[mythtv-users] serial interface oddities (was no output from mode2)

[Tu Holmes]

On 5/17/07, matt lutz <myth.matt.lutz at gmail.com> wrote:
> alright, so in my previous post I thought I had lirc or a serial interface
> misconfigured.  But now I'm completely stumped.
>
> I'm trying to get a serial receiver to work.  Sometimes it does, and
> sometimes it doesn't.  It never works on bootup, but if I unplug it from the
> serial interface, and plug it back in I can get it to work (sometimes it
> takes several tries).  I don't think this is a problem with the interface
> itself, because if I load windows on the same box, winlirc works every time.
>
> Does anyone know what could cause behavior like this?  It's very strange.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>