lirc/infrared on MacBook (black)

I'm running Ubuntu Feisty (latest/just upgraded) but I can't seem to be able to use my remote control.

If I (xmod)map the 'keys', they work, but that is not universal cross programs so I'd like to have lircd working. I've followed (amongs others) the HOWTO on http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Lirc_on_Ubuntu_Dapper and have managed to figure out that I should use the 'dev/input' driver like this:

/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=dev/input --device=/dev/input/event0 --output=/dev/lirc

I'm not sure about the lircd.conf though. I've tried:

begin remote
  name Apple_Mac
  bits 16
# flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  flags SPACE_ENC
  eps 30
  aeps 100

  header 9222 4479
  one 654 1647
  zero 654 522
  ptrail 638
  pre_data_bits 16
  pre_data 0x77E1
  gap 38140
  toggle_bit 0
  repeat 9065 2139

      begin codes
# First remote
# menu 0x000000000000C07F
# plus 0x000000000000507F
# minus 0x000000000000307F
# play 0x000000000000A07F
# rew 0x000000000000907F
# ffwd 0x000000000000607F
# Second remote, slightly different
          menu 0x000000000000403F
          plus 0x000000000000D03F
          minus 0x000000000000B03F
          play 0x000000000000203F
          rew 0x000000000000103F
          ffwd 0x000000000000E03F
      end codes
end remote

Trying both 'First remote' and 'Second remote'. Lircd starts up, but 'mode2' gives:

root@turbo-laptop2:~# mode2
mode2: error opening /dev/lirc
mode2: No such device or address

It IS however created by lircd. I've tried this on linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic (version 2.6.20-14.22). I'm currently upgrading and will try the 2.6.20-14.22 that came with the upgrade...
One thing is that Volume + and - works flawlessly in ALL programs! Even if I don't load the 'appleir' module... I'm also not sure if I should have that loaded when I use lircd.