 Jul 19 18:45 lirc -> /dev/ttyUSB0 > srw-rw-rw- 1 root 0 Jul 19 19:08 lircd > > is /dev/lircd what I am looking for? How can I connect it to /dev/ttyUSB0? man lircd hint - look at the --device option -- Nick Rout