[mythtv-users] Problems with remote on FC10, lirc_serial and Kernel 2.6.27.25

[Jarod Wilson]

On Tue, 2009-06-30 at 00:57 -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Jun 29, 2009, at 11:25 PM, Michael Jones wrote:
> 
> > On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> On Jun 29, 2009, at 10:01 PM, Michael Jones wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have a FC10 installation of MythTV on my office front end that's  
> >>> having a problem.
> >>>
> >>> I just upgraded this from FC8 to FC10.  It worked VERY well in FC8  
> >>> but has subsequently broken.
> >>>
> >>> I'm running:
> >>>
> >>> FC10 with kernel 2.6.27.25-170.2.72.fc10.i686
> >>> LIRC 0.8.5-2.fc10
> >>>
> >>> I've tried so many different combinations that what I have and  
> >>> haven't tried is getting fuzzy.. :-s
> >>
> >> 2.6.27.x + lirc 0.8.5 is busted, you need to back off to lirc  
> >> 0.8.4a for the moment. 2.6.29.x + lirc 0.8.5 works, except for the  
> >> fact lirc_serial is busted in the Fedora 2.6.29.x kernels at the  
> >> moment. However, I think I've finally got a fix for that, about to  
> >> test it out on actual hardware in a sec... If I do have it fixed,  
> >> I'll push a some new Fedora kernel builds and provide folks with  
> >> links to it for testing.
> >>
> >
> > Ok.. Thanks.   I'll downgrade my version of LIRC and see what  
> > happens.  As long as it works I'm not that hooked on the "latest at  
> > greatest".  Let us know if/when you get a fix for it.
> 
> 
> Okay, I've got it fixed locally. Working on patches now, will submit  
> some Fedora kernel builds for folks to test before I hit the sack,  
> should be ready by the time I wake up...

They're ready. I've personally tested the F11 build with the serial
receiver that came bundled with one of my AirStar HD-5000 cards, works a
treat there. The F10 patch is 100% identical, so that should work too...

http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/kernel/2.6.29.5/88.fc10/
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/kernel/2.6.29.5/206.fc11/


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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com