Hi, thanks for the input, but I've tried the things below.
Did some searching around the net and it seems like Mandrake messed up the Lirc packages. Seen from several users that the only chance to get it working under Mandrake is to uninstall all Lirc RPM:s and install it from the tar-ball. I'll try that now. Rgds, Magnus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Freevo-Users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Lirc & Packard Bell IR > You do need to disable the serial port, you'll need to check which > device you need (/dev/ttys0 or /dev/tts/0) > > # setserial /dev/tts/0 > /dev/tts/0, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4 > > You also need to load both modules - check using: > # lsmod |grep irc > lirc_serial 7808 1 > lirc_dev 9232 1 [lirc_serial] > > I had to set the IRQ/IO settings at compile time for the lirc_serial > dev. > I used gentoo, so added the following to /etc/make.conf: > LIRC_OPTS="--with-driver=packard_bell --with-irq=4 --with-port=0x03F8" > These are the defaults for the first serial port com1: > > Also check /dev/lirc/0 is set up correctly: > # ls -l /dev/lirc/0 > crw------- 1 root root 61, 0 Dec 31 1969 /dev/lirc/0 > > > Once its up and running it works great, but when using irrecord if says > its using raw mode, repeat the whole process - it took me 3 attempts to > get 'clean' codes, but once I did it works a treat. > > - Chris > > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:18:03 +0200, "Magnus Karlsson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Hi all, > > > > I've had a struggle with Lirc and the packard bell remote. I've tried a > > lots > > of stuff but with no success. don't even get anythin gin using the mode2 > > command. > > > > I get something under /dev/lirc/0 and I use that when I try: mode2 -d > > /dev/lirc/0, but nothing. > > > > Ive tried to disable the port according to the lirc homepage: setserial > > ttyS0 uart none, but it didn't help. > > > > The funny thing is that it works perfectly under windows WinLirc / > > IRGenie. > > > > Now I've run out of clues, please help. > > > > I'm running: > > - Mandrake 10 > > - Packard bell remote /receiver > > - Freevo 1.5 > > - DevFS (if that makes any difference..) > > - Tried both 2.6 and 2.4 kernels. > > > > // Magnus > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on > > Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, > > one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology > > Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on > Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, > one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology > Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
