[mythtv-users] IRW - cannot connect or file not found

[Nick]

On 5/2/05, Matt Mousseau <matt at amsvans.com> wrote:
>  
> I've been following Jarod's FC3 guide, and all is well...up to getting lirc
> working for my homemade serial reciever. 
>   
> I apt-got lirc, added the lines to my modprobe.conf file ... relevent lines
> are below... 
>   
> alias char-major-61 lirc_serial 
> options lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3f8
> install lirc_serial /bin/setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none ;\
>     /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_serial 
>   
> I am able to run mode2 as root and get output, I can run irrecord (had to
> use -f for my remote), and can cat /dev/lirc and see a bunch of crap
> whenever i press buttons on the remote. BUT when i try and run irw, i get
> "cannot connect." I have a feeling that it is related to starting the lircd
> service...when I try and start it using the "services" program, I get
> "unable to start. error was:" with no indication as to what happened.
> checking /var/log/messages doesn't seem to reveal anything interesting...
> :-/ 
>   
> Anyway, since I don't have a clue...here is the rest I know: 
>   
> I have these entries in /dev: 
> /dev/lirc 
> /dev/lirc0 

Matt,

I'm away from my machine at the moment, but try running the lircd daemon as:

/sbin/service lircd -d /dev/lirc0 start

It may be trying to use the wrong lirc device. I'll try and check my
lirc machine for other ideas if this doesnt work. I remember having to
symlink a lirc device to get lircd working without any options when I
originally installed it.

Also, do you have a valid /etc/lircd.conf file loaded for your remote control?

It is also possible to edit the lircd script to hardcode these options
once they are known to be working.

Nick