[mythtv-users] how to verify lirc native mode

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Apr 9, 2006, at 12:37 AM, Scott Petler wrote:

>> ldd /usr/local/bin/mythfrontend | grep lirc
>         liblirc_client.so.0 => /usr/local/lib/liblirc_client.so.0
> (0xb62ba000)
>
> OK. So it appears that we do have the lirc stuff linked in.  Now,  
> to try
> and figure
> out wtf is going on why things aren't talking.
>
> 1.  We can see commands with irw.
> 2.  We can see commands with ircat.
> 3. lirc appears to be linked in with the executable of mythtv.
> 4. mythtv works fine with the keyboard, can watch livetv scroll  
> through
> menus
>    and watch recorded shows.
>
> What else could it be?  I'm at my wits end here, could there be an  
> issue
> with
> focus?  I can use the keyboard so that seems "unlikely" but it could
> still be
> a window manager issue?  It seems that ircat and irw have no  
> problem so
> this seems unlikely.
>
> Scott

Sorry if this is too obvious, but it sounds like you don't have  
lircrc in your ~/.mythtv directory. Or if you do, you don't have the  
right one or it's configed wrong. If you're sure it's right, check  
the permissions on it to make sure the user that runs the frontend  
can access that file.