[mythtv-users] Trying to get lirc to work on Debian Lenny

[Jongi]

I am having little joy in configuring the MS MCE Remote (mceusb2) with
the Philips eHome IR (what I basically get when I run lsusb), are there
particular kernel settings I should have in place?

I presume that if lsusb sees the USB then it is not a kernel issue

# mythtv-debian:~# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046e:5520 Behavior Tech. Computer Corp.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0471:0815 Philips eHome Infrared Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub[/code]

# dpkg-reconfigure lirc
mythtv-debian:~# dpkg-reconfigure lirc
Stopping lirc daemon: irexec lircmd lircd.
.udevdb or .udev presence implies active udev.  Aborting MAKEDEV
invocation.
#####################################################
## I couldn't load the required kernel modules     ##
## You should install lirc-modules-source to build ##
## kernel support for your hardware.               ##
#####################################################
## If this message is not appropriate you may set  ##
## LOAD_MODULES=false in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf   ##
#####################################################
Starting lirc daemon: irexec.

Makedev is the latest:
makedev:
  Installed: 2.3.1-88
  Candidate: 2.3.1-88
  Version table:
 *** 2.3.1-88 0
        500 http://debian.mirror.ac.za stable/main Packages
        500 http://debian.mirror.ac.za unstable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Installed lirc related packages
# mythtv-debian:/# dpkg -l lirc*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                      Version                   Description
+++-=========================-=========================-==================================================================
ii  lirc                      0.8.3-3                   infra-red remote
control support
un  lirc-modules              <none>                    (no description
available)
rc  lirc-modules-2.6.26-1-686 0.8.3-3+2.6.26-1-686-10.0 Linux Infra-red
Remote Control support (binary kernel modules)
ii  lirc-modules-source       0.8.3-3                   infra-red remote
control support - kernel modules
un  lirc-svga                 <none>                    (no description
available)
un  lirc-x                    <none>                    (no description
available)[/code]

This is what dpkg-reconfigure lirc-modules-source does
# mythtv-debian:~# dpkg-reconfigure lirc-modules-source
Replacing config file /etc/lirc/lirc-modules-source.conf with new
version

I have followed the instructions here -
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote#Debian_GNU.2FLinux_4.0 
I even tried the cvs method

I then tried to install using m-a a-i lirc