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It can't listen, it's AFAIK just a transmitter.

I am checking out irreco-for-n900 and getting an Irreco Backend Error. Internal Lirc. Can not open socket.
can anyone help?

Long story short.
Lirc server isn't probably running.
You can try starting it being sudo and running /etc/init.d/lirc start
(^ I have no device and my memory...)

Long story long.
Lirc server is battery hog and QT team made new version of it in which daemon is run only when QTirreco is runnning. Now there seems to be new lirc version in repository that probably doesn't run continuously. Old (GTK) irreco assumes it's running and things don't work. I've waited information about this transition but no-one told me.

I put things together today and all should be well tomorrow.

EDIT 09:55 PM.
0.8.9 version in extras-devel should fix lirc issue.

EDIT 12:46 PM
New Lirc version requires restarting of device. Or so I've heard.

harriva

Hello every one..

I installed the latest irreco-for-n900 0.8.0

and i still get the error

"IRRECO BACKEND ERROR"
"Backend: Internal Lirc"
"instance: Internal Lirc 1"
code :1
"Message: can not open socket"

what is the problem? what shud i do?

I've got version 0.8.9 of according to the help->about Irreco screen.

I also get the "backend error" on starting Irreco.

Initially, I tried starting lircd as user:

/etc/init.d/lirc start

and I got a permission error on /var/run

as root, I did: chmod 777 /var/run

then as user, try and start lirc again: permissions error on /dev/lircd (trying to delete it, I think)

Reading this thread, I tried rebooting the N900. The permissions have changed to srw-rw-rw- on that file..

I still get the same message on starting Irreco ("backend error").

As user, "/etc/init.d/lirc start" now gives me a message about being unable to load the required kernel modules (it says to ignore this message if the modules are really not needed, but when I checked with ps | grep lirc, it had not started.)

Also, after reboot, the permissions on /var/run seem to have reverted!?

So seems to be no-go for starting lircd as user, even after a reboot.

However, starting lircd as root from the xterm, I was able to run Irreco without the Backend Error, and actually download a device definition for my JVC HR-5700 (?) vcr, and use the N900 to power it on and off!

I'm sure it will be possible to script up something to manually start up lircd without going into xterm eventually if packaging can't solve this...

... So my next problem is how to find device definitions for my dvd remote (pacifica 1002w, anyone? ) and CD player neither of which seem to be in the lirc db... I'm a total novice in this and don't really know where to start, but I'll keep googling

I'am also getting the backend error and the only solution was to start lircd as root from commandline.
I wonder if there is the possibility to read commands from my existing remote control for my tv and add those to my N900 remote control as I can with the harmony one or the one4all remote controls ?

Justus

Not with N900 I'm afraid.

Maybe this can help or not: Installing LIRC for recording remote controls on a ThinkPad

Similar stuff can be done on Windows (I've heard) but who uses them anyway...

Just noticed a irreco-for-n900 in devel

Where is the latest install version of IRRECO for N900

extras-devel.. (Watch out before installing.. It might mess up your N900.. you have been warned.. :] )