[mythtv-users] OT: Lirc Problems

[Shaul Kedem]

Hi,
 To check if a module is loaded use "lsmod"

Shaul

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:40:01 -0700, Ignacio Rodriguez <iggy88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, i finally got a serial lirc reciever, but i am having problems
> to get it working.  Ok, it appears as though i can start lircd with no
> problem, but when i try to use mode2 to test it i get his error:
> 
> mythtv:~# mode2
> mode2: error opening /dev/lirc
> mode2: No such device
> 
> At first i thought the /dev/lirc file haden't been created but:
> 
> mythtv:~# ls /dev/lirc*
> /dev/lirc  /dev/lircd  /dev/lircm
> 
> My next thought was that the driver wasn't being loaded properly, and
> this is where i started getting problems.
> 
> When i try to do a modprobe lirc_serial, i get this message:
> 
> mythtv:~# modprobe lirc_serial
> FATAL: Error inserting lirc_serial
> (/lib/modules/2.6.7iggy-3/misc/lirc_serial.ko): Device or resource
> busy
> 
> That made me think the module is already loaded, but when i try rmmod
> lirc_serial:
> 
> mythtv:~# rmmod lirc_serial
> ERROR: Module lirc_serial does not exist in /proc/modules
> 
> I honestly have no clue what is going on, and i would appreciate any
> help you could give me, thank you.
> 
> P.S. I am using a home brew reciever on a progeny debian unstable system.
> 
> 
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