lirc service doesn't start (x64)

[mmarre]

Binary package hint: lirc

I installed ubuntu 9.10 on my AMD X64 box and all is running fine.

But I currently stuck on starting the LIRC service. It fails with

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 * Loading LIRC modules [ OK ]
 * Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC [fail]
###

'set -x' in /etc/init.d/lirc generated following output:

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+ . /lib/lsb/init-functions
+ FANCYTTY=
+ [ -e /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh ]
+ . /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh
+ test -f /usr/sbin/lircd
+ test -f /usr/sbin/lircmd
+ START_LIRCMD=true
+ START_LIRCD=true
+ START_IREXEC=true
+ [ -f /etc/lirc/hardware.conf ]
+ . /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
+ LIRCD_ARGS=
+ START_LIRCMD=false
+ LOAD_MODULES=true
+ DRIVER=dev/input
+ DEVICE=/dev/lirc
+ MODULES=
+ LIRCD_CONF=
+ LIRCMD_CONF=
+ [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircd.conf ]
+ grep -q ^#UNCONFIGURED /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
+ [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf ]
+ grep -q ^#UNCONFIGURED /etc/lirc/lircmd.conf
+ START_LIRCMD=false
+ [ ! -f /etc/lirc/lircrc ]
+ START_IREXEC=false
+ OLD_SOCKET=/dev/lircd
+ [ -z ]
+ REMOTE_SOCKET=/var/run/lirc/lircd
+ [ -z ]
+ TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=/var/run/lirc/lircd
+ [ true = true ]
+ [ true = true ]
+ load_modules
+ MODULES_MISSING=false
+ log_daemon_msg Loading LIRC modules
+ [ -z Loading LIRC modules ]
+ log_use_usplash
+ [ n = y ]
+ type usplash_write
+ usplash_write TEXT Loading LIRC modules
+ log_to_console log_daemon_msg Loading LIRC modules
+ [ n != y ]
+ [ no != yes ]
+ readlink /proc/self/fd/0
+ stdin=/dev/pts/0
+ [ /dev/pts/0 != /dev/pts/0 ]
+ return 0
+ log_use_fancy_output
+ TPUT=/usr/bin/tput
+ EXPR=/usr/bin/expr
+ [ -t 1 ]
+ [ xxterm != x ]
+ [ xxterm != xdumb ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/expr ]
+ /usr/bin/tput hpa 60
+ /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
+ [ -z ]
+ FANCYTTY=1
+ true
+ /usr/bin/tput xenl
+ /usr/bin/tput cols
+ COLS=120
+ [ 120 ]
+ [ 120 -gt 6 ]
+ /usr/bin/expr 120 - 7
+ COL=113
+ printf * Loading LIRC modules
 * Loading LIRC modules + /usr/bin/expr 120 - 1
+ /usr/bin/tput hpa 119
                                                                                                                       + printf
 + log_end_msg 0
+ [ -z 0 ]
+ log_use_usplash
+ [ n = y ]
+ type usplash_write
+ [ 0 -eq 0 ]
+ usplash_write SUCCESS OK
+ log_to_console log_end_msg 0
+ [ n != y ]
+ [ no != yes ]
+ readlink /proc/self/fd/0
+ stdin=/dev/pts/0
+ [ /dev/pts/0 != /dev/pts/0 ]
+ return 0
+ [ 113 ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
+ printf \r
+ /usr/bin/tput hpa 113
                                                                                                                 + [ 0 -eq 0 ]
+ echo [ OK ]
[ OK ]
+ return 0
+ false
+ [ true = true ]
+ [ -d /var/run/lirc ]
+ log_daemon_msg Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC
+ [ -z Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC ]
+ log_use_usplash
+ [ n = y ]
+ type usplash_write
+ usplash_write TEXT Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC
+ log_to_console log_daemon_msg Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC
+ [ n != y ]
+ [ no != yes ]
+ readlink /proc/self/fd/0
+ stdin=/dev/pts/0
+ [ /dev/pts/0 != /dev/pts/0 ]
+ return 0
+ log_use_fancy_output
+ TPUT=/usr/bin/tput
+ EXPR=/usr/bin/expr
+ [ -t 1 ]
+ [ xxterm != x ]
+ [ xxterm != xdumb ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/expr ]
+ /usr/bin/tput hpa 60
+ /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
+ [ -z 1 ]
+ true
+ true
+ /usr/bin/tput xenl
+ /usr/bin/tput cols
+ COLS=120
+ [ 120 ]
+ [ 120 -gt 6 ]
+ /usr/bin/expr 120 - 7
+ COL=113
+ printf * Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC
 * Starting remote control daemon(s) : LIRC + /usr/bin/expr 120 - 1
+ /usr/bin/tput hpa 119
                                                                                                                       + printf
 + build_remote_args
+ REMOTE_ARGS=
+ [ -z ]
+ [ -z ]
+ [ -c ]
+ REMOTE_DEVICE=
+ [ ! -z ]
+ [ ! -z ]
+ echo
+ REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=
+ build_transmitter_args
+ TRANSMITTER_ARGS=
+ [ ! -z ]
+ [ ! -z ]
+ echo
+ TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=
+ [ ! -z ]
+ [ ! -z ]
+ log_end_msg 1
+ [ -z 1 ]
+ log_use_usplash
+ [ n = y ]
+ type usplash_write
+ [ 1 -eq 0 ]
+ usplash_write FAILURE failed
+ log_to_console log_end_msg 1
+ [ n != y ]
+ [ no != yes ]
+ readlink /proc/self/fd/0
+ stdin=/dev/pts/0
+ [ /dev/pts/0 != /dev/pts/0 ]
+ return 0
+ [ 113 ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]
+ printf \r
+ /usr/bin/tput hpa 113
                                                                                                                 + [ 1 -eq 0 ]
+ printf [
[+ /usr/bin/tput setaf 1
+ printf fail
fail+ /usr/bin/tput op
+ echo ]
]
+ return 1
+ [ false = true ]
+ [ false = true ]
+ exit 0
###

When I start

   /usr/sbin/lircd -H dev/input -d /dev/input/event5 -n

and in another shell "irw" I can see the key presses of the remote well returned.
I have no further idea why the service fail to start. No related messages are reported in the syslog.

Please find the hardware.conf and lircd.conf together with uname -a and package information below.

Regards
Michael

hardware.conf
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# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
# Arguments which will be used when launching lircd
LIRCD_ARGS=""

#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
START_LIRCMD=false

#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES=true

# Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
DRIVER="dev/input"
# If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 will be
# automatically used instead
DEVICE="/dev/input/event5"
MODULES=""

# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCD_CONF=""
LIRCMD_CONF=""
###

lircd.conf
###
# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <email address hidden>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.4a(devinput) on Mon Oct 19 19:38:48 2009
#
# contributed by
#
# brand: lircd.conf
# model no. of remote control:
# devices being controlled by this remote:
#

begin remote

  name lircd.conf
  bits 16
  eps 30
  aeps 100

  one 0 0
  zero 0 0
  pre_data_bits 16
  pre_data 0x8001
  gap 199989
  toggle_bit_mask 0x80010074

      begin codes
          1 0x0074
          2 0x0002
          3 0x0003
          4 0x0004
          5 0x0005
          6 0x0006
          7 0x0007
          8 0x0008
          9 0x0009
          MENU 0x0160
          INFO 0x0193
          TV/RADIO 0x006A
          POWER 0x000B
          MUTE 0x00AD
          EXT 0x00A7
          A/B 0x0172
          EPG 0x00D0
          BACK 0x008B
          OK 0x018E
          UP 0x0077
          DOWN 0x0066
          LEFT 0x0069
          RIGHT 0x0067
          RED 0x0177
          GREEN 0x00CF
          YELLOW 0x009E
          BLUE 0x00A8
          TXT 0x0197
          STOP 0x0189
          HELP 0x016D
      end codes

end remote
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Package information:
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lirc 0.8.6-0ubuntu2
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uname -a
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Linux VDR 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 17:01:44 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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[electoys (electoys)]

This is same problem reported in #334414 and #460027. A race condition between /etc/init.d/lirc and udev starting it.

[Alec Leamas (leamas-alec)]

This but is resolved in the new version 0.9.4c, as described in changelog