Hi, Shanon Mulley wrote: > ok. I have tried a different approach now. > > I have uninstalled lirc (I am using FC4, and was just using lirc as it > came, and using yum/smart to maintain it). > > I have installed lirc from source (I think thats how you say it), > ensuring when I run the ./setup thing, that I selected the option > driver:devinput. > > I have modified my /etc/sysconfig/lircd file as outlined on > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVICO-Ultraview_Install_in_Australia#LIRC > > > I start the lircd thingo with the command: > "lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event6" Hmmm ... actually you don't need to have "lircd" running ... > > I then start irrecord with the command > "irrecord -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event6" ... while you are recording a new "lircd.conf" BTW: As far as I know, "irrecord" requires (the name of) a config file to be passed as an argument which either refers to a copy of an existing or generic "lircd.conf" file that fits your RC best or to a non-existing file that will be created "from scratch". > > Upon which I am told that I dont have permission to acces > /dev/input/event6. Which, upon checking, I dont. > > I switch to the root user, and the message is much more promising, and > it tells me to hold down an arbitary button. I do so, and eventually > get: > irrecord: gap not found, can't continue > irrecord: closing '/dev/input/event6' ... but since you have been asked to press and hold down a button on your RC you obviously did supply the config file name. :-) > > Now I'm stumped. I dont know what else to try. Can anyone tell me what > I've done wrong? You could try to add some "deb_info(...)" lines to "cxusb_rc_query()" in "linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c". Then recompile and load the "dvb-usb" module using module parameter "debug=1". Cheers, Axel _______________________________________________ linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
