The last release 0.9.4c dos not support hardware.conf anymore, so this is bug is obsoleted. Closing as "FixReleased", short of better options.
** Changed in: lirc (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- 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/517743 Title: Check the TRANSMITTER logic for errors w/ lirc-mceusb Status in lirc package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: lirc <j-rod> do you know who maintains the lirc packages for ubuntu? <superm1> it's a ~mythbuntu team effort to maintain them, but usually ends up being me when i find time <j-rod> aha <j-rod> can you *please* add some informative text in hardware.conf and/or whatever twiddles it to explain to users when they actually need that separate TRANSMITTER thing set? <superm1> in what scenario? <superm1> it's generally dynamically built <j-rod> there's a disgustingly huge volume of questions about screwed up hardware.conf files, where people are setting up two lircd instances when a single one would do -- i.e., when using lirc_mceusb or lirc_zilog <superm1> it's quite possible the logic is building it wrong <j-rod> seems a lot of people are hand-editing it too <superm1> well if that's the case, then yeah some comments in there will hopefully fix the problem for them To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/517743/+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