problems with lirc-0.8.0pre2 on debian 2.6.8 kernel

[Sean P. <sil...@ho...>]

ok i amd using debian with the 2.6.8-2 kernel.  i am using a home brew 
reciever. and a NSEurc20-c8 universal remote (i will inclue a lircd.conf).  
ok it compiled fine (yay, after a fair bit of downloading cvs snapshots)  so 
i configure, make, then switch to root and make install.  now that is fine.  
here is the first of my problems:

i have inserted the following lines into /etc/init..d/bootmisc.sh at the end 
of the file, before the : exit 0

/sbin/seterial /dev/ttyS0 uart none
/sbin/modprobe lirc_serial
/usr/local/sbin/lircd -d /dev/lirc

in an attepmt to autoload lircd on startup, but i get the following error at 
boot:

kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
kernel: lirc_serial: no version for "lirc_unregister_plugin" found: kernel 
tainted.
kernel: lirc_serial: port 03f8 already in use
kernel: lirc_serial: use 'setserial /dev/ttySX uart none'
kernel: lirc_serial: or compile the serial port driver as module and
kernel: lirc_serial: make sure this module is loaded first

so what is going on, i am freeing the serial port first before i load the 
module arent i.  that is what i am suposed to do right?

and my next problem.  i can start lircd fine by running the commands in the 
/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh individually.  and i can run mode2 and get input, so 
all is working right?  well not really becuase i cannot get lircd to pass on 
any button presses to programs.  ok here is some info:

my /etc/lircd.conf and /etc/lircmd.conf can be seen here:

http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd5/115823/lircd.conf
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd5/115823/lircmd.conf

here is my .lircrc:

begin
    remote = NSEurc20-c8
    button = Ch*P/C
    prog   = irexec
    repeat = 0
    config = echo "Hello world!"
end

begin
    remote = NSEuec20-c8
    button = EXIT/NORMAL
    prog = oxine version 0.4.5
    repeat = 0
    config = SHUTDOWN
end

um is there any other info i need to post?

i hope someone can help...