[mythtv-users] Problem getting LIRC streightened out in SUSE

Gary gwgrover at windstream.net
Wed Mar 7 02:20:45 UTC 2007


My linux is suse 10.2.
This linux ships with lirc - apparently lirc-0.8.0
I downloaded lirc-0.8.1.tar.bz2 and followed the howto at
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.2;

I have a JVC satellite receiver, a pvr150, and an irblaster connected to
a com port.
 Mythtv works fine.
I started lircd in one console, and ran irw from another and this is the
output from lircd
==================================================================
gary at suselinux:~> sudo /usr/local/sbin/lircd -n
root's password:
lircd: lircd(sir) ready
lircd: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
lircd: could not open /dev/lirc
lircd: default_init(): No such device
lircd: caught signal
Terminated
suselinux:/ #
==================================================================

Another  command shows that /dev/lircd /does exist:
==================================================================
/suselinux:/ # ls -l /dev/li*
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 61, 0 2007-03-06 14:46 /dev/lirc
srw-rw-rw- 1 root root     0 2007-03-06 15:15 /dev/lircd
prw-r--r-- 1 root root     0 2007-03-06 14:46 /dev/lircm
suselinux:/ #
==================================================================

Later I ran : [rpm -qa | grep lirc]
and it showed that lirc-0.8.0-41 was installed; attempted to uninstall
and that failed because of dependencies:
=================================================================
suselinux:/ # rpm -e lirc-0.8.0-41
error: Failed dependencies:
        liblirc_client.so.0 is needed by (installed) libmyth-0.20-17.i586
        liblirc_client.so.0 is needed by (installed)
MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
        lirc is needed by (installed) libmyth-devel-0.20-17.i586
=================================================================

A list of kernel modules showed
================================================================
suselinux:/ # lsmod | sort | grep lirc
lirc_dev               18788  0
suselinux:/ #      
================================================================

So, I managed to get two versions of lirc installed; and the wrong
version of lirc put in the kernel. (I believe the kernel mod should be
lirc_sir).

I would be eternally greatful if someone were able to help me get this
sorted out.

Thanks,
Gary




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