[mythtv-users] lirc downgrade trouble (was: Re: Mythtv 0.20 - PVR-350 video out... gone?)

Brian May brian at bmay.org
Fri Sep 15 18:09:41 UTC 2006


>>> [root[at]lies ~]# ls /dev/lirc* -l
>>> crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 61, 0 Sep 13 00:05 /dev/lirc0
>>> srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Sep 13 08:49 /dev/lircd
>>>
>>> Sep 13 08:50:11 lies lircd-0.8.0[5837]: could not get file information
>>> for
>>>
>>> /dev/lirc
>>> Sep 13 08:50:11 lies lircd-0.8.0[5837]: default_init(): No such file or
>>> directory
>>> Sep 13 08:50:11 lies lircd-0.8.0[5837]: caught signal
>>>
>>
>> It looks like lirc is looking for /dev/lirc, but you have /dev/lirc0.
>> Try
>> creating a symlink /dev/lirc -> /dev/lirc0.
>>
>> Dave
>
> I could have sworn I tried that...  irw didn't fail right away and I had
> this in my log:
>
> Sep 13 11:48:16 lies lircd-0.8.0[6042]: lircd(userspace) ready
> Sep 13 11:48:17 lies lircd: lircd startup succeeded
> Sep 13 11:48:24 lies lircd-0.8.0[6042]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> Sep 13 11:48:31 lies lircd-0.8.0[6042]: removed client
>
> I will know more when I get home, since all of this is remote data..
>
> Thanks!

This solved the problem.. (just to close the issue)


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