fedora core 3 can't create /dev/lirc

[William G. <ga...@op...>]

using fedora core 3 with a homemade infrared detector.
I can't get it to create /dev/lirc
There is a socket /dev/lircd 
but no /dev/lirc.

root@theta### cat /etc/sysconfig/lirc
# Note: in addition to these parameters, need to have working   -*- sh -
*-
# configuration file for lircd (and lircmd if enabled).

# Options to lircd(8).  Typically, at least a remote controller driver
# ("-H foo") needs to be specified here.
# Run "/usr/sbin/lircd -H help" to get a listing of supported drivers.


DRIVER=default

# Hardware driver module to load
HWMOD=lirc_serial
DEVICE=/dev/lirc/serial

# Serial port for the receiver (for serial driver)
COM_PORT=/dev/ttyS0

DRIVER_OPTS="irq=4 io=0x3f8"



# If "yes", the init script will try to start lircmd(8) too.
ENABLE_LIRCMD="no"
# Options to lircmd(8).
LIRCMD_OPTIONS=""
root@theta###

root@theta###
root@theta### cat /etc/modprobe.conf
alias eth0 e100
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-xxxx
alias scsi_hostadapter1 ata_piix
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
options snd-card-0 index=0
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1
&& /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-emu10k1 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1
|| : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-emu10k1
alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
alias char-major-195* nvidia
alias char-major-81 bttv
options bttv tuner=44
alias char-major-61 lirc_serial
options lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3f8
install lirc_serial /bin/setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none ;\
    /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_serial

# eof
root@theta###



root@theta###
root@theta### ls -l /dev/lirc*
srw-rw-rw-  1 root root 0 Feb 20 16:44 /dev/lircd=
root@theta###


root@theta###
root@theta### cat  /etc/udev/rules.d/lirc.rules
KERNEL="lirc[0-9]*",    NAME="lirc%n"
KERNEL="lirc0",         SYMLINK="lirc"
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No there isn't any /dev/lirc0 either.

Can anyone help?

I have read  http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php
the fedora setup tutorial.