[mythtv-users] lirc start-up issue (solved)

[Scott Traurig]

> Sent: Sunday, 03 February, 2008 10:35
>
> When I boot the machine (ubuntu) I've got a session defined to start
mythfrontend. Sadly, it turns out it takes 3-4 minutes for some lirc related
processes > to fight it out before lirc starts running. This means a) no
remote in mythfrontend at that time and b) just to make it more complicated
even after lirc starts > running (as confirmed with irw in another window) I
have to restart mythfrontend to get it to recognize that lirc is running.
> 
> Here's the output of ps showing the processes just after boot time and
then a few minutes later. What I don't understand is that it appears that
there is
> some sort of conflict as each one is being restarted and started
simultaneously.
> 
> Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott
> 
> mythtv at monolithmc:~$ ps aux |grep lirc
> 
> root 6011 0.0 0.0 1756 516 ? S 07:52 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/rc2.d/S50lirc start
> root 6024 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 07:52 0:00 [lirc_pvr150]
> root 6026 0.0 0.0 1756 512 ? S< 07:52 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/lirc
restart udev
> root 6031 0.0 0.0 1752 512 ? S< 07:52 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/lirc start
> root 6072 0.0 0.0 1756 516 ? S< 07:53 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/lirc
restart udev
> root 6076 0.0 0.0 1756 512 ? S< 07:53 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/init.d/lirc start
> 
> mythtv at monolithmc:~$ ps aux |grep lirc
> 
> root 6024 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 07:53 0:00 [lirc_pvr150]
> root 6271 0.0 0.0 1768 392 ? Ss 07:56 0:00 /usr/sbin/lircd --device
/dev/lirc1 --output=/dev/lircd1 --pidfile=/var/run/lircd2.pid 
> /usr/share/lirc/remotes/motorola/DCT2000
> root 6277 0.0 0.4 5664 4384 ? S<s 07:56 0:00 /usr/sbin/lircd -device
/dev/lirc0 -output=/dev/lircd -listen 
> /usr/share/lirc/remotes/hauppage/lircd.conf.hauppage.wblaster
 
The problem was the system had a file defined,
/etc/udev/rules.d/85-lirc.rules, which it did not really need. I removed
that file and all was well.
 
Scott
 
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