[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:
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>>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
>>> 
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>>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:
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>>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
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>>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.
>
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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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