[mythtv-users] LIRC issue with latest Mythbuntu update

Harry Devine lifter89 at comcast.net
Wed Sep 22 02:40:22 UTC 2010


  On 9/21/2010 7:54 PM, Harry Devine wrote:
>  I have Mythbuntu 10.04 and I just upgrade to the latest set of 
> packages from the auto-builds.  There were some OS updates as well, 
> among them a new kernel (2.6.32-24).  After the updates were done, I 
> notice that my LIRC doesn't work anymore.  I see the following in my 
> /var/log/messages:
>
> Sep 21 19:16:32 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   23.189991] lirc_dev: IR 
> Remote Contr
> ol driver registered, major 61
> Sep 21 19:16:32 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   23.260171] lirc_serial: 
> use 'setseri
> al /dev/ttySX uart none'
> Sep 21 19:16:32 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   23.260173] lirc_serial: or 
> compile t
> he serial port driver as module and
> Sep 21 19:16:32 hdevine-desktop kernel: [   23.260174] lirc_serial: 
> make sure th
> is module is loaded first
>
> dmesg shows:
>
> [ 1496.753204] lirc_serial: port 03f8 already in use
> [ 1496.753215] lirc_serial: use 'setserial /dev/ttySX uart none'
> [ 1496.753219] lirc_serial: or compile the serial port driver as 
> module and
> [ 1496.753223] lirc_serial: make sure this module is loaded first
>
> I don't think that any lirc packages got updated, so the hardware.conf 
> and lircd.conf under /etc/lirc are the same as they've always been.  
> Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
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OK, I was able to fix this by doing the following:

sudo setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none

I then restarted the lirc service and all was working again.  Sorry for 
the noise.
Harry



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