[mythtv-users] lirc_serial hardware does not support sending

[Jarod Wilson]

On Jun 11, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Lee Koloszyc wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Lee Koloszyc <pantslessape at gmail.com> wrote
>> Linux mythmaster 2.6.39-gentoo-r1 and lirc 0.9.0
...
>> buffer: -hardware does not support sending-
>> irsend: hardware does not support sending
>> buffer: -END-
>> 
>> messages from the command above:
>> 
>> Jun 10 08:38:04 mythmaster kernel: lirc_serial: Interrupt 4, port 03f8 obtained
>> Jun 10 08:38:04 mythmaster kernel: lirc_serial: freed IRQ 4
>> 
> 
> I just figured out all the lirc drivers are in the staging section of
> the kernel.
> I built those select the transmit option and removed the old ones and
> I am still getting the same error.
> If I boot back to 2.6.30 it will fail with the same error with 0.9.0,
> if I compile 0.8.7 it works, exact same configuration.
> I searched all the forums and tried all suggestions and cannot figure it out.
> My irblaster is the one from irblaster.info

Odd. I swear that combo worked the last time I tried it. The kernel-provided
lirc_serial plus lirc 0.9.0 userspace *should* be the combo to use, and its
supposed to work. I'll throw it on my TODO list to investigate next week.

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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com