[mythtv-users] No LIRC on frontend restart

[Dan Conti]

This is confusing; that really is the permanent fix. I'm certain of this
because it's a bug i introduced. Did you check the date on your
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/lirc_dev.o to make sure the newly built
0.7-pre4 version was copied over there properly?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Matt Hannan
> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 4:07 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] No LIRC on frontend restart
>
>
> Hmmm, the rmmod/modprobe deal did work, and I do not see the !ir->open)
> in my lirc_dev.c...it actually looks like it was fixed in the cvs
> version I am running, but it still does not work right!
> HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!
> Guess I will just have to sit and wait for a more permanent fix to come
> along.
>
> Plenty of other stuff to tweak, anyway, in the meantime.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of David
> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 5:58 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] No LIRC on frontend restart
>
>
> I had this exact problem earliewr tonight.
>
> Matt Hannan wrote:
>
> >OK, so I am now fully updated and running
> >lirc-0.7.0-25_cvs20040311.rh9.at.
> >
> >Still no good. When I shutdown the frontend and then go back into it, I
>
> >do not have remote control.
> >
> >Is this lirc-0.7-pre4 newer than this cvs?
> >Hmmmm. I think I just answered my own question. pre4 is dated Mar 25.
> >Should I go with the pre4 or stick with this cvs?
> >
> >
> [snip]
> This fixed it straight away.
>
> >>>What's your setup and versions etc?  I'm using the IR on a PVR-350
> >>>with kernel 2.6 patched with flameeyes patch (for lirc) and
> >>>lirc-0.07pre4.  I had the exact same problem you describe.  rmmod
> >>>lirc_i2c and then modprobe lirc_i2c would fix it so a client could
> >>>connect again.  To fix this permanantly I had to edit lirc_dev.c in
> >>>the kernel sources and change line 159
> >>>From:                      if (ir->shutdown || !ir->open) {
> >>>To:                        if (ir->shutdown) {
> >>>
> >>>Then recompile and reinstall lirc-0.07pre4
> >>>
> >>>Malcolm
> >>>
> >>>
> Thanks Malcolm
>
>
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