[mythtv-users] lirc0.6.6 could not reset tty error

[Don Brown]

Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 30 September 2004 18:56, Don Brown wrote:
>> All work working and then I had to screw it up somehow - man, I
>> gotta stop playing around "improving" things.
>> 
>> I'm using lirc and a hauppage remote sensor (with a One4All 8-in-one
>> remote properly configured as an appropriate VCR).
>> 
>> I installed from CVS quite a while ago and still had the source
>> around so I started all over again,  with the configure dialog, ran
>> configure, make, and make install. 
>> 
>> I have:
>> [root at mythtv lirc]# ls -l /dev/lir*
>> crw-rw-rw-  1 root root 61, 0 Sep 29 20:30 /dev/lirc
>> srw-rw-rw-  1 root root     0 Sep 30 19:45 /dev/lircd
>> prw-rw-rw-  1 root root     0 Jun  5 09:48 /dev/lircm
>> 
>> Before I did all the re-config, make, etc, I think /dev/lirc was a
>> symbolic link to /dev/ttyS0, but I can't confirm that.
> 
> Yes you can. The output above confirms that its a character device
> like it should be, not a symlink to ttyS0.
> 
>> But using the hauppage ir
>> receiver, I don't think I *WANT* it to point to ttyS0, do I?
> 
> Nope.
> 
>> Any pointers are greatly appreciated!
> 
> What version number is showing up w/that CVS build? You might be
> better off grabbing a recent 0.7.0pre snapshot off the lirc site.
> Some kernel stuff might have changed that broke the version you had
> laying around. 

I grabbed lirc-0.7.0.pre6, compiled it, make'd it, etc.

All is great again!

Thanks!  My Wife thanks you.  My kids thank you.  

You know, I started installing mythtv just for a fun project - to learn
about linux, etc.  However, it ended up fundamentally changing the way
we watch tv, and when you have to go without it, even for a short while,
you realize how fantasic a project (or collection of projects as it turns
out), it is.

Thanks to the many primary contibutors, the other developers, and this list
for a great collection of software.

Don