lirc module lirc_gpio not included (Kubuntu 8.10)

[Javier]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic

This module is needed for Avermedia TV cards remote control (according of the information of lirc web page). It appear in the kernel-source package, but not in the binary package. If I try to compile it from sources (lirc-0.8.4a.tar.bz2), the compilation fails. I use Kubuntu-8.10 amd64.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Indeed this does not appear to be enabled for Intrepid. Will target this for Jaunty. Thanks.

ogasawara@emiko:~/ubuntu-intrepid/debian/config$ grep -rn "CONFIG_LIRC_GPIO" *
amd64/config:1546:# CONFIG_LIRC_GPIO is not set
i386/config:1631:# CONFIG_LIRC_GPIO is not set

[kelargo (kelong-2000)]

I think a few others are missing and/or have other issues...

# uname -a
Linux machine 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Fri Dec 19 16:29:35 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

#modprobe lirc_serial
FATAL: Error inserting lirc_serial (/lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_serial/lirc_serial.ko): Device or resource busy

# modprobe lirc_serial_igor
FATAL: Error inserting lirc_serial_igor (/lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_serial_igor/lirc_serial_igor.ko): Device or resource busy

# modprobe lirc_it87
FATAL: Error inserting lirc_it87 (/lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/ubuntu/lirc/lirc_it87/lirc_it87.ko): No such device or address

# modprobe lirc_ite8709
FATAL: Module lirc_ite8709 not found.

# modprobe lirc_parallel
FATAL: Module lirc_parallel not found.

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[Mythbuntu Automated Package Builder (pegasus+)]

Lirc parallel is not SMP safe. Lirc GPIO has not compiled against current kernels for awhile due to bt78x changes in the kernel. You can use devinput as an alternative (that's what the packages expect you to use - see the debconf).

Lirc-serial you need to make sure that you run setserial first before you can use it.

[Ben Collins (ben-collins)]

I'm going to look into getting lirc-gpio to compile under the jaunty kernel. If I can't, then I'll mark this bug as wont-fix.

[Ben Collins (ben-collins)]

Committed the fix to ubuntu-jaunty git tree. Will be uploaded in the next scheduled kernel upload.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.28-5.14

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linux (2.6.28-5.14) jaunty; urgency=low

  [ Ben Collins ]

  * lirc_gpio: Forward ported to current kernel (jaunty)
  * configs: Enable LIRC_GPIO on 64-bit/32-bit x86
    - LP: #298791

  [ Jeff Layton ]

  * SAUCE: cifs: make sure we allocate enough storage for socket address
    - LP: #318565

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * check-abi: Return success when ABI skip is requested and no ABI files exist.
    This ought to fix the armel FTBS.

 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:42:49 -0700