ubuntu 8.04: Can't get lirc/irw working
#1
Can anyone please help me figure this out, i can not get irw to say anything other than "connect: Connection refused"

Installed lirc by running sudo apt-get install lirc which also installed setserial i think, i tried setting the remote to MCE normal and MCE new to no avail.

Running ~$ lsmod | grep xpad shows nothing

In response to the fix in the sticky here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=2...post246261

Running ~$ lsusb shows:
Code:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 147a:e017 Formosa Industrial Computing, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:3012 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
with Device 008 being the IR receiver

Running ~$ dmesg | grep IR shows:
Code:
[    0.000000] ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
[    0.000000] ACPI: IRQ14 used by override.
[    0.000000] ACPI: IRQ15 used by override.
[   20.704439] ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs
[   20.876938] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 16) *11
[   20.877114] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 18) *0, disabled.
[   20.877287] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 18) *11
[   20.877459] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 19) *11
[   20.877634] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
[   20.877804] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS0] (IRQs 20 21 22) *5
[   20.877975] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS1] (IRQs 20 21 22) *5
[   20.878145] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS2] (IRQs 20 21 22) *5
[   20.878318] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LKLN] (IRQs 20 21 22) *11
[   20.878488] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAPU] (IRQs 20 21 22) *0, disabled.
[   20.878659] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAUI] (IRQs 20 21 22) *3
[   20.878832] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LKMO] (IRQs 20 21 22) *0, disabled.
[   20.879002] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LKSM] (IRQs 23) *11
[   20.879174] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LFWR] (IRQs 20 21 22) *10
[   20.879346] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LETH] (IRQs 20 21 22) *0, disabled.
[   20.879551] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LATA] (IRQs 20 21 22) *14
[   20.883849] PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
[   22.006126] Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
[   23.838812] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LKLN] enabled at IRQ 22
[   23.838820] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:04.0[A] -> Link [LKLN] -> GSI 22 (level, high) -> IRQ 16
[   24.357881] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS0] enabled at IRQ 21
[   24.357890] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> Link [LUS0] -> GSI 21 (level, high) -> IRQ 17
[   24.517261] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS1] enabled at IRQ 20
[   24.517271] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.1[b] -> Link [LUS1] -> GSI 20 (level, high) -> IRQ 18
[   24.677360] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS2] enabled at IRQ 22
[   24.677366] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.2[C] -> Link [LUS2] -> GSI 22 (level, high) -> IRQ 16
[   41.382762] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LFWR] enabled at IRQ 21
[   41.382767] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0d.0[A] -> Link [LFWR] -> GSI 21 (level, high) -> IRQ 17
[   41.434497] ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1 (PCI): IRQ=[17]  MMIO=[feb00000-feb007ff]  Max Packet=[2048]  IR/IT contexts=[4/4]
[   53.999295] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 18
[   53.999303] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:08.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 18 (level, high) -> IRQ 19
[   55.357302] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 16
[   55.357312] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 16 (level, high) -> IRQ 20
[   55.501654] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 19
[   55.501664] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:07.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 19 (level, high) -> IRQ 21
[   66.261321] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
[   66.267234] lirc_mceusb2: Philips eHome USB IR Transciever and Microsoft MCE 2005 Remote Control driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.33 $
[17450.344445] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
[17450.361568] lirc_mceusb2: Philips eHome USB IR Transciever and Microsoft MCE 2005 Remote Control driver for LIRC $Revision: 1.33 $
[17849.890781] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
[17849.916775] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/media/lirc/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c: USB Microsoft IR Transceiver Driver v0.2

I don't have a /dev/lirc0 which i don't know if matters and it doesn't mention above if its attached to any thing like /class/input/input3 as in this post here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=643479&page=2 in the ubuntu forums.

This was working 100% when i was using 8.10 intrepid but due to the policykit changes it caused too many probs with my wifi card.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Details:
uBuntu 8.04 hardy (installed from the ppa's)
up to date as of 26/11/08
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#2
Intrepid has a newer version of Lirc, so your device may not be supported by the package in Hardy.
maybe try installing the newer package manually.
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#3
From hardys's PPA it was installing 0.8.3 so i installed 0.8.4a downloaded from their webiste.

Its not made any difference though i still get connection refused when running irw.

Has anyone got anymore suggestions, i have to get this working as its the final nail in the coffin so to speak, my final hurdle!!!

Please anyoneHuh?
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#4
Bump,

If there's a remote out there that someone knows for certain is supported in 8.04 Hardy I'm more than willing to buy one.

If anyone has any suggestions for a remote? Maybe with a link that'd be great.
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#5
GileraGFR Wrote:Bump,

If there's a remote out there that someone knows for certain is supported in 8.04 Hardy I'm more than willing to buy one.

If anyone has any suggestions for a remote? Maybe with a link that'd be great.

Sure, the old MCE remotes for XP - multiple threads here about them. eBay your best bet for them or check the Lirc FAQs\Wiki so you know what to look for. It's a PnP install! the DiNovo is also nice but pricey and is a mini keyboard with a couple of quirks.
Openelec Gotham, MCE remote(s), Intel i3 NUC, DVDs fed from unRAID cataloged by DVD Profiler. HD-DVD encoded with Handbrake to x.264. Yamaha receiver(s)
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#6
Thanks for the reply, i went back to getting everything to work on intrepid, which i have done including my original cheapass ass remote, strangly enough its working fine on 8.03 which it wouldn't do on hardy.

I probably went wrong but hey at least its working well now and on the most up-to-date ubuntu Smile
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