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dkms remove of lirc modules places them in original kernal place rather than ubuntu place

Bug #242216 reported by David Osguthorpe
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
lirc (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Mario Limonciello

Bug Description

Binary package hint: lirc-modules-source

hardy 8.04

lirc-modules-source 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7.1

I need to update a lirc modules with my own version of lirc_mceusb2 (to use a remote not yet in the lirc distribution).

It appears lirc-modules-source now uses dkms to update the lirc modules - which copies existing lirc modules into the dkms save place and puts the new modules under updates/dkms.

The original lirc modules are found in the linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic package and installed under ubuntu/media/lirc.

I found that if I do a dkms remove the old modules are restored to the original kernel location under kernel/drivers/input/misc NOT into ubuntu/media/lirc.

This leaves the system inconsistent with the package information ( I also cant find a way with dpkg to verify a package is correctly installed with no missing files on the system).

not clear which the package that really needs fixing - dkms (where does dkms get the information about where to restore the original modules to) or lirc or linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic.

Id also like to know how to turn off the automatic dkms rebuild of the modules seemingly on any software udpate.

Mario Limonciello (superm1)
Changed in lirc:
assignee: nobody → superm1
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

fixed in lirc bzr #22

Changed in lirc:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lirc - 0.8.3-0ubuntu2

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lirc (0.8.3-0ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/25_upstream_2.6.26.patch:
    - Fix lirc-modules-source compilation on 2.6.26 by pulling some
      patches from CVS (LP: #247233)
  * debian/rules:
    - Install original modules back into proper location for
      intrepid kernel (LP: #242216)
  * debian/patches/37_msi_tv_anywhere.dpatch:
    - Create patch for supporting MSI TV @anywhere remote. (LP: #241830)
  * debian/lirc.postinst:
    - Correct path to look for module in Intrepid.
    - Ask for a path when using dvico remotes. (LP: #238032)
    - Don't accidentally overwrite lircd.conf and hardware.conf
      when things haven't really changed at all. (LP: #206609)
  * debian/lirc.init.d:
    - Don't allow udev to put us into endless spinning loops. Instead
      pray that module hotplugging worked for all things USB. (LP: #269743)
  * debian/lirc.fdi:
    - Include this FDI file to prevent in kernel support for the
      saa7134 when LIRC is installed. (LP: #204960, #164627)
  * debian/rules:
    - Install FDI file.
  * debian/lirc.install:
    - List FDI file.
  * debian/patches/22_hauppauge_novat_500.dpatch:
    - Adapt to include alternative numeric keys. (LP: #224080)
  * debian/patches/25_upstream_2.6.27.dpatch:
    - Update to content that is currently sitting in Ubuntu GIT
      tree.

 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:02:17 -0500

Changed in lirc:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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