Re: Port configuration of lirc_serial

[bobhope2112 <bob...@ne...>]

bobhope2112 wrote:
> 
> Hello all.  I'm a bit of a neophyte, so I hope you'll be kind.
> 
> I've been trying to setup a MythTV pc using Mythbuntu 8.10.  I've been
> able to do that, including a homebrew serial IR receiver.  The guide I
> used to build the hardware, and to install LIRC is here:
> <http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/?partType=section&partName=lirc>  Although it
> appears a little dated, it did allow me to easily get some response from
> my new IR receiver.  (Getting it plugged into mythtv took a bit more.)
> 
> The problem comes now that I want to use my second COM port for the IR
> receiver.  Assuming that port is ok, I thought it would be as simple as
> running the LIRC setup and recompiling lirc_serial, but that's not
> working.  setup.sh does seem aware of my that I want to use ttyS1 instead
> of ttyS0.  The makes appear to run ok.  I can setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart
> none, and the setserial -g shows that it is working.
> 
> When I try to insert lirc_serial with modprobe, I get a fatal error
> because a device or resource is busy.  It turns out that resource is
> ttyS0.  If I setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none, modprobe works.  Hooking my
> receiver up to ttyS0 and running mode2 shows that the receiver and
> lirc_serial are working, just on the wrong port.
> 
> What am I missing here?
> 
Ok, sorry, answered my own question.  What I'm missing are arguments to the
module load: modprobe lirc_serial irq=3 io=0x2f8.  <skulks off with tail
between legs>


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