[mythtv-users] FAQ about LIRC and Video...

[Nick Morrott]

On 09/02/07, david abbey <zam62 at yahoo.com> wrote:

Please don't top-post.

> Ok, here is what I have done.
>
> I rebuilt the machine with a fresh install of FC6 and
> now have kernel version 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 i686 as
> reported by uname.
>
> I loaded mythtv-suite and all the dependencies.
> I Loaded lirc-kmdl-($KVER) and lirc-dev.
> When I do a "modprobe lirc_serial"I get the following
> result:
> FATAL: Error inserting lirc_serial
> (/lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_serial.ko):
> Invalid module format
> FATAL: Error running install command for lirc_serial
>
> I used to get the same error for lirc_dev, but now
> when I do a modprobe lirc_dev I get nothing returned.

What is the output of

# modinfo lirc-dev

and

# modinfo lirc-serial

> What causes the "Invalid Module format" error?

Frequently it is because a module that is being modprobed has been
built for a different kernel version.

Nick
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