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[Alec Leamas <912251@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is clearly a kernel bug (media subsystem) and should be reassigned
to the kernel. lirc is not involved in this (the lirc_sir module belongs
despite it's name to the kernel).

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Title:
  lirc_register_driver: dev pointer not filled in!

Status in lirc package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Lirc package installed on a Dell Latitude d600 with builtin infrared
  port and configured for "SIR IrDA (built-in IR ports)" on /dev/ttyS1
  (io=0x2f8, irq=3). BIOS is configured with IrDA on COM2.

  Created /etc/modprobe.d/lirc-sir.conf with:

  install lirc_sir setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart none; modprobe --ignore-
  install lirc_sir irq=3 io=0x2f8

  Starting lirc gives the following error:

  # /etc/init.d/lirc start
   * Loading LIRC modules                                                  [ OK ]
   * Unable to load LIRC kernel modules. Verify your
   * selected kernel modules in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf

  and the following kernel messages:

  [   23.184985] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 251 
  [   23.192510] init: apport pre-start process (867) terminated with status 1
  [   23.222720] lirc_sir: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
  [   23.229006] lirc_register_driver: dev pointer not filled in!
  [   23.229083] lirc_sir: init_chrdev() failed.

  The lirc_sir module is not loaded and lirc doesn't work. Trying to
  manually load the module with the following commands gives the same
  error:

  # setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart none
  # insmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-12-generic/kernel/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sir.ko irq=3 io=0x2f8
  insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/3.0.0-12-generic/kernel/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sir.ko': -1 Input/output error

  Compiling lirc version 0.9.1-git from the lirc git repository and
  manually loading the new modules works fine and I can then succesfully
  start lircd and test my remote with irw:

  [ 2354.994042] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 251 
  [ 2380.204606] lirc_dev: lirc_register_driver: sample_rate: 0
  [ 2380.204797] lirc_sir: I/O port 0x02f8, IRQ 3.
  [ 2380.204815] lirc_sir: Installed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: lirc 0.9.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Jan  5 13:42:56 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: lirc
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-31 (66 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.lirc.hardware.conf: 2012-01-04T19:38:28.247174
  mtime.conffile..etc.lirc.lircd.conf: 2012-01-04T19:07:30.715709

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