Mark, LIRC can be tricky.
First of all make sure that you have a lirc device by editing you /etc/modprobe.conf I use a serial device and therefore have the following lines in modprobe.conf: # To use a Serial Port based IR module for LIRC alias char-major-61-1 lirc_serial #options lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3e8 debug=1 #options lirc_dev debug=1 options lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3e8 install lirc_serial /bin/setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none; /sbin/modprobe \ --ignore-install lirc_serial # Jarod's guide is good about this - but it can be tricky to follow which parts from which section that you need. Make sure that the Option parameters for your device matches what is found by FC4 at boot. Do: dmesg | grep ttyS And make sure that it matches. Then do: depmod -a modprobe lirc_serial Now look at /var/log/messages: Oct 13 17:37:16 settop kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61 Oct 13 17:37:18 settop kernel: lirc_serial: auto-detected active low receiver Oct 13 17:37:18 settop kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0 Hopefully ok so far. To test that you device works do: cat /dev/lirc0 Press a few buttons on the remote - you should see a long list of garbage on your screen. Ignore it. Then you need a /etc/lircd.conf file. Jarod has a few sources - otherwise google it. Make sure that your file is ok - or build one with irrecord. If its wrong irw (our next test program) will do NOTHING (took me way too long to figure this out). Then you can start lircd /etc/init.d/lircd start Again make sure that you /var/log/messages is ok: Oct 13 17:37:18 settop lircd-0.7.2[5157]: lircd(any) ready Then try irw Press a few buttons - hopefully you get a response - if not I would suggest that you make your own config file by using irrecord. Fairly simple - just enter: irrecord my_remote and follow the instructions - Make sure that you have a good distance between the remote and the sensor - 6ft or more. Once you have gone through all the steps in irrecord copy my_remote to /etc/lircd.conf and issue: /etc/init.d/lircd restart Check you /var/log/messages and try irw again. If you are getting any better result this time you can consider merging your file with the one you found. Enjoy. /S -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Rissberger Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 4:52 PM To: Discussion about mythtv Subject: [mythtv-users] /dev/lirc missing during FC4 setup Hi, I'm looking for some assistance with setting up lirc on my myth box. I've followed the FC4 install guide from wilsonet.com step by step and yet at the end of the lirc install, I don't have a /dev/lirc. The only one that is there is /dev/lircd. So the daemon starts, but as soon as I run irw, it stops running. I've basically narrowed it down to the lack of the /dev/lirc file. I'm using a PVR-150 (non mce) with the newer grey/black remote as well as a PVR-150 MCE. Any ideas? I've been pouring over the mailing lists here as well as on the lirc lists as well, but I haven't found the secret. Hopefully I'm just being a dunce and one of you will be able to show me the light. Thanks in advance for any help. Mark _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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