Kopernik, you could try this: lshal | grep -n5 IR
and look for the /dev/input/somethinglikeevent6 That is your IR receiver device. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Panayiotis Savva <psa...@gmail.com> wrote: > No it is not after all... > This is the reason we needed to stop GDM... :) To find if this is an > exclusive access problem on gdm or not... Obviously lirc is just not > configured properly. > > You are basing your ir remote on event6 (which could change simply by > re-arranging hardware or even on startup...) > > What you need to do is reconfigure LIRC. > sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc > > Make sure you select the correct input device for your video card / remote > control. > > You are getting an exclusive access problem probably on the wrong hardware > (**event 6) > > Try this: > > When configuring lirc, ensure that you choose /dev/by-path/pci*****IR**** > I > can't remeber the exact path for this setting, but it will come up in the > list when you reconfigure lirc... with ****IR**** I mean to try and find > the device that has the IR specified in it. > > Good Luck! > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:37 AM, k0per.nik <aca.blago...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Well, this command seems to do nothing but stopping GDM from working! > When > > I type 'irw' still nothing happens! > > Let me demonstrate you changes in daemon log: > > > > when I type 'sudo /etc/init.d/lirc restart' I get: > > > > Mar 30 08:27:39 gryphon lircd-0.8.3[8823]: caught signal > > Mar 30 08:27:40 gryphon lircd-0.8.3[9102]: lircd(userspace) ready > > > > then I type 'irexec' and get: > > > > Mar 30 08:27:47 gryphon lircd-0.8.3[9102]: accepted new client on > > /dev/lircd > > Mar 30 08:27:47 gryphon lircd-0.8.3[9102]: initializing > '/dev/input/event6' > > > > then I type 'irw' and get: > > > > Mar 30 08:30:37 gryphon lircd-0.8.3[9102]: accepted new client on > > /dev/lircd > > > > but when I press buttons on my remote, I still get no output! > > > > Maybe the problem I have is not associated with this bug in any way! > > > > -- > > lirc based applications can not get exclusive access to /dev/input > > interface > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164627 > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > > > -- > lirc based applications can not get exclusive access to /dev/input > interface > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164627 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- lirc based applications can not get exclusive access to /dev/input interface https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164627 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
