[mythtv-users] PVR-150 install issues with LIRC irblaster

Marc drayson at net1plus.com
Sun Jan 6 02:31:30 UTC 2008


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joe Ripley
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:54 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-150 install issues with LIRC irblaster
> 
> On Jan 5, 2008 1:07 PM, Paul <openletter at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello-
> >
> > I'm trying to install LIRC for the irblaster on my
> > PVR-150 on Ubuntu 7.10 using the community install
> > guide (referenced in the MythTV install guide) here:
> > http://tinyurl.com/2uvshh
> >
> > I can follow it all pretty well, but when it states to
> > make the codes conform to how irw reports the
> > keypress, I can't follow this step because I have not
> > configured a remote (as instructed in the MythTV and
> > lirc install guides).
> >
> > So I soldier on and restart lirc then run the irsend
> > test using a code from lircd.conf and and I get:
> > irsend SEND_ONCE blaster 1_120_KEY_POWER
> > irsend: could not connect to socket
> > irsend: No such file or directory
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> 
> I'm not sure which version of lirc is included with Ubuntu 7.10, but
> this might be helpful:
> 
> http://www.blushingpenguin.com/mark/blog/?p=24
> 
> I used this patched version of lirc to get the blaster working on my
> PVR-150.
> 
> --
> Joe Ripley
> vitaminjoe at gmail.com
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To me this sounds like your system did not create the dev socket for LIRCD
Check /dev for lirc if it's not there that's what is generating the error.






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