Bug#297640: /proc/av7110_ir: Permission denied

[Darren Salt]

I demand that Jan Gukelberger may or may not have written...

> Package: vdr
> Version: 1.2.6-6
> Severity: normal

> With the standard configuration of vdr 1.2.6 I can't use the remote control
> of my Technotrend/Hauppauge DVB card because /proc/av7110_ir belongs to
> root and is chmod 644:
[snip]
> As /proc permissions are reset on system restart I've added [a line to
> change this] in /etc/init.d/vdr:
[snip]
> I'm not sure if the file really has to be opened for writing? Opening it
> RDONLY would be possible without system modifications.

No. It has to be opened for writing so that you can provide mappings from the
remote control's keys to key symbols.

If your card is a Nova-T, you want /proc/budget_ci_ir; the same permissions
modification applies.

[snip]
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