lirc lircd won't receive signals with irw

[ralle]

I tried to emerge lircd, but it did not work for me...

mode2 shows some output, but irw won't show anything. I downloaded the conf file for my remote from lirc.org, and it works perfektly on a friend's pc with my receiver, so the hardware works too.

Here is what I did:
- in the kernel:
<M> Standard/generic (8250/16550 and compatible UARTs) serial support
[ ] Extended dumb serial driver options
[ ] Non-standard serial port support
- put 'LIRC_OPTS=LIRC_OPTS="--with-driver=serial --with-syslog=LOG_DAEMON"' into /etc/make.conf
- 'emerge lirc'
- 'mknod /dev/lirc c 61 0' (COM1)
- create /etc/modules.d/lirc with the alias, io and irq of com1
- 'update-modules'
- 'modprobe lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3f8'
- copy my lirc conf file (from lirc.org, works on different pc) to /etc/lircd.conf

And here's the result:
- 'mode2' works and even loads the lirc_serial module by itself it it is not loaded
- 'mode2' works whether the serial (NOT the lirc_serial) modules is loaded or not
- 'mode2' works whether lircd is started or not
- 'irw' does not work at all (it does not work whether the serial modules is loaded or not, "Connection refused" error if lircd not running)
- 'lircd' does not load the lirc_serial module by itself when it's not loaded

Here's my /var/log/syslog output:

when I load lirc_serial
Jul 22 18:40:02 fry kernel: lirc_serial: auto-detected active low receiver

when I start lircd:
Jul 22 18:40:07 fry lircd 0.6.6[10596]: lircd(serial) ready

when I start irw:
Jul 22 18:40:26 fry lircd 0.6.6[10596]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd

when I quit irw:
Jul 22 18:40:52 fry lircd 0.6.6[10596]: removed client


Furthermore I don't know whether the kernel serial modules should be loaded before or after lirc_serial, or not at all.
And when I type 'lircd -H lala' to check which drivers are installed, it only gives me 'default', so I don't see a serial driver.
Can anybody using lirc with a serial driver post its 'lircd -H lala'?

Ralph

[sKewlBoy]

[sKewlBoy]

about you second question:

[sKewlBoy]

Ok, now I have the module loading ok (before serial.o) and this is what happens when I run "irw":

[sKewlBoy]

Ups, now you "queston post" was helpful with nod for /dev/lirc now it holds on accepted new client, but irw prints nothing... nor mode2...

does mode2 print anything for you ?

--- EDIT ---

I really must be a dumbass (starting in using "Post new reply" instead of editing the last reply...). I forgot to use "-H" with lircd. So, now with "lircd -H pinsys -d /dev/ttyS1" it works. But PCTV remote control sucks (one send is received, the other 100 are not), I prefer using the one from the leaving room TV (clean keystrokes 100% "receivenance" ).

[ralle]

disabling acpi in vanilla-sources 2.4.21 did the trick for me...damn acpi! hope 2.6 will have a better implementation...