AFAIK, slackware's default udev.conf doesn't create lirc nodes. Here's a tip you might know, in LIRC source you'll find the udev info. You can include that snippet into udev.conf so your nodes are created. Apart from that, add MODE="0666" as well so it will have somewhat liberal perms.

I plan to do some testing myself this weekend to get this thing working. Earlier, I had custom compiled 2.6.22.6 kernel to use with my mythtv but lirc didn't work so I switched back to slackware 12.0 stock kernel and upgraded to 2.6.21.7 (using stock kernel's config). LIRC still won't work with 2.6.21.7. And all along I'm using lirc cvs. I'm thinking of going back to 2.6.20.x and see if I can get it to work.

I have slackbuilds for mythtv, lirc, ivtv and host of other stuff. Let me know if you need them.

Cross your fingers and hope this sucker works

think i can remeber where i got the build scripts from - think it was alien bob slackbuilds.org and slacky.eu - whats ivtv for ? - i have the dual boot envrioment up i just need to install slackware after work tomorow night and will have a look at it on saturday as i will be out friday night

ivtv provide kernel modules (drivers) mainly for Hauppauge TV Tuner cards...They support other too...

Check out http://ivtvdriver.org

For supported hardware, check out;

http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Supported_hardware

For mythTV, you need to look at the lircrc file in your /home/username/.mythtv [NOTE: the dot(.)next to mythtv. lircrc file defines the buttons in your lirc.conf file to let mythtv know what to do with the keypress. It sounds like your lircrc file in the hidden .mythtv directory has the numbers and a few buttons defined. Look at the mythTV documentation for further instructions.

been a while since i had the time to give this a go over and if the offer still stands can someone give me a step by step walkthrough of how they got lirc going ?

i know i will have to stick with the stock slack12 kernel (reconfig to support amd cpu is ok though ?)

thanks