Ubuntu update and: -ENODEV

[Charlie S. <sch...@gm...>]

After updating ubuntu edgy a few weeks ago, lircd isn't running. Based
on google searches, this looks like an epidemic.

When I run irw, lircd exits and says that it can't open /dev/lirc.

Tracing lircd before running irw reveals:
open("/dev/lirc", O_RDWR)               = -1 ENODEV (No such device)

The mode2 program does the same:
open("/dev/lirc", O_RDONLY)             = -1 ENODEV (No such device)
write(2, "mode2: error opening /dev/lirc\n", 31mode2: error opening
/dev/lirc) = 31

But alas, it exists:
~# ls -al /dev/lirc*
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 61, 0 2007-01-22 23:18 /dev/lirc
srw-r--r-- 1 root root     0 2007-01-22 23:44 /dev/lircd
prw-r--r-- 1 root root     0 2007-01-22 23:18 /dev/lircm

Major number 61, as it always was. So.. the character device isn't
properly registered? I'm not sure how to check this in Linux..
/proc/modules says:  61 BaseRemoteCtl

My loaded modules:
lirc_mceusb2 14468 0 - Live 0xf8c8e000
lirc_dev 16484 1 lirc_mceusb2, Live 0xf8f01000
usbcore 134912 6 lirc_mceusb2,usb_storage,libusual,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd,
Live 0xf88fa000

I've tried compiling a few different versions and using the apt
sources. All the result in the same error, since the kernel upgrade.
2.6.17-10-generic #2 SMP Tue Dec 5 22:28:26 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux

Ideas? Mythtv just isn't as fun without a remote :)

Thanks,
 -Charlie