From: cestjihef@free.fr   
      
   AZ Nomad wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:42:06 +0200, jf  wrote:   
   >>AZ Nomad wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> use the 'irw' command alone to test lirc w/out the vdr application.   
   >   
   >>Again, I get nothing with irw :(   
   >   
   > use '/etc/init.d/lircd start' to start it   
   >   
   > Have you googled for 'gentoo lirc' yet?   
   >   
   Sure I have :)   
      
   > LIRC_DEVICES has to be pixelview_bt878. pixelview_pak, or pixelview_pro   
   >   
   > setting it to an unknown value like 'pixelview' is the same as not   
   > setting it as all.   
      
   why do they need to change things which work well !? ;)   
      
   >   
   > /etc/init.d/lircd will load the kernel module, for example   
   > lirc_pixelview_bt878. It'll create a device such as /dev/lirc0   
   >   
   > /dev/ttyS0 is only for RS232 devices.   
      
   my remote is a realmagic , the receiver is plugged on the serial port. And   
   that is the way I used it before, and also the way it works on the ubuntu   
   distro   
      
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