[vdr] Re: lirc and Mandrake 10

[Seppo Ingalsuo <seppo.ingalsuo@iki.fi>]

Steffen Barszus wrote:

> I have all configured and it works in kernel 2.4, 
> however in kernel 2.6 all starts just fine but no signals are recognized.
>
> Any clues anyone ? Any pointer to what has changed  or what problem i could 
> have here ? 
>  
I'm not familiar with Mandrake but in my Debian Sarge based system I use 
the vanilla 2.6.6 kernel patched with this Lirc patch (the latest one is 
for 2.6.5 but I got no rejects) 
http://www.elektronikschule.de/~genannt/kernel-patche/lirc/

If it is not a kernel module issue it is worth to check with e.g. xmode2 
(in Debian lirc-x package) what you are receiving

"NAME
      mode2, smode2, xmode2 - shows the pulse/space length of infrared 
signals

SYNOPSIS
      xmode2 [options]

DESCRIPTION
      The main purpose of these programs is to check operation of your 
home-brew LIRC receiver hardware and to see the IR wave-
      form of the remote controller without an expensive oscilloscope. 
Very useful for debugging. Of course this program  won't
      work with hardware that decodes the signals itself like e.g. TV 
cards or the Irman."

Seppo