[mythtv-users] native lirc support fails- "connection refused"
Kevin Kuphal
kuphal at dls.net
Fri Oct 15 16:01:42 UTC 2004
Dana Hata wrote:
>On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 09:23 -0500, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>
>
>>Dana Hata wrote:
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>>
>>
>>>That link didn't really say much about permissions, but here is what
>>>I've been using -->
>>>
>>>
>>>crwxrwxrwx 1 root root 61, 0 Oct 14 22:53 /dev/lirc0
>>>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Oct 14 23:26 /dev/lircd -> lirc0
>>>
>>>I set the mode to 777 manually on /dev/lirc0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>It did in the it needs a chmod to set permissions. btw, please try not
>>to top-post in replies here.
>>
>>But either way, something isn't right about that. Where is your
>>/dev/lirc device? On my system I have:
>>
>>crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 61, 0 May 24 23:52 /dev/lirc
>>srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Sep 30 13:37 /dev/lircd
>>
>>With no symbolic link between the two. One is the server port and one
>>is the port the client reads from. I think you have messed up those and
>>need to fix that.
>>
>>Kevin
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>I didn't mess with anything, besides creating a symbolic link. I
>removed the symbolic link, and all is as it was when it was first
>installed. irw is working fine by the way. The lirc_i2c module is not
>creating those devices that you listed, and I have no idea how to fix
>that. Can't I get myth to see the lirc0 device? In my view,
>mythfrontend should have some way to configure stuff like that.
>
>
>
The /dev/lircd device should be created already by the LIRC
installation. You should not have to create it and you should certainly
not make it a symlink. You should probably follow Axel's suggestion and
reinstall the LIRC RPMs
Kevin
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