Comment 5 for bug 153184

slyhne wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have just done a fresh installation of Mythbuntu 8.04.
>
> According to the changelog of lirc 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7 a patch for the
> pad on iMON remotes should be included since 0ubuntu4, for some reason
> it seems this patch doesn't work. My pad on the remote is not giving any
> output when using irw (or MythTV for that matter), all other keys work
> as expected.
>
>>From the changelog:
> lirc (0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu4) hardy; urgency=low
>
> * Add 25_upstream_2_6_24 to fix lirc_dev,lirc_serial,lirc_sir
> on 2.6.24.
> * Add 26_transmitter_lircd.conf for pre-shipped cable/satellite
> receiver lircd.conf's as well as a transmitter.hwdb
> * Add 27_multiple_include for allowing lircd.conf's via
> an 'include' directive.
> * Update 16_lirc-gpio, 22_hauppauge_novat_500, 24_freecom_dvbt
> for upstream driver name change from dev/input to devinput.
> * Drop 17_devinput since it is no longer necessary due to
> upstream driver name change.
> * Update 12_lirc_pvr150 for 2.6.24.
> * Update 20_lirc_serial_igor for 2.6.24.
> * Update 13-warning-cleanup for more cleanup on sir
> * Update 03_extra_files, 04_manpages, 12_pvr150_transmit_support,
> 13-warning-cleanup, 16_lirc-gpio, 20_serial-igor, 21_atiusb,
> 22_hauppauge_novat_500, 23_pad2keys, 24_freecom_dvbt
>
> Is there something I need to do for this patch to work?
>
> Can I patch lirc myself?
>>From the release notes:
> DKMS support. If you have modules that get upgraded after 8.04 comes out, you can patch them via lirc-modules-source manually, or grab a lirc-modules-source from a future Ubuntu/Mythbuntu testing release and simply install it without any manual patching necessary.
>
> How would I go about installing a patch using DKMS and lirc-modules-
> source?
>
> Regards
>
> Søren Lyhne
>
Hi Soren,

Install lirc-modules-source. Patch the files in /usr/src/lirc-0.8.3~pre1.
Issue a dkms rebuild command. Post the patch here once it's working.

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Mario Limonciello
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