missing support for some LIRC devices
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linaro Ubuntu |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Ricardo Salveti | ||
linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Oneiric |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
The following issue was reported on the Pandaboard mailing list by Raju in the "LIRC installation is failed on both Ubuntu-11.10 and Linaro-Ubuntu" topic:
<<< Start of quote ---
On my PanadaBoard, RevA2. I am trying to enable USB based Remote
(MCE).
While installing LIRC, I am getting following errors.
/lib/module/
/lib/module/
I tried this on both Ubuntu-11.10 and Linaro-
Issue is same on both.
--- end of quote >>>
After quick verification, it appears the LIRC_STAGING kernel flag (and it's dependents) is disable in the ti-omap4 defconfig, while it's enabled for other configurations (see debian.
The kernel version reported above is from a kernel in the TI public ppa, but the LIRC kernel configuration is aligned with the official Ubuntu one, so the same problem shall appear on boths.
I'm not sure about the drivers/media/rc error though...
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in linaro-ubuntu: | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Ricardo Salveti (rsalveti) |
Changed in linaro-ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Enabling LIRC_STAGING is not enough, flag IR_MCEUSB is also missing.
With these 2 kernel flags enabled, the lirc package install succeeds.
However, there is still an outstanding issue reported on pandaboard list when testing:
<<< Start of quote ---
But, I am unable to record remote key strokes using "irw" (which is in-
built command of LIRC).
And also, "/dev/lirc0" is not there which is require for "/etc/lirc/
hardware.conf".
On my Desktop (X86), I am able to record remote key strokes in
Ubuntu-11.10 with LIRC.
There I am able to see "/dev/lirc0" too.
--- end of quote >>>