[mythtv-users] lirc on MythTV

[Lan Barnes]

On Sat, December 15, 2007 2:25 pm, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 15/12/2007, Lan Barnes <lan at falleagle.net> wrote:
>>
>
>> See above on identifying it. When I find the config location, it'll be
>> [0|1] and I'll make it the other.
>>
>> /etc/rc.d/initd/lircd is unrewarding. Other than pointing to
>> /etc/lirc.conf, which defines the buttons and nothing else, it has no
>> config I can find.
>>
>> Nothing seems to be in any of the 3 .mythtv dirs, /home/mythtv, /root,
>> or /
>> There is a lircrc in the /home/mythtv/.mythtv, but it seems to be a
>> mapping from the button map to the myth functions.
>>
>> So I ask again, can anyone confirm|deny that there is a config somewhere
>> that chooses lirc[0|1], and if so, where is it?
>
> On Fedora (and likely other distros), the lircd init script config
> lives in /etc/sysconfig. Here you can specify the '--device
> /dev/lirc1' option, which is read by the init script when run, and
> allows you to specify a non-default (/dev/lirc0, /dev/lirc) device.
>
>

I have a feeling this may be the "secret sauce" I needed. My
/etc/sysconfig/lircd had an empty lne:

** entire file **
# Options to lircd
LIRCD_OPTIONS=
****************

It now reads:

** entire file **
# Options to lircd
LIRCD_OPTIONS='--device /dev/lirc1'
****************

As soon as I can kick the 5-yr-old off her cartoons, I'll restart lircd,
test, accept success and if it fails, repeat with lirc0 and then lirc.
I'll report back.

I'll also archive this tip in my MYTH.Save email directory so I'll never
ask again and maybe even be able to help someone later.

Thank you.

Hmm ... this shouldn't affect her cartoons. Unless it calls for a reboot.
Which it shouldn't. Must thnk ...

-- 
Lan Barnes

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