Unable to get running on Mandrake 9.0 - Plz help

[Derek G. <dg...@ad...>]

I am new to linux and am trying to get LIRC working with Mandrake 9.0.  =
I have tried everything I have learned thus far and have no idea where =
to go from here.  I did a clean install of Mandrake and proceeded with =
the following steps:

Ran urpmi kernel-source, thus installing kernel 2.4.19.16mdk i believe. =
Untarred lirc to a directory, ran ./setup.sh in the directory.  I =
purchased a homebrew receiver from http://www.zapway.de/index1.htm.  =
After being unable to fix the problem before I installed windows on the =
computer and got the hardware to work with winlirc so I know it is not a =
hardware problem.  Setup had it automatically set up on COM1, all info =
correct.  Ran save config & run configure.  Said need lirc_serial and to =
run make, make install.  Ran $ make and had errors so ran # make and it =
worked fine.  Then ran # make install, everything went good.  Ran # =
chmod 666 /dev/lircd.  Link from /dev/lirc -> ttyS0 was not made, so had =
to create one myself by running # ln -sf ttyS0 lirc.  Checked and link =
was created successfully.  Placed alias char-major-61 lirc_serial in =
modules.conf.  Did a modprobe of lirc_serial and came up with:


[root@localhost derek]# modprobe lirc_serial=20
/lib/modules/2.4.19-16mdk/kernel/3rdparty/lirc/lirc_serial.o.gz:=20
init_module: Input/output error=20
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,=20
including=20
invalid IO or IRQ parameters.=20
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg=20
modprobe: insmod=20
/lib/modules/2.4.19-16mdk/kernel/3rdparty/lirc/lirc_serial.o.gz failed=20


-----So ran dmesg and came up with:


lirc_serial: port 03f8 already in use, proceeding anyway=20
lirc_serial: compile the serial port driver as module and=20
lirc_serial: make sure this module is loaded first=20
lirc_serial: auto-detected active low receiver=20
_devfs_append_entry(serial): dir: "lirc" is not a directory=20
devfs_register(lirc/serial): could not append to parent, err: -20=20
lirc_serial: devfs_register failed!=20
lirc_serial: auto-detected active low receiver=20


-----And just to test ran irrecord and got the following results:


[derek@localhost derek]$ irrecord myremote=20

irrecord - application for recording IR-codes for usage with lirc=20

Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Christoph Bartelmus(li...@ba...)=20

irrecord: could not get hardware features=20
irrecord: this device driver does not support the new LIRC interface=20
irrecord: make sure you use a current version of the driver=20
irrecord: could not init hardware (lircd running ? --> close it, check=20
permissions)=20


Reset the system and tried running again and have the following =
problems.  Anyone that has any info please let me know, I have been =
trying for the last week to get this running correctly, and I have no =
idea what I am doing wrong.  I tried using Red Hat 8 but couldn't get =
lirc to work on there either, which prompted me to test the hardware.  =
Hardware is fine.  Would like to stick with Mandrake 9.  I checked all =
the forum posts but could not find anything similar enough to get this =
fixed correctly.  LIRCD wont load because it wants a .conf file.  The IO =
and IRQ is correct and it is on COM1.  Any info that can get this =
working, please reply.  Thanks.

-Derek