Re: Please Help: /etc/init.d/lirc fails but sudo lircd -d /dev/ttyUSB0 works

[Mike K. <mik...@vx...>]

Sounds right to me. Many dev versions do NOT come with init scripts
installed by default...usually there is a 'samples' or 'contrib'
directory in /usr/share/doc which 'fills the gap'.

Just change script to parameterize the lircd location and you're good to
go most likely.


mike

Kristian Lippert wrote:
> Hi Lircs :-)
> I belive I found the problem and have a fix for it [Ubuntu 8.10]:
> The /etc/init.d/lirc file contains a direct link to lircd in
> /usr/sbin/lircd
> But my shell references /usr/local/sbin/lircd because I have a
> developmenent version of lirc installed.
> Changing this in the /etc/init.d/lirc file changes fixes this.
>  
> What is the right thing to do?
>  
> Best Regards,
> Kristian Lippert
>  
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> From: kri...@ho...
> To: lir...@li...
> Subject: Please Help: /etc/init.d/lirc fails but sudo lircd -d
> /dev/ttyUSB0 works
> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 01:03:59 +0100
>
> Hi
> I have my own tira-code-based remote (B&O Beo4 on a custom future
> techs USB dongle).
>  
> When starting the lircd daemon with "sudo /etc/init.d/lirc start" it is ok
> Then running irw makes the daemon disappear.
>  
> When running "sudo lircd -d /dev/ttyUSB0" irw works fine and returns
> the expected.
>  
> I actually have "Elisa" (www.fluendo.com <http://www.fluendo.com/>) up
> and running using lirc and my Beo4 remote (its great!)
>  
> The hardware.conf file has all the REMOTE variables set to "", except
> REMOTE_DRIVER = "tira" (I crashed the network on the machine so I do
> not have the real conf-file here - sorry)
>  
>  
> Which of the other variables should point to "/dev/ttyUSB0" ?
> Should I mention "/dev/lircd" anywhere?
>  
> I tried different combinations, but could not seem to make it work.
>  
> Does the "sudo /etc/init.d/lirc start" run in another context than
> "sudo lircd -d /dev/ttyUSB0" ?
>  
> Best Regards,
> Kristian Lippert
>
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