Re: Cannot install GIRS driver

On 03/09/17 14:42, Chris van Hoven wrote:
 > I am trying to install GIRS drivers for LIRC. I am using the newest
 > 64bit version of Ubuntu and have installed the latest LIRC version
 > (0.9.4d) like this:
 >
 > cd /tmp
 >
 > wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/lirc/lirc-0.9.4d.tar.bz2
 >
 > tar -jxf lirc-0.9.4d.tar.bz2

(Aside: consider

git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/lirc/git
)
 >
 > cd lirc-0.9.4d
 >
 > aclocal && autoheader && autoconf
 >
 > ./configure --with-x --with-driver=girs

--with-driver is obsolete, and I *think* --with-x too.

See below.

 > make && sudo make install
 >
 > Install must have worked as IRSEND can be executed – unfortunately with
 > error messages:
 >
 > master@TVHEADEND:/tmp/lirc-0.9.4d$ irsend SEND_ONCE LE55A956 KEY_1
 >
 > do_connect: could not connect to socket
 >
 > connect: No such file or directory
 >
 > Cannot open socket /usr/local/var/run/lirc/lircd: No such file or 
directory

Sigh... Why the Lirc configuration does this as default, after all these 
years, is beyond me ... If you configure with

--sysconfdir=/etc  --localstatedir=/var

alternatively

--prefix=/usr

I think it should work.

 > I am using a IR blaster that I assembled using these instructions:
 > http://www.harctoolbox.org/arduino_nano.html
 >
 > The hardware works perfectly as I tested it using IrScrutinizer.

Interestingly enough, all the problems are with Lirc, none sofar with 
Girs/AGirs...

 > Unfortunately I do not know how to configure GIRS with the hardware
 > module. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

First thing to try is

% mode2 --driver girs --device=/dev/ttyUSB0

Greetz,

Bengt


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