lirc and ene_ir

[Lorenzo P. <lor...@st...>]

Hi.
I'm really lost in configuring lirc. I have an Ubuntu 11.10 amd64 
installation, and *without* installing lirc first, it seems that the 
kernel can find my IR receiver without problems:

Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    6.978769] IR NEC protocol handler 
initialized
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.326595] IR RC5(x) protocol 
handler initialized
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.375224] IR RC6 protocol handler 
initialized
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.464160] ene_ir: chip is 0x3926 - 
kbver = 0x00, rev = 0xd2
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.464163] ene_ir: PLL freq = 1406
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.464164] ene_ir: KB3926D or 
higher detected
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.464176] ene_ir: Firmware regs: 80 04
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.464177] ene_ir: Hardware features:
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.464178] ene_ir: * Uses GPIO 40 
for IR demodulated input
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    7.577894] IR JVC protocol handler 
initialized
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.018627] IR Sony protocol handler 
initialized
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.040046] Registered IR keymap 
rc-rc6-mce
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.040153] input: ENE eHome 
Infrared Remote Receiver as /devices/virtual/rc/rc0/input5
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.040252] rc0: ENE eHome Infrared 
Remote Receiver as /devices/virtual/rc/rc0
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.040286] ene_ir: driver has been 
successfully loaded
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.150200] lirc_dev: IR Remote 
Control driver registered, major 251
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.265233] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi 
Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.284028] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver 
ir-lirc-codec (ene_ir) registered at minor = 0
Oct 27 00:08:08 pcpcpcpc kernel: [    8.284030] IR LIRC bridge handler 
initialized

Now I wonder, why isn't this enough to get my receiver configured? I 
have a /dev/lirc0 a /dev/input*, everything seems fine, but instead no 
output seems to be generated from both devices. I guess I have to put 
somewhere a configuration for my remote, but where, if I don't have a 
lirc daemon that reads /etc/lirc/lircd.conf?
If I install lirc, what parameters should I put in hardware.conf?
By the way, the config for my remote should be 
http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/sony/RM-883

I'm getting frustrated at this.