Comment 28 for bug 164627

Try this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
     <match key="info.product" contains_ncase="saa7134 ir">
        <merge key="info.ignore" type="bool">true</merge>
     </match>

     <match key="info.product" contains_ncase="cx88 IR">
        <merge key="info.ignore" type="bool">true</merge>
     </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

Another test, try starting lirc outside of gnome

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Thomas M. <email address hidden> wrote:

> having the same bug, hauppauge nova-s plus. unfortunately the lirc.fdi
> fix didn't work. :(
>
> $ cat /var/log/daemon.log
> ...
> lircd-0.8.3[5864]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
> lircd-0.8.3[5864]: initializing '/dev/input/event6'
> lircd-0.8.3[5864]: can't get exclusive access to events comming from
> `/dev/input/event6' interface
> lircd-0.8.3[5864]: removed client
> lircd-0.8.3[5864]: closing '/dev/input/event6'
>
> $ lshal | grep cx88
> info.linux.driver = 'cx88-mpeg driver manager' (string)
> info.linux.driver = 'cx88_audio' (string)
> info.linux.driver = 'cx8800' (string)
> input.product = 'cx88 IR (Hauppauge Nova-S-Plus' (string)
> (complete lshal is attached)
>
>
> ** Attachment added: "lshal.txt"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19435293/lshal.txt
>
> --
> lirc based applications can not get exclusive access to /dev/input
> interface
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164627
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