[mythtv-users] Jarod's config w/ a LIRC change, newbie question [updated]

[Woody Sturges]

Just found the step that allowed me to compile LIRC, based on:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?post=63078#63078

You must setup the ATrpms source, by:

cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.20...at
make mrproper
cp /boot/config-2.4.20...at   ./.config
make oldconfig
make depend

You can then compile the LIRC code without getting the error mentioned 
below.  Now I'm off to see if I can install and run my lirc transmit stuff...

Hey Jarod - What's the possibility of you putting the kernel source setup 
in your howto somewhere as a note?

Thanks,
Woody

At 08:28 AM 10/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Sorry for the newbie question.  I've searched everywhere for some kind of 
>documentation on this scenario with very little luck.
>
>I recently setup MythTV using RH9 and Jarod's excellent howto and it works 
>great.
>
>My problem is that I have a Dish Network box (no serial connection), so I 
>cannot control this box without building my own IR transmitter.  I built 
>the circuit on the lirc site, but the lirc that I installed from ATrpms 
>evidently doesn't have the 'transmit' function turned on.  (Something 
>about recompiling it specifying --with-transmit).
>
>I downloaded the lirc source and tried to compile it, but I get:
>
>[...]
>DIR=`pwd`; (cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/; make SUBDIRS=$DIR 
>obj-m=lirc_serial.o modules)
>/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/scripts/pathdown.sh: line 4: TOPDIR: 
>parameter null or not set
>[...]
>
>Unfortunately, I think I've screwed up my configuration by tinkering with 
>it so much, and I'm considering reloading everything.  My question is:
>
>Can I do everything on Jarod's howto, except the lirc stuff, then compile 
>lirc with the transmit option?  Then I'll be able to have MythTV control 
>my dish box.  I'll go out and buy a wireless keyboard/mouse to replace the 
>gray Hauppage remote.  Assuming this can work, what do I need to do to get 
>lirc to compile with the ATrpms kernel loaded via the howto?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help,
>Woody
>
>
>
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