no startup script /etc/init.d/lirc

[Matthias]

Binary package hint: lirc

dpkg -L lirc states that there should be a startup script named /etc/init.d/lirc. This file however doesn't exist

[Matthias (matthias-opennomad)]

this is a startup script I cobbled together by modifying another startup script. seems to work for me

[Matthias (matthias-opennomad)]

I'm running lirc version 0.8.1+cvs20070310-0ubuntu2

oh and i meant /etc/init.d/lirc

[Matthias (matthias-opennomad)]

~$ dpkg -L lirc

/.

/usr

/usr/share

/usr/share/doc

/usr/share/doc/lirc

/usr/share/doc/lirc/changelog.gz

/usr/share/doc/lirc/NEWS.gz

/usr/share/doc/lirc/README

/usr/share/doc/lirc/ANNOUNCE

/usr/share/doc/lirc/TODO

/usr/share/doc/lirc/irxevent.keys

/usr/share/doc/lirc/README.Debian

/usr/share/doc/lirc/TODO.Debian

/usr/share/doc/lirc/copyright

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/configure.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/lircd.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/irpty.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/technical.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/alsa-usb.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/index.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/table.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/install.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/ircat.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/xmode2.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/audio-alsa.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/irw.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/programs.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/smode2.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/lircmd.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/irsend.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/help.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/lircrcd.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/irexec.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/irxevent.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/irrecord.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/html/mode2.html

/usr/share/doc/lirc/images

/usr/share/doc/lirc/images/lirc.gif

/usr/share/doc/lirc/images/marb18.jpg

/usr/share/doc/lirc/images/diode.gif

/usr/share/doc/lirc/examples

/usr/share/doc/lirc/examples/lircd.conf

/usr/share/doc/lirc/examples/lircmd.conf

/usr/share/doc/lirc/examples/lircrc.gz

/usr/share/doc/lirc/changelog.Debian.gz

/usr/share/doc-base

/usr/share/doc-base/lirc

/usr/share/lirc

/usr/share/lirc/remotes

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/x10

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/x10/lircmd.conf.mouseremote

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/x10/lircd.conf.mouseremote

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/x10/lircd.conf.mp3anywhere

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/asus

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/asus/lircd.conf.asus

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/asus/lircd.conf.asusdh

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/asus/lircd.conf.digimatrix

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/ea65

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/ea65/lircrc.ea65

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/ea65/lircd.conf.ea65

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/imon

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/imon/lircd.conf.imon-2.4g-lt

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/imon/lircd.conf.imon-pad

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/imon/lircd.conf.imon-rsc

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/imon/lircd.conf.imon-knob

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/imon/lircd.conf.imon

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/ericsson

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/ericsson/lircd.conf.bte

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/hercules

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/hercules/lircd.conf.smarttv_stereo

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/streamzap

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/streamzap/lircd.conf.streamzap

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/remotec

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/remotec/lircd.conf.BW6130

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/remotec/lircmd.conf.BW6130

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/dvico

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/dvico/lircd.conf.fusionHDTV

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/fly98

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/pcmak

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/pcmak/lircmd.conf.pcmak

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/pcmak/lircrc.pcmak

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/pcmak/lircd.conf.pcmak

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/sasem

/usr/share/lirc/remotes/sasem/lircd.conf.sasem

/usr/share/lirc/...

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

There most certainly is a startup script shipped with LIRC. You likely got it removed some way or another. Attempt to "purge" the package and reinstall it. Your script should reappear.

[Matthias (matthias-opennomad)]

Well, wow. you're right. after the purge things worked and a startup script showed up.

sorry for the chatter.

\@matthias

[Matthias (matthias-opennomad)]

not a bug. something odd on my box