[mythtv-users] lirc and the nforce2 chipset...

[John Brooks]

Bump.

Does this hardware setup at least sound familiar or make sense to people? It
sounds like it should be a straightforward install- I just feel like I'm
missing some detail here. Should I pick up an easier alternative? If so,
what?

Thanks!

On 2/12/06, John Brooks <iresprite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, all. So I'm continuing to try and get lirc working on my system. I
> have a mobo with the nforce2 chipset. I took a step back to see what else I
> could find, and it says this about Onboard Serial Port 2:
> ---
> This item allows you to determine which i/o address the onboard serial
> port 2 controller will access. These options are available:
> Disabled
> 3f8/IRQ4
> 2f8/IRQ3
> 3e8/IRQ4
> 2e8/IRQ3
> Auto
>
> The default setting is 2f8/IRQ3.
> ---
> Then it lists settings regarding the irDA features. Now, I have a Actisys
> IR210L adapter that attaches to the pins on the motherboard. I have assumed
> up to this point that I want to use the lirc_sir driver, but I don't know
> for sure. Should I be using lirc_serial instead? I still can't get a hold of
> the ir port-- irda-utils and irda-setup seem to grab it at startup according
> to fuser; even when I nkill the job to free up the device (/dev/ttyS1), I
> have to use *setserial uart* none /dev/ttyS1 (though I've also head this
> makes the port unusable- can someone clear this up for me?) in order to be
> able to install the module.
>
> I just can't seem to get this working, and I feel sort of lost.  Any help
> would be appreciated.
>
> Peace,
> Jack.
>
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