[Pkg-lirc-maint] Bug#496681: sysfs: duplicate filename '0-0018' can not be created

[Gerald Holl]

Package: lirc
Version: 0.8.3-2
Severity: normal

Lirc isn't working with Debian kernel 2.6.25 and Hauppauge WinTV PCI.
dmesg gives the following output:

lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 61 
lirc_i2c: chip 0x10005 found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
sysfs: duplicate filename '0-0018' can not be created
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:424 sysfs_add_one+0xaf/0xca()
Modules linked in: lirc_i2c(+) lirc_dev vboxdrv w83627hf hwmon_vid eeprom i2c_i801
Pid: 2848, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.25 #2
 [<c0121c4d>] warn_on_slowpath+0x4d/0x7e
 [<c018b374>] do_mpage_readpage+0x38b/0x691
 [<c01223d8>] release_console_sem+0x1b1/0x1c9
 [<c0266128>] ida_get_new_above+0x8a/0x1c7
 [<c017737b>] find_inode+0x37/0x5f
 [<c019ffd0>] sysfs_ilookup_test+0x0/0xd
 [<c017746d>] ifind+0x33/0x85
 [<c01a03d7>] sysfs_add_one+0xaf/0xca
 [<c01a08a6>] create_dir+0x3c/0x7e
 [<c01a0911>] sysfs_create_dir+0x29/0x41
 [<c026696a>] kobject_get+0xf/0x13
 [<c0266a67>] kobject_add_internal+0x9b/0x178
 [<c0266b99>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x20/0x27
 [<c0266c3f>] kobject_add+0x2d/0x54
 [<c026696a>] kobject_get+0xf/0x13
 [<c02c5c04>] device_add+0xa1/0x548
 [<c035b42e>] i2c_attach_client+0x80/0x12b
 [<f88c3168>] ir_attach+0x126/0x2ad [lirc_i2c]
 [<f88c33b5>] ir_probe+0xc6/0x341 [lirc_i2c]
 [<c0118073>] enqueue_task_fair+0x27/0x30
 [<c01174ae>] activate_task+0x1e/0x3a
 [<c035b711>] i2c_register_driver+0x98/0xec
 [<f88c3e2a>] init_module+0x42/0x48 [lirc_i2c]
 [<c013fa41>] sys_init_module+0x10d/0x1b08
 [<f88b8d5c>] lirc_register_plugin+0x0/0x4fa [lirc_dev]
 [<c0107a50>] sys_mmap2+0xb3/0xb5
 [<c0103ed6>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
 =======================
---[ end trace 99c6820c21e2f39b ]---
Pid: 2848, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.25 #2
 [<c0266aac>] kobject_add_internal+0xe0/0x178
 [<c0266c3f>] kobject_add+0x2d/0x54
 [<c026696a>] kobject_get+0xf/0x13
 [<c02c5c04>] device_add+0xa1/0x548
 [<c035b42e>] i2c_attach_client+0x80/0x12b
 [<f88c3168>] ir_attach+0x126/0x2ad [lirc_i2c]
 [<f88c33b5>] ir_probe+0xc6/0x341 [lirc_i2c]
 [<c0118073>] enqueue_task_fair+0x27/0x30
 [<c01174ae>] activate_task+0x1e/0x3a
 [<c035b711>] i2c_register_driver+0x98/0xec
 [<f88c3e2a>] init_module+0x42/0x48 [lirc_i2c]
 [<c013fa41>] sys_init_module+0x10d/0x1b08
 [<f88b8d5c>] lirc_register_plugin+0x0/0x4fa [lirc_dev]
 [<c0107a50>] sys_mmap2+0xb3/0xb5
 [<c0103ed6>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
 =======================



-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.25 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages lirc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]        1.5.22      Debian configuration management sy
ii  libasound2                   1.0.16-2    ALSA library
ii  libc6                        2.7-13      GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  liblircclient0               0.8.3-2     infra-red remote control support -
ii  libusb-0.1-4                 2:0.1.12-12 userspace USB programming library

lirc recommends no packages.

Versions of packages lirc suggests:
ii  lirc-modules-source           0.8.3-2    infra-red remote control support -
pn  lirc-svga                     <none>     (no description available)
pn  lirc-x                        <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
  lirc/take_care_of_old_config:
  lirc/install_devices: true
  lirc/reconfigure: false
  lirc/lircmd_conf:
  lirc/remove_var-log-lircd: true
  lirc/driver:
  lirc/should-use-IntelliMouse:
  lirc/cflags:
  lirc/irq:
  lirc/lircd_conf:
  lirc/port:
  lirc/device:
  lirc/timer:
  lirc/modules: