Re: LiRC configuration

On Sat, 2 Dec 2006, William M. Quarles wrote:

> Antti Ajanki wrote:
>> At least it doesn't report any errors. Maybe it prints some more
>> information is syslog or some other log file?
>
> I wouldn't know any other log file to look in, and I don't know where
> syslog is located (at least not on Fedora Core 5).

At least on my Debian box dmesg command prints following lines when it 
recognizes my serial port receiver (I don't known what the print out 
would be for a USB receiver):

lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
lirc_serial: no version for "lirc_unregister_plugin" found: kernel 
tainted.
lirc_serial: auto-detected active low receiver
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 0


Is lircd running (ps ax | grep lircd)?

Which lirc modules are loaded (lsmod | grep lirc)?

> Apparently /dev/lirc doesn't exist?  I have a /dev/lircd though.  I
> tried linking /dev/lirc to /dev/lircd and that definitely wasn't the
> solution.  Any ideas?

/dev/lirc should definitely not be a link to /dev/lircd. AFAIK, for a 
serial port receiver /dev/lirc print the raw infra red signal. I don't 
known what it does for USB receiver or if it is necessary at all. You 
would probably get more information on setting up lirc for USB receivers 
from the lirc mailing list.

> Which version of what program are you talking about?  I am using AVview
> 0.80.7 and LIRC 0.8.0.

I was refering to the version of the avview. 0.80.7 is definitely new 
enough to support LIRC if lircd was available.

-- 
Antti Ajanki

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