The following changes to /var/lib/dpkg/info/lirc.postinst seem to fix the issue. Its working for me. Now have to figure out how to submit this change upstream.
228,229c228,230 < EVENTS=`ls /dev/input | grep -v "by-path" | sed 's/^/,\ \/dev\/input\//' | tr '\n' '\0'` < db_subst lirc/dev_input_device EVENTS $EVENTS_BY_PATH $EVENTS --- > EVENTS_BY_ID=`ls /dev/input/by-id | sed 's/^/,\ > \/dev\/input\/by-id\//' | tr '\n' '\0'` > EVENTS=`ls /dev/input | grep -v "by-path" | grep -v "by-id" | > sed 's/^/,\ \/dev\/input\//' | tr '\n' '\0'` > db_subst lirc/dev_input_device EVENTS $EVENTS_BY_PATH > $EVENTS_BY_ID $EVENTS -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to lirc in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/695767 Title: configure for devinput should show contents of /dev/input/by-id Status in “lirc” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: lirc If you have a infra-red remote control that shows up as an input device then doing the configuration stage wants you to pick the correct /dev/input/ interface and does so by showing the contents of that directory. One member shown is 'by-id' but that is a directory so picking it makes no sense. But in any event configuration should really show the contents of /dev/input/by-id since the names contained within are stable whereas the various numbered interfaces (input3, event6 etc) are not. Some more context here http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10278924&postcount=6 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: lirc 0.8.7~pre3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 30 10:45:34 2010 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lirc _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
