These links makes no sense, at least not on a reasonable updated lirc. The /dev/lirc? devices are lircd input stuff whereas the /var/run//lircd devices are lircd output sockets. Linking input to output is, well, not ideal.
Partly due to the the bad linking, partly due to the sheer age I'mn closing this one. ** Changed in: lirc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463050 Title: lirc does not configure IR transmitter properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/463050/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs