Public bug reported: Binary package hint: lirc
I installed mythbuntu alpha 6 and updated. During installation, I chose Hauppauge TV as remote (pvr-150 silver remote) and Hauppauge pvr-150 - Dish as IR blaster. Used synaptic to upgrade packages Installation of new lirc fails with Setting up lirc (0.8.3-0ubuntu2) ... * Reloading kernel event manager... [ OK ] * Loading LIRC modules ^Cdpkg: error processing lirc (--configure): subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) LIRC modules never load and had to ctrl-c to abort dmesg shows [ 219.320630] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000000 [ 219.320636] IP: [<f8a4f875>] :i2c_core:__detach_adapter+0x25/0x190 [ 219.320653] *pde = 00000000 [ 219.320662] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP [ 219.320668] Modules linked in: af_packet lirc_pvr150(-) cx8800 cx88xx bttv ir_common videobuf_dma_sg videobuf_core btcx_risc lirc_dev ipv6 sbs container wmi pci_slot sbshc video output battery iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ac sbp2 lp snd_via82xx ath_pci wlan ath_hal(P) gameport snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_page_alloc tuner_simple snd_mpu401_uart tuner_types snd_seq_dummy wm8775 cx25840 tuner snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq psmouse arc4 snd_timer snd_seq_device ecb crypto_blkcipher serio_raw ivtv snd videodev k8temp v4l1_compat compat_ioctl32 i2c_algo_bit ath5k soundcore i2c_viapro cx2341x mac80211 v4l2_common led_class tveeprom cfg80211 i2c_core shpchp pci_hotplug parport_pc parport button amd64_agp agpgart joydev evdev ext3 jbd mbcache sg sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif usbhid hid pata_via ata_generic pata_acpi sata_via via_rhine mii uhci_hcd ehci_hcd libata usbcore ohci1394 scsi_mod dock ieee1394 thermal processor fan fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor uvesafb cn fuse [last unloaded: lirc_i2c] [ 219.320726] [ 219.320730] Pid: 6796, comm: rmmod Tainted: P (2.6.27-4-generic #1) [ 219.320733] EIP: 0060:[<f8a4f875>] EFLAGS: 00210286 CPU: 0 [ 219.320742] EIP is at __detach_adapter+0x25/0x190 [i2c_core] [ 219.320744] EAX: 00000000 EBX: f8a688a8 ECX: f7bcbdc0 EDX: fffffea0 [ 219.320747] ESI: f7402f00 EDI: f9e27788 EBP: ef8ddefc ESP: ef8ddecc [ 219.320749] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0033 SS: 0068 [ 219.320751] Process rmmod (pid: 6796, ti=ef8dc000 task=ef8a57f0 task.ti=ef8dc000) [ 219.320753] Stack: 0000000f 00000000 00200286 c04bdb00 00000040 f8a688a8 f8a68920 f9e27720 [ 219.320760] c024fbc2 f8a688a8 f7402f00 f7402f00 ef8ddf34 c02c4c07 c059c3e4 00000026 [ 219.320765] c017fa5e c059bd98 00000000 f9e27720 00000000 f8a53a20 00000000 f9e2774c [ 219.320769] Call Trace: [ 219.320785] [<c024fbc2>] ? kobject_get+0x12/0x20 [ 219.320798] [<c02c4c07>] ? class_for_each_device+0xa7/0x120 [ 219.320804] [<c017fa5e>] ? ftrace_record_ip+0xee/0x1f0 [ 219.320827] [<f8a4f640>] ? i2c_del_driver+0x30/0x50 [i2c_core] [ 219.320834] [<f8a4f850>] ? __detach_adapter+0x0/0x190 [i2c_core] [ 219.320841] [<f9e25452>] ? cleanup_module+0x12/0x30 [lirc_pvr150] [ 219.320847] [<c015aa07>] ? sys_delete_module+0x167/0x230 [ 219.320856] [<c019b42a>] ? do_munmap+0x1da/0x230 [ 219.320865] [<c0103f6b>] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f [ 219.320871] ======================= [ 219.320872] Code: ff ff ff 8d 76 00 55 89 e5 57 56 53 83 ec 24 e8 32 5a 6b c7 89 55 ec 8b 7d ec 89 45 e4 8b 42 68 83 c7 68 8d 90 a0 fe ff ff 39 c7 <8b> 8a 60 01 00 00 74 4b 8d 99 a0 fe ff ff eb 05 8d 76 00 89 f3 [ 219.320895] EIP: [<f8a4f875>] __detach_adapter+0x25/0x190 [i2c_core] SS:ESP 0068:ef8ddecc [ 219.320911] ---[ end trace 1b1dd9af69b67429 ]--- I think this is related to a bug where both lirc_i2c and lirc_pvr150 are loaded at the same time: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/222250 perphaps this bug is related too: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/222359 prior to trying to update lirc, I had this line in dmesg (from booting) Error: Driver 'i2c ir driver' is already registered, aborting... ** Affects: lirc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- lirc does not install due to module not loading https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275526 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs