[mythtv-users] irxevent: could not connect to socket?

[cmisip]

Did you chmod 666 /dev/lircd ?


On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 07:48, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> My guess would be that it's X-related, not /dev/lirc related... the 'socket'
> might be the socket that the X-server listens on.  Are you running X?  Does
> the user running irxevent have permission to access the X-display?
> 
> Of course, I could be way off base here... usually when you try to connect
> to an X display that either isn't there or you don't have permission to
> connect to, you get an error message directly from X, with some standard
> wording.  I guess it's worth a look, though.
> 
> -JAC
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of Jim Jarrett
> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:58 AM
> > To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] irxevent: could not connect to socket?
> >
> >
> > What does it mean when I get the message, "irxevent: could not connect to
> > socket" when I try to run it?
> >
> > LIRC is installed and running; xmode2 shows a screen and when I
> > push buttons
> > on the remote, I get a trace.
> >
> > Where should I start looking?
> >
> 
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