LinuxQuestions.org - Lirc won't work, Hauppauge PVR 350, not irrecord either

I have lirc-0.7.0-5.i586.rpm, which was installed in June. I don't think I should uninstall it and install a newer version of it (either from MythTV site or from Packman) because about 40 other rpm packages depend on it. # irw returns nothing. Only root can read and write /dev/lirc (600). I installed MythTV using apt but lirc was not updated to lirc-0.7.0-6, which is in MythTV site rpm directory. I measured the voltage on the IR-receiver and there is a distinct change when I press the remote control buttons. The card (Hauppauge PVR 350) can record TV.

How do I get Lirc, irw or at least irrecord to work?

Code:

SuSEBurken:~ # /etc/init.d/lirc stop

Shutting down lircd                                                  done

SuSEBurken:~ # irrecord bjaffs



irrecord -  application for recording IR-codes for usage with lirc



Copyright (C) 1998,1999 Christoph Bartelmus(lirc@bartelmus.de)



irrecord: could not open /dev/lirc

irrecord: default_init(): No such device or address

irrecord: could not init hardware (lircd running ? --> close it, check permissions)

/etc/lircd.conf:

Code:

# brand:                      Hauppauge

# model no. of remote control: Grey (PVR-350)



begin remote



  name  hauppaugegrey

  bits          13

  eps            30

  aeps          100



  one            0    0

  zero            0    0

  gap          200000

  min_repeat      4

  toggle_bit      2





      begin codes

          OFF                      0x00000000000017FD

          GO                      0x0000000000001FFB

          1                        0x00000000000017C1

          2                        0x00000000000017C2

          3                        0x00000000000017C3

          4                        0x00000000000017C4

          5                        0x0000000000001FC5

          6                        0x0000000000001FC6

          7                        0x0000000000001FC7

          8                        0x0000000000001FC8

          9                        0x0000000000001FC9

          0                        0x00000000000017C0

          BACK/EXIT                0x00000000000017DF

          MENU                    0x0000000000001FCD

          CH+                      0x00000000000017E0

          OK                      0x00000000000017E5

          CH-                      0x00000000000017E1

          VOL-                    0x0000000000001FD1

          VOL+                    0x00000000000017D0

          RED                      0x0000000000001FCB

          GREEN                    0x0000000000001FEE

          YELLOW                  0x00000000000017F8

          BLUE                    0x0000000000001FE9

          MUTE                    0x00000000000017CF

          BLANK                    0x0000000000001FCC

          FULL                    0x00000000000017FC

          REW                      0x0000000000001FF2

          PLAY                    0x00000000000017F5

          FFW                      0x0000000000001FF4

          RECORD                  0x00000000000017F7

          STOP                    0x0000000000001FF6

          PAUSE                    0x00000000000017F0

          REPLAY                  0x0000000000001FE4

          SKIP                    0x00000000000017DE

      end codes



end remote