[mythtv-users] OT: lirc-0.7.0pre2 installation confusion

[Pete's MythTV]

I have a similar problem. I can compile ok.  lircd seems to start ok.  When
I run irw it just sits there waiting for me.

The difference on my system is that I'm running KnoppMyth and a serial
remote rather than the Hauppauge one.  However the error/problem is the
same.  I did have a conflict with the kernel serial module, but I disabled
this.

I have tried removing Lirc-0.7.0pre2 and installing using apt-get install
lirc.  I did actually get this working at some point, but unfortunately I
didn't write down all the steps I tried from the various
mails/archives/howto's etc.  I seem to remember I did need the kernel source
to complete the compile though ?

Even following the www.lirc.org howto for lirc_serial gives this exact same
problem.

Rgds,
Pete

p.s  I can't find it on the lirc stie, but is there a searchable archive for
the Lirc mailing list ?



-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of James Pifer
Sent: 18 November 2003 15:08
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: lirc-0.7.0pre2 installation confusion


I have 0.7.0pre2 installed. When it starts I get this in messages:
Nov 18 09:51:48 mythtv lircd 0.7.0pre2[3707]: lircd(hauppauge) ready
Nov 18 09:51:48 mythtv lircd: lircd startup succeeded

When I try to start irw it immediately goes right back to a prompt and I
get this in messages:
Nov 18 09:51:53 mythtv lircd 0.7.0pre2[3707]: accepted new client on
/dev/lircd
Nov 18 09:51:53 mythtv lircd 0.7.0pre2[3707]: could not open /dev/lirc
Nov 18 09:51:53 mythtv lircd 0.7.0pre2[3707]: default_init(): No such
device
Nov 18 09:51:53 mythtv lircd 0.7.0pre2[3707]: caught signal

I have this in /dev:
[root at mythtv /]# ls -l /dev/lirc*
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     root      61,   0 Nov  4 18:25 /dev/lirc
srw-rw-rw-    1 root     root            0 Nov 18 09:51 /dev/lircd
prw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Oct 29 13:53 /dev/lircm

Any suggestions are more than welcome!

Thanks,
James