Re: mceusb2 sending, but not being picked up

[Kevin H. <won...@tp...>]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:32:11 -0700 (PDT)
SimpleSimon <pu...@cs...> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> Kevin Hayes wrote:
> > 
> > This worked for me ...
> > 
> > Get a snapshot from:
> > http://lirc.sourceforge.net/software/snapshots/lirc-0.8.2pre1.tar.bz2
> > 
> > Unpack it in /usr/src/
> > 
> > Get latest version 1.27 driver here ...
> > http://lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/lirc/lirc/drivers/lirc_mceusb2/lirc_mceusb2.c
> > 
> > Copy lirc_mceusb2.c over existing driver v 1.25 in snapshot tree 
> > at /usr/src/lirc-0.8.2pre1/drivers/lirc_mceusb2/lirc_mceusb2.c
> > 
> > cd /usr/src/lirc-0.8.2pre1/
> > ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-driver=mceusb2 && make
> > 
> > locate existing modules lirc_mceusb2.ko and lirc_dev.ko on your
> > system somewhere under /lib/modules/ and replace them with modules
> > from the snapshot tree,
> > at /usr/src/lirc-0.8.2pre1/drivers/lirc_mceusb2/lirc_mceusb2.ko
> >  & /usr/src/lirc-0.8.2pre1/drivers/lirc_dev/lirc_dev.ko
> > 
> > depmod -a
> > 
> > email me off list if you have any problems ...
> > 
> 
> Thanks muchly. This was really helpful. I only had one issue.
> 
> After this...  ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-driver=mceusb2 && make
> 
> ...I had to "make install"

Same thing, basicially but my distribution package manager 
(Arch Linux) uses a different location (under /lib/modules)
 to install the modules than the make install script.

The danger is that you can end up with 2 versions of modules
installed and if the old one is found before the newer one,
you're left scratching your head why it wont work.
Thats why i suggested doing it manually.

You can do a updatedb and then use the locate command to 
check you have only the correct version installed.

> BTW, any difference between these:
> 
>    ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-driver=mceusb2 && make
>    make install
> 
> ...and...
> 
>   ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-driver=mceusb2 
>   make
>   make install

Same thing.
 
> ??? 
> 
> Thanks again!

Not a problem ...