I had just like this problem after up1grade kernel 2.6.24-16-generic previous was 2.6.22-14-generic. Lirc do not work at all
dmesg |grep lirc
[   46.934700] lirc_dev: disagrees about version of symbol struct_module
[   46.939016] lirc_mceusb2: disagrees about version of symbol struct_module

If I start the older kernel my lirc_mod_mce_0.1.5 is still working (mce mouse and keyboard), but X will give you some question window I cannot read at all because the font is too small in the window.

Any suggest how to set my lirc working like before with the new kernel?

Hartsa

 cat /var/log/dpkg.log|grep lirc:
2008-04-26 00:16:48 upgrade liblircclient0 0.8.2-0ubuntu8 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:16:48 status half-configured liblircclient0 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:48 status unpacked liblircclient0 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:48 status half-installed liblircclient0 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:48 status half-installed liblircclient0 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:49 status unpacked liblircclient0 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:16:49 status unpacked liblircclient0 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:16:50 upgrade lirc 0.8.2-0ubuntu8 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:16:50 status half-configured lirc 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:51 status unpacked lirc 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:51 status half-installed lirc 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:51 status half-installed lirc 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:16:55 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:16:55 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:16:55 upgrade mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.16-0ubuntu1 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:16:55 status half-configured mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.16-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:16:57 status unpacked mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.16-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:16:58 status half-installed mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.16-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:16:58 status half-installed mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.16-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:16:58 status unpacked mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:16:58 status unpacked mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:26:55 upgrade lirc-modules-source 0.8.2-0ubuntu8 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:26:55 status half-configured lirc-modules-source 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:26:55 status unpacked lirc-modules-source 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:26:55 status half-installed lirc-modules-source 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:26:55 status half-installed lirc-modules-source 0.8.2-0ubuntu8
2008-04-26 00:26:55 status unpacked lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:26:55 status unpacked lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:32:42 configure liblircclient0 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:32:42 status unpacked liblircclient0 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:32:42 status half-configured liblircclient0 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:32:42 status installed liblircclient0 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:32:44 configure lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:32:44 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 conffile /etc/lirc/hardware.conf install
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status unpacked lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:33:52 status half-configured lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:36:30 status installed lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:36:30 configure mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.20-0ubuntu1 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:36:30 status unpacked mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:36:30 status half-configured mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:36:31 status installed mythbuntu-lirc-generator 0.20-0ubuntu1
2008-04-26 00:44:18 configure lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:44:18 status unpacked lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:44:18 status half-configured lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-26 00:44:58 status installed lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 install lirc-x <none> 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 status half-installed lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 status unpacked lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 status unpacked lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 configure lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 status unpacked lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 status half-configured lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7
2008-04-28 18:05:02 status installed lirc-x 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7