[mythtv-users] Problems with LIRC

[Ryan Steffes]

On 9/21/07, William Munson <william_munson at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Ryan Steffes wrote:
> > I know this should be on the lirc list, but that's a heck of a lot
> > harder to search than the myth list, and usually less active.  I
> > upgraded a bunch of my equipment and along the way managed to cause
> > enough trouble to make me have to reinstall.  Of all the portions I've
> > had problems with, I was surprised the one I can find the least
> > information on is the setting lirc back up.
> >
> > It seemed very straightforward, download, make, install, copy the
> > config file back over and voila!
> >
> > However, I'm getting this error and can't find much information on it:
> >
> > #modprobe lirc_serial
> > FATAL: Error inserting lirc_serial
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.17-15mdv/misc/lirc_serial.ko): Input/output error
> > #dmesg |grep lirc
> >
> > lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
> > lirc_serial: auto-detected active low receiver
> > lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0
> > lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: no module owner registered
> > lirc_serial: register_chrdev failed!
> >
> >
>
> It cannot find your module. Looks like you did not configure it for the
> serial module and it was never built.

It's looks like it's the serial module that's giving that error.  The
file definitely exists where it thinks it is, and modinfo returns
valid data.

Ry