[mythtv-users] Re: Lirc and Mythtv (Hauppauge Gray Remote)

[mythgnomer at rowelab.com]

/var/log/lircd doesn't get created reliably unless you're using the init
script.. (ie, If you're launching lircd manually, or from /etc/rc.local.)

Irw just not running usually means that lircd isn't running (ps -aux | grep
lirc before running irw) or check /dev/lirc (should not be a link to
/dev/ttySx). If lircd is running, check for /dev/lircd.

Now, I've had some of the same problems after doing something like apt-get
install mplayer - because that would also install liblirc 0.6.6.. So if none
of the above works, uninstall lirc, updatedb, locate lirc and see what cruft
is left behind.. If you have something like liblirc_client.so left over,
whack it and install again. 

I'd suggest installing from source, with the 0.7.0pre2 CVS snapshot
(http://lirc.sourceforge.net/software/snapshots/lirc-0.7.0pre2.tar.bz2 -
it's pretty easy to install this one from source.)

-Scott Rowe

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jarod C. Wilson
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:46 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv; alex at carbonated.com
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Lirc and Mythtv (Hauppauge Gray Remote)

On Feb 11, 2004, at 22:18, Aleaxander wrote:

> Simon at the Threshold wrote:
>
>> Afriad it's a v.busy mailing list..
>> Your problem sounds like lircd isn't configured correctly, infact 
>> what your describing sounds exactly like what happens if you attempt 
>> to run it up without its inital configuration tweaks.
>> I suggest you do back to Jarod's installtion instuctions and retry 
>> again, lirc is'nt a no-brainer install but the learning curve isn't 
>> very steep.  Forget about using mythtv to test lirc and switch over 
>> to using the irw (also in Jarod's guide) utility its a good 
>> confidence test.
>> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#lirc
>> Unfortunatly I've ditched lirc on my fedora system since I got my ATI 
>> wireless remote (acts as a keyboard extension).
>> Otherwise I'd be happy to offer assistance if you where to post the 
>> logs and errors that are generated by Jarod's installtion/confidance 
>> tests. (modprobe /sbin/service lircd start etc.).
>> Regards
>> Simon
>
> First of all, thank you very much for replying.  I have gone back and 
> followed Jarod's guide for setting up Lirc and unfortunately nothing 
> happens when I run /usr/bin/irw.  It just returns to the $ prompt :(
>
> Jarod's guide refered me to /var/log/lircd to check for any problems. 
> However, that file does not exist on the system, which makes me a bit 
> suspicious.  But when I check the system that lirc is still working 
> on, there is no /var/log/lircd there either.  Weird.

Ah, that would be an error on my part. It should be telling you to look in
/var/log/messages like it does in the bttv-lirc section. Whoops. :-\

> Like I said in my original mail, Lirc was working until I setup NFS on 
> the backend server and mounted the video and tv directories there on 
> this machine.  Do you think this could have something to do with my 
> problem?

It *shouldn't*, but...

> If you have any other suggestions for approaches to debugging this 
> problem I would, again, very much appreciate it.

See if there's anything in /var/log/messages that is telling (cat
/var/log/messages |grep lirc).

--
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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