Re: normal user - Permission denied

[Jarod W. <ja...@wi...>]

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Nagy Balázs <na...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi Folks!
>
> Sorry for bothering this thread but I have red all the documentation and
> searched the archives. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> I should be able to start lircd as a normal user right? So for example
> kdelirc can work with it?
>
> bigb@linux-8j1v:~> /usr/sbin/lircd -d /dev/lirc0
> lircd: could not assign address to socket
> lircd: Permission denied
>
>
> If I start as a root brings me nothing either, I am afraid there is
> something with the access rights of my normal user. I have set many file
> with 666 permission (googled the issue) nothing changes. The solution
> should be trivial.
>
> linux-8j1v:/home/bigb # lircd -d /dev/lirc0 --permission=666
> linux-8j1v:/home/bigb # exit
> exit
> bigb@linux-8j1v:~> irw
> (does nothing at all, I can hit any key)
>
>
> I added a .lircrc file to my ~
> Code:
>
> # .lircrc - MPLAYER sample test
> begin
>    prog = irexec
>    remote = mce_kdell
>    button = key_a
>    config = tvtime-command TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN
>    repeat = 0
> end
>
> bigb@linux-8j1v:~> irexec
> ( notghing happens if I start tvtime and kit the key_a )
>
>
> I am running a 64 bit Suse 11.2
> LIRC 0.8.5-4.1 (installed it from the oss repo)
>
> linux-8j1v:/home/bigb # lsmod
> Module            Size       Used by
> lirc_mceusb      10304   0
> lirc_mceusb2    16556   0
> lirc_dev            15240   2 lirc_mceusb,lirc_mceusb2

lsusb output please. Its possible you have a device that isn't
supported by that relatively old version of lirc.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
ja...@wi...