Re: LiRC configuration

Antti Ajanki wrote:
> 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)?

[William@localhost ~]$ ps ax | grep lircd
  2201 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/lircd
  3003 pts/1    R+     0:00 grep lircd

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

None!  Just the ati_remote module.

>> 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.
> 


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