Re: could not open /dev/lirc

[Mike D. <mi...@mi...>]

I just finished fighting a similar problem for 2 days, and came to the
conclusion that the hauppauge driver doesn't work with kernel 2.6.17. 
So if you're using lirc_i2c, be sure you are using kernel 2.6.16.
I also backported to ivtv 0.6.3, but I'm not sure that was relevant.  I
stopped once it worked, and I'm loathe to do more testing at the moment
(2 days was enough).

-Mike

ben usenetalias wrote:
> Thanks for you response Kyle.  I made a typo there, I meant to say
> that /dev/lirc was there and I had permission to it.  At that point I
> had three files: lircd, lirc and lircm.  Now after peforming a
> modprobe -r lirc_i2c; modprobe lirc_i2c I only have lircd and lircm
> (/dev/lirc is gone).  Not sure why.  Anyway, I have a hauppauge 150
> with the gray remote and I used the setup.sh script to select Driver
> Configuration, TV Card, Hauppauge TV Card before building.  The 150
> itself seems to work.  What should I be trying next?  It appears that
> /dev/lirc has disappeared and not come back but I'm not sure why.
> Thanks again,
> Ben.
>
>  
> On 7/28/06, *Kyle Kienapfel* <doc...@gm...
> <mailto:doc...@gm...>> wrote:
>
>     The problem isn't /dev/lircd, your log bit says it connects to lircd.
>     The "lircd" part works, it's the "lirc" part that doesn't. Maybe
>     google for a howto for your IR reciever, i2c sounds like its attached
>     to your motherboard or a PCI card, but I know nothing beyond that its
>     driver issues.
>
>     On 7/27/06, ben usenetalias < ben...@gm...
>     <mailto:ben...@gm...>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Hello,
>     > I've just built and installed lirc and now I am having problems
>     running it.
>     > I attempted...
>     >
>     > #modprobe lirc_i2c
>     > #lircd
>     > #irw
>     >
>     > attempting to run irw just bumps me right back to the command
>     prompt and
>     > viewing the log I see...
>     >
>     > lircd: lircd(hauppauge) ready
>     > lircd: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
>     > lircd: could not open /dev/lirc
>     > lircd: default_init(): no such device
>     > lircd: caught signal
>     >
>     > the file /dev/lircd exists and I have permission to it.  I'm not
>     sure why
>     > this is bombing out and I'm hoping you folks may be able to help.
>     > Thanks
>     >
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