[mythtv-users] Re: USB MCE IR Receiver

[Jim Oltman]

After deleting the section in my rc.local about the mknod /dev/lirc0 c
61 0 and replacing it with:

ln -s /dev/lircd /dev/lirc0

I am no longer getting errors from lircd in the /var/log/messages. 
IRW runs but I am not seeing anything when I press buttons on my
Hauppauge remote (it has also been setup in the correct lircrc files).
 When I run irrecord I am getting errors about lircd not being
started.  I am going to try commenting out the other section in
rc.local pertaining to MCEUSB and see what happens.


On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 18:57:27 -0600, Jim Oltman <cnliberal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is where I am at so far.  In my /etc/rc.d/rc.local I made these changes...
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
> # You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
> # want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.
> 
> touch /var/lock/subsys/local
> mknod /dev/lirc0 c 61 0 -------------I added this line in hopes it
> would attach to a line in my modprobe
> 
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xset -dpms
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xset s off
> /usr/bin/mtd --daemon
> 
> # I added these next two lines
> 
> /sbin/modprobe lirc_mceusb
> /usr/sbin/lircd --device=/dev/lirc0 --output=/dev/lircd
> 
> In my /etc/modprobe.conf I have added this line:
> 
> alias char-major-61 lirc_mceusb
> 
> After implementing these changes, I can do a cat /var/log/messages and
> see what I showed you before about the driver being loaded for the USB
> Microsoft IR Transceiver.  But I also get this listed:
> 
> Mar 13 18:54:11 mythfrontend lircd 0.7.0[4134]: accepted new client on
> /dev/lircd
> Mar 13 18:54:11 mythfrontend lircd 0.7.0[4134]: could not open /dev/lirc0
> Mar 13 18:54:11 mythfrontend lircd 0.7.0[4134]: default_init(): No such device
> Mar 13 18:54:11 mythfrontend lircd 0.7.0[4134]: caught signal
> 
> I am however getting errors on boot in the Show/Hide Details window.
> Where can I view the errors that it is showing me?  They disappear to
> quickly to read.  I am pretty sure the info I want to see (about the
> errors on boot in Show/Hide window) is not listed in
> /var/log/messages.
> 
> On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 18:38:09 -0600, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson at cox.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 17:58 -0600, Jim Oltman wrote:
> > > What I meant in that statement is that I got it to recognize the
> > > receiver in the /var/log/messages but it is still not working.
> >
> > Yes, but *how* did you get "it" to recognize the receiver?
> >
> > P.S. - Please do not erase the whole text of the email you are
> > replying to.  That makes it quite difficult to follow the thread.
> >
> > --
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> > in the middle of the night because you need to use the restroom?
> > I pay a fixed rate for water. It's cold water so there is no
> > electricity usage. No financial loss. I have 2.5 bathrooms, so no
> > loss of usage on my end. Is this OK? Please, try this and we'll
> > see if it's OK."
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> >
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