In principle yes, but it did not work exactly as written.
But it works if you replace
LIRCMD_ARG="--uinput"
with
LIRCMD_ARG="-- --uinput"
I applied your mod both in start and restart section, and it worked (with my
fix).
Please include this in the next distro.
16 maj 2011 kl. 07.31 skrev Hock:
> The following check might help.
>
> if [ "$START_LIRCMD" = "true" ]; then
> [ -d "/var/run/lirc" ] || mkdir -p "/var/run/lirc"
> LIRCMD_ARG=""
> REMOTE_DEVICE_TYPE=`echo $REMOTE_DEVICE | cut -c 1-10`
> # Start lircmd to generate Linux Input event if remote
> device is using devinput
> if [ "$REMOTE_DEVICE_TYPE" = "/dev/input" ]; then
> LIRCMD_ARG="--uinput"
> fi
> log_daemon_msg $LIRCMD_ARG
> log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control mouse daemon :
> LIRCMD "
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec
> /usr/sbin/lircmd $LIRCMD_ARG < /dev/null
> log_end_msg $?
> fi
>
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>
> Title:
> lircmd is not started properly by lirc init script when devinput is
> used
>
> Status in “lirc” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: lirc
>
> lircmd (lirc mouse daemon) must be started with the -u option when
> devinput is used.
>
> This is not done correctly by the /etc/init.d/lirc startup script if
> the lircmd is started by specifiying
>
> START_LIRCMD="true"
>
> in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf.
>
> If /etc/init.d/lirc:
>
> if [ "$START_LIRCMD" = "true" ]; then
> [ -d "/var/run/lirc" ] || mkdir -p "/var/run/lirc"
> log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control mouse daemon :
> LIRCMD "
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec
> /usr/sbin/lircmd < /dev/null
> log_end_msg $?
> fi
>
> is changed to
>
> if [ "$START_LIRCMD" = "true" ]; then
> [ -d "/var/run/lirc" ] || mkdir -p "/var/run/lirc"
> log_daemon_msg "Starting remote control mouse daemon :
> LIRCMD "
> start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec
> /usr/sbin/lircmd -- -u < /dev/null
> log_end_msg $?
> fi
>
> it works in devinput mode . (there is also a restart section further
> down that needs editing)
>
> However, this is not the right way to do it in the general case, since it
> will not work if devinput is NOT used.
> Some trick to select when to use/not to use the "-u" switch must be applied.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: lirc 0.8.7-0ubuntu4.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Architecture: amd64
> CheckboxSubmission: 6685460b8fac740db235bfc82bb22a5d
> CheckboxSystem: fc73f07fcd9845bb95fa3ca6b8be7ef2
> Date: Sun May 15 23:18:42 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: lirc
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-03 (12 days ago)
>
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