Hello Chris, On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:39:37 -0000 "Chris Miles" <chrismiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | I have built and installed LIRC with the configure switch for the AT Usb device. | | I have /dev/lircd and /dev/lirc0 - permissions are correct. | | I have a lircd.conf which is setup correctly for my remote control. | | lircd would not run because /dev/lirc did not exist so I just created a symlink to lirc0 which works fine. You don't need /dev/lirc, at least here on a recent Debian : udev creates /dev/lirc0 which is the device you need to use. | | I can execute lircd fine. | | irw executes as well and catches all the remote control presses so the remote control is working fine. | | I am using VDR 1.3.38 which I made with make REMOTE=LIRC NO_KBG=1 Maybe it's a typo when writing this mail, but maybe not, so the right make option is: NO_KBD=1 , and not NO_KBG=1 | | I then startup VDR and it wants to setup the RC unit... it does not recognise any button presses. | | /var/log/syslog is still saying setting up KBD ??? | | Jan 17 02:36:18 localhost vdr[6413]: remote control KBD - learning keys | Jan 17 02:36:18 localhost vdr[6413]: KBD remote control thread started (pid=6413, tid=6422) | | I forced --lirc=/dev/lircd --no-kbd onto the command when I execute vdr. On Debian , /dev/lircd is a socket , you need to use the character device, which is /dev/lirc0 So try --lirc=/dev/lirc0 --no-kbd | | syslog now says | | Jan 17 02:24:57 localhost vdr[6367]: remote control LIRC - learning keys | Jan 17 02:24:57 localhost vdr[6367]: LIRC remote control thread started (pid=6367, tid=6376) | | No other messages in the log but still not doing anything when I hit keys on the remote :( | | any ideas folks?? | | Chris Try out the suggested changes and let me know if it's better. Thanks, Philippe
