[mythtv-users] Link for Lirc compile problems on newer kernels

[Jon]

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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Yan Seiner
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:03 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Link for Lirc compile problems on 
> newer kernels
> 
> mike napsal(a):
> > Yep, that was a mess, alright. 
> > :)
> > Thanks Dave, I did that , lirc worked for a bit, somehow. 
> It showed output 
> > when doing 'cat /devl/lirc0'. but did nothing with mythtv. 
> I am following the 
> > wiki:
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/PVR150_Remote
> >
> > Now It wont work, when I do "irw"
> > localhost:/home/mike# irw
> > connect: Connection refused
> >
> > (It used to work, I swear it did....)
> > Damn...
> >   
> OK, we're in the same boat.
> 
> I suspect what is happening is that the compilation fails to 
> build the 
> lirc_XXX module properly.
> 
> When you run lircd, it starts up properly, but dies when you 
> try to connect.
> 
> As root, start lircd using the -n option (do not daemonize):
> 
> lircd -n /etc/lircd.conf
> 
> then try to connect with irw or anything.  If you have the 
> same problem 
> as I do, you will see the following output:
> 
> hermes:/home/mythtv# lircd -n /etc/lircd.conf
> lircd: lircd(serial) ready
> lircd: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd: could not get file information for /dev/lirc
> lircd: default_init(): No such file or directory
> lircd: caught signal
> Terminated
> 
You need --device=/dev/lirc0
> ISTR that 'default_init' is a module function????
> 
> That would indicate that something is really, really broken in the 
> module building process.
> 
> I am running the stock Debian Etch kernel, 2.6.18.1.
> 
> I gotta go to work (ARGH!) and it will be a while before I 
> can look at 
> this again...  But see if during the module building or insertion it 
> complains about 'default_init'.
> 
> --Yan
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