[mythtv-users] LIRC problems....Aargh!

Christopher Robbins robbinsc at gmail.com
Tue Mar 1 19:09:24 UTC 2005


linux:~ # ls -l /dev/lirc*
crw-------  1 root root 61, 0 Feb 28 22:14 /dev/lirc
crw-------  1 root root 61, 0 Feb 28 22:14 /dev/lirc0
srwxrwxrwx  1 root root     0 Feb 28 22:32 /dev/lircd
prw-------  1 root root     0 Oct  2 01:37 /dev/lircm

Should I chmod both lirc and lirc0?

-Chris

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:41:21 +0100, Marcel Janssen <korgull at home.nl> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> > myth.  Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> It looks like your lirc device does not exist or you have no permission to
> access it.
> 
> from you log file :
> Feb 26 10:41:35 linux lircd 0.7.1pre2: could not open /dev/lirc
> Feb 26 10:41:35 linux lircd 0.7.1pre2: default_init(): No such device
> 
> Another thing I'm not 100% sure of is that I think you need to specify the
> remote name in the following sections :
> 
> begin
> remote = grayHauppauge            <<<<<<<<<<<<
> prog = mythtv
> button = TV
> repeat = 3
> config = F5
> end
> 
> I have this for each section in my lircrc file.
> 
> Regards,
> Marcel
>


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