[mythtv-users] RS232 ir receiver for irbalster.info

[R. G. Newbury]

Kevin Plew wrote:
> Jon wrote:
>> Kevin Plew wrote:
>>   
>>> I am trying to setup the referenced ir receiver.
>>>
>>> I have followed Jared's Guide, But lircd will not stay running.
>>>
>>> I looked at Keeto's guide and gave that a try-
>>>
>>> irrecord gives me the following error:
>>> # irrecord --driver=irman --device=/dev/ttyS1 ./directv.irman
>>>
>>> irrecord -  application for recording IR-codes for usage with lirc
>>>
>>> Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Christoph Bartelmus(lirc at bartelmus.de)
>>>
>>> irrecord: could not init hardware (lircd running ? --> close it, check 
>>> permissions)
>>>
>>> lircd is not running the serial port has 777 for permissions
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>     
>> modprobe lirc_serial
>> # start lircd
>> lircd -d /dev/lirc0
>> # Use irw to verify
Right in here you need to run irrecord to make the config file which the 
first line of your dmesg section complains it cannot find....

>> irw
>> # Press some keys.
>> <ctrl+c>
>> # configure remote.
>> irrecord /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
> Got further but nothing from irw- tried several remotes.
> 
> /var/log/messages shows:
> 
> Mar 30 14:12:51 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4680]: could not open config file '/etc/lircd.conf'
> Mar 30 14:12:51 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4680]: No such file or directory 
> Mar 30 14:12:51 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: lircd(userspace) ready
> Mar 30 14:12:59 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> Mar 30 14:15:35 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: removed client
> Mar 30 14:19:52 kojiki lircd-0.8.2-CVS[4681]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> 
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