I have got lirc to understand my remote, but I can't get it to load properly at boot time. The standard "serial" driver is getting there first and I get the error below:

lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
lirc_serial: port 02f8 already in use
lirc_serial: use 'setserial /dev/ttySX uart none'
lirc_serial: or compile the serial port driver as module and
lirc_serial: make sure this module is loaded first

Lirc_serial is compiled as a module, but I don't know how to get it to run first.
If I do a "setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart none" and then run "lircd" I can see my remote ok with "irw".

How do I disable the serial and run lircd automatically every boot ?

I have already enabled irxevent in the GUI boot.

Thanks,
Pete

Pete, it sounds to me as if you need to disable that serial in the
BIOS before the boot.

ahh but surely if I disable the serial port in the bios, then I won't be able to use my serial IR receiver.

What I need is to know how to disable the default kernel serial support. Then the lirc_serial module can grab the port without the errors.
(I already tried editing "/etc/modules.conf" but it didn't work)

or alternatively, how and where can I put the "setserial" & "lircd" commands so they run after boot up ?

Pete

Pete,

I had the same problem, but was able to resolve it as follows:

1. create a file in /etc/init.d called local
In this file is the line:
setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none
2. chmod +x /etc/init.d/local
3. update-rc.d local defaults 34 (so it runs before lircd which is 35 on my box)

Hope this helps. I think another (maybe simpler) solution would be
to add the setserial line to the /etc/init.d/lircd file.

...Ken

I will try this later.

How / where do I find the correct numeric value you mention ?

Pete

Look at:

/etc/rc3.d

There you will find all your "init 3" scripts that start up on boot. Will be something like S34lircd I think. Not in front of my box here.

Let me know if it works, otherwise I'll look closer at my setup for you.

...Ken

Pete,

In addition to

setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none

I also have

modprobe lirc_serial

to get the recompiled module loaded

(in my /etc/init.d/local file)

...Ken

ok, in frustration, I re-installed a clean copy of KnoppMyth. I can now disable the generic serial stuff, make & install lirc, but I can't get past the mode2 tests.

Here's what I did:

Install KnoppMyth
install-nvidia.sh
selected the lirc and xv stuff from the knoppmyth menu
restored my database to get my videos & music back.
untar lirc*
cd /usr/src/lirc-0.7.0pre2
./setup.sh (selected homebrew on com2 & debug options)
make
make install
modprobe -r serial
modprobe lirc_serial
lircd
mode2

I get a response of:
lirc_serial: Interupt 3, port 02f8 obtained

but no space pulse data from the remote ?

I also tried this:
rmmod lirc_serial
modprobe lirc_serial
mode2

I get this in syslog: (so it seems to be installing ok.)

lirc_serial: cleaned up module
lirc_serial: in init_timing_params, freq=38000, duty_cycle=50, clk/jiffy=17432576, pulse=22937, space=22938, conv_us_to_clocks=1743
lirc_serial: auto-detected active high receiver
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 0


What am I missing ??

Thanks,
Pete

Ok, I have finally got it going.
Thanks to all for your help. I have learned lot along the way.

There were two problems :

1) The main problem was an incompatible(ish) serial IR receiver. It used pin 6 for data instead of pin 1, but worked for a while because of an intermittent short in the connector. Last night I rebuilt it according to the Lirc site and it worked fine. (Cost me 50 pence in components though ! )

2) The second problem was getting the modules to load correctly. I have solved it by letting debian install both the generic serial & lirc stuff. Then I disable serial and modprobe lirc_serial as suggested earlier. I have done all this in a "local" file placed in /etc/init.d/
This had to go in as 21 rather than 34 as suggested because myth was occaisionally accessing lircd first and the modprobe was failing.

Thanks,
Pete

Pete,

Glad you got it working, I'm afraid I was holding back on posting because I had no other suggestions

I too have learned a lot along the way of trying to "pause live tv"!! But it has been worth it.

Cheers....Ken