[mythtv-users] LIRC and Hauppauge question

[Lance Tost]

In reply to my own post.... I removed the lirc and lirc-lib packages that 
I had installed and everything is working now!  

Thanks

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Lance Tost wrote:
> > If you're using the remotes from Tekgems, they're Packard Bell remotes. 
> >   I compiled from source, but maybe some of this will help:
> 
> I am trying to get these remotes working.
> 
> Here's the steps I took:
> 
> - compiled new kernel with serial as a module
> - rebooted
> - compiled lircd
> - rebooted
> - modprobe lirc_serial (said serial was already in use -- saw serial.o 
> loaded, unloaded it, reloaded lirc_serial)
> - /usr/local/sbin/lircd --nodaemon
> lircd 0.6.6[1801]: lircd(packard_bell) ready
> 
> Looks good so far.  I read to use irw to test it.
> - irw in another terminal and my lircd dies with the following:
> lircd 0.6.6[1801]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd 0.6.6[1801]: could not get hardware features
> lircd 0.6.6[1801]: this device driver does not support the new LIRC 
> interface
> lircd 0.6.6[1801]: make sure you use a current version of the driver
> lircd 0.6.6[1801]: caught signal
> Terminated
> [root at pluto root]#
> 
> I also tried the seterial /dev/ttyS2 uart none for good measure.. didn't 
> change anything.
> 
> Any ideas here?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

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Lance Tost <ltost at pobox.com>