[mythtv-users] CentOS 5.3 lirc

[Kirk Bocek]

Mitch Gore wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have Cent OS 5.3 installed and cannot get my MCE USB remote to work.
> 
> Details:
> [root at mythtv movies]# rpm -qa |grep lirc
> liblirc_client0-0.8.4a-81.el5
> lirc-kmdl-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.centos.plus-0.8.4a-81.el5
> lirc-devices-0.8-4.el5
> lirc-0.8.4a-81.el5
> [root at mythtv movies]# uname -r
> 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.centos.plus
> 
> When i run lircd -n:
> [root at mythtv movies]# lircd -n
> lircd-0.8.4a[17328]: lircd(default) ready
> 
> USB Device is showing up on lsusb:
> [root at mythtv movies]# lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0609:031d SMK Manufacturing, Inc. eHome Infrared 
> Receiver
> 
> lirc.conf file is fine, same as before i upgraded to 5.3.
> 
> [root at mythtv movies]# cat /etc/modprobe.conf
> alias eth0 forcedeth
> alias scsi_hostadapter sata_nv
> alias scsi_hostadapter1 usb-storage
> alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
> options snd-card-0 index=0 
> options snd-hda-intel index=0 
> remove snd-hda-intel { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; 
> }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-hda-intel
> 
> #Lirc
> alias char-major-61 lirc_mceusb2
> alias md-personality-3 raid1
> # nvidia kernel module
> 
> What is the issue here?  When I run irw i dont get any input.

Mitchell,
I have two CentOS 5.3 x86_64 hosts running as frontends with MCE USB remotes. 
Using Axel's ATrpms packages, they work fine. Both are running kernel 
2.6.18-128.1.6.el5.

Kirk Bocek