This bug is more or less obsoleted ny the new 0.9.4c release which has a completely new configuration system based on systemd and a new file lirc_options.conf.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lirc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783202 Title: lircmd is not started properly by lirc init script when devinput is used Status in lirc package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: lirc lircmd (lirc mouse daemon) must be started with the -u option when devinput is used. This is not done correctly by the /etc/init.d/lirc startup script if the lircmd is started by specifiying START_LIRCMD="true" in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf. If /etc/init.d/lirc: if [ "$START_LIRCMD" = "true" ]; then [ -d "/var/run/lirc" ] || mkdir -p "/var/run/lirc" log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control mouse daemon : LIRCMD " start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd < /dev/null log_end_msg $? fi is changed to if [ "$START_LIRCMD" = "true" ]; then [ -d "/var/run/lirc" ] || mkdir -p "/var/run/lirc" log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control mouse daemon : LIRCMD " start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/lircmd -- -u < /dev/null log_end_msg $? fi it works in devinput mode . (there is also a restart section further down that needs editing) However, this is not the right way to do it in the general case, since it will not work if devinput is NOT used. Some trick to select when to use/not to use the "-u" switch must be applied. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: lirc 0.8.7-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 6685460b8fac740db235bfc82bb22a5d CheckboxSystem: fc73f07fcd9845bb95fa3ca6b8be7ef2 Date: Sun May 15 23:18:42 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lirc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-03 (12 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/783202/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp