[mythtv-users] Problems with remote on FC10, lirc_serial and Kernel 2.6.27.25

[Jarod Wilson]

On Jun 29, 2009, at 11:25 PM, Michael Jones wrote:

> On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
>
>> On Jun 29, 2009, at 10:01 PM, Michael Jones wrote:
>>
>>> I have a FC10 installation of MythTV on my office front end that's  
>>> having a problem.
>>>
>>> I just upgraded this from FC8 to FC10.  It worked VERY well in FC8  
>>> but has subsequently broken.
>>>
>>> I'm running:
>>>
>>> FC10 with kernel 2.6.27.25-170.2.72.fc10.i686
>>> LIRC 0.8.5-2.fc10
>>>
>>> I've tried so many different combinations that what I have and  
>>> haven't tried is getting fuzzy.. :-s
>>
>> 2.6.27.x + lirc 0.8.5 is busted, you need to back off to lirc  
>> 0.8.4a for the moment. 2.6.29.x + lirc 0.8.5 works, except for the  
>> fact lirc_serial is busted in the Fedora 2.6.29.x kernels at the  
>> moment. However, I think I've finally got a fix for that, about to  
>> test it out on actual hardware in a sec... If I do have it fixed,  
>> I'll push a some new Fedora kernel builds and provide folks with  
>> links to it for testing.
>>
>
> Ok.. Thanks.   I'll downgrade my version of LIRC and see what  
> happens.  As long as it works I'm not that hooked on the "latest at  
> greatest".  Let us know if/when you get a fix for it.


Okay, I've got it fixed locally. Working on patches now, will submit  
some Fedora kernel builds for folks to test before I hit the sack,  
should be ready by the time I wake up...

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com