[mythtv-users] RS232 ir receiver for irbalster.info

Kevin Plew kevin at plewnet.com
Fri Mar 30 18:25:08 UTC 2007


Jon wrote:
> Kevin Plew wrote:
>   
>> I am trying to setup the referenced ir receiver.
>>
>> I have followed Jared's Guide, But lircd will not stay running.
>>
>> I looked at Keeto's guide and gave that a try-
>>
>> irrecord gives me the following error:
>> # irrecord --driver=irman --device=/dev/ttyS1 ./directv.irman
>>
>> irrecord -  application for recording IR-codes for usage with lirc
>>
>> Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Christoph Bartelmus(lirc at bartelmus.de)
>>
>> irrecord: could not init hardware (lircd running ? --> close it, check 
>> permissions)
>>
>> lircd is not running the serial port has 777 for permissions
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Kevin
>>     
>
> modprobe lirc_serial
> # start lircd
> lircd -d /dev/lirc0
> # Use irw to verify
> irw
> # Press some keys.
> <ctrl+c>
> # configure remote.
> irrecord /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
Got further but nothing from irw- tried several remotes.

/var/log/messages shows:

Mar 30 14:12:51 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4680]: could not open config file '/etc/lircd.conf'
Mar 30 14:12:51 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4680]: No such file or directory 
Mar 30 14:12:51 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: lircd(userspace) ready
Mar 30 14:12:59 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
Mar 30 14:15:35 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: removed client
Mar 30 14:19:52 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd




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