[mythtv-users] Remote suddenly stopped working

Clay nt4usb at yahoo.com
Thu Nov 20 16:44:58 UTC 2008


> > If you updated your kernel or you updated lirc,
> you'll mess up lirc if
> > you don't have all the necessary packages. I use
> Fedora and I always
> > download the associated kernel modules (kmdl's)
> when I upgrade the
> > kernel. I'm not familiar with mythbuntu but you
> may want to look into
> > that.
> > 
> > I'd also do
> > 
> > #cd /dev
> > #ls -al | grep lirc
> > 
> > How many entries do you have? I believe it should be
> two for each
> > device for example 4 total for a remote and one
> blaster.
> > 
> > Then I'd do a
> > 
> > #irw /dev/lircd
> > 
> > My remote uses /dev/lircd but yours could be
> different. It shouldn't
> > give you any errors so when you push the remote
> buttons it should give
> > you feedback on the screen of the button codes from
> the
> > /etc/lircd.conf file.
> Just tried everything in here. ls -al resulted in one entry
> only for lircd -
> I only have the remote not the blaster. Trying to run irw
> results in
> Connection Refused.
>

If you run irw as root, can you connect?


      


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