Re: irw Not Responding

[Graeme M. <gra...@gm...>]

Try "cat /dev/lirc" then press some remote buttons. If the receiver is
receiving, then you will see junk on the screen.

At least, that's what happens when I do it

On 1/30/07, moo...@fr... <moo...@fr...> wrote:
>
> I need some pointers to how to diagnose my problem.  I'm running
> MythTV with a Hauppauge remote.  I had everything working, then
> changed out my motherboard and updated the kernel from 2.6.18-1 to
> 2.6.19-1, now irw doesn't respond to the remote.  Here are the steps
> I've taken to attempt to identify the problem:
>
> * I triple checked the IR receiver cable to ensure it was plugged into
> the card and changed the remote batteries (hey, I've overlooked dumber
> things before).
>
> * Verified the kernel version I'm running
> DVR:~ # uname -r
> 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6
>
> * Checked atrpms (which is where I initially loaded lirc from) amongst
> others to see if there were any missing updates.
> DVR:~ # yum -y install lirc-kmdl-2.6.19-1.2895.fc6
> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
> Setting up Install Process
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Parsing package install arguments
> Nothing to do
>
> * Verified that lirc_i2c is being loaded
> DVR:~ # modprobe -l | grep lirc
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_streamzap.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_dev.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_sasem.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_mceusb.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_gpio.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_serial.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_mceusb2.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_cmdir.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_atiusb.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_sir.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_bt829.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_i2c.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_imon.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_igorplugusb.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/updates/drivers/lirc/lirc_it87.ko
>
> * Verified lircd is running
> DVR:~ # ps -elf | grep lirc
> 1 S root      1469     1  0  75   0 -     0 -      Jan29 ?
> 00:06:32 [lirc
> _dev]
> 1 S root      2860     1  0  78   0 -   753 -      Jan29 ?
> 00:00:00 lircd
>
> 0 R root      5979  5946  0  78   0 -   971 -      10:10 pts/0
> 00:00:00 grep
> lirc
>
> * Finally, startup irw and push a few remote buttons.  Nothing...
> DVR:~ # irw
>
>
> Ideas?
>
>
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