lirc Installation Question

[John M. <joh...@gm...>]

I'm trying to install lirc 0.7.2 on Debian 3.1 linux kernel 2.4.27.

The kernel has been recompiled as a custom version in order to include
kernel modules and to have built-in infrared modules that are
available.

I downloaded lirc 0.7.2 and tried the setup.sh script, but it did not
work, because it did not know where my kernel source was located at by
default.  I ran the setup.sh and did all of the setup for what I
assume was the correct settings for my computer's IR.  It is running
on a Dell Latitude CPx 450Mhz with a built-in IR on the back of the
unit, so I picked the SIR driver as my hardware in the setup.sh
program.  Exiting that without performing the configure, it saves my
settings to a file.

I then did a manual ./configure to show where my kernel source was located:

# ./configure --with-kerneldir=3D/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.27 --with-drive=
r=3Dsir
# make
# make install

all went without a hitch - no errors

# ls /dev/lirc*
/dev/lirc
/dev/lircd
/dev/lircm

# chmod 666 /dev/lirc*

# lircd

lircd 0.7.2: could not open config file '/etc/lircd.conf'
lircd 0.7.2: No such file or directory

#

# ls /etc/lirc*
#                                    (no files found!!!)



So, my first error... Not sure where the lircd.conf file would have
gone to, either! So, I read on the internet a little about this error,
and it tells me I need to run irrecord, so I run it:



# lircd
( a warning about the pid since it is running )

# kill 7282
( which stops the lircd )

# irrecord --device=3D/dev/lirc /etc/lircd.conf

irrecord - application for recording IR-codes for usage with lirc
Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Christoph Bartelmus(li...@ba...)
irrecord: could not open /dev/lirc
irrecord: default_init(): No such device
irrecord: could not init hardware (lircd running ? --> close it, check
permissions)

#



Well, permissions on /dev/lirc* are at 666, I'm logged in as root
anyhow, and lircd is not running - killed the pid before I did the
irrecord.

What else can I do - what am I missing?  Anyone have suggestions?

Thanks,
John Mann