Unable to load GUI in Ubuntu 13.04 and 13.10

[chaotix]

I have used flirc across many computers, and I have never had any problems, untill upgrading my Ubuntu install from 12.10 to 13.04, and more recently to 13.10.  All of the buttons are still functioning with their positions, and I am able to use Flirc from the command line.  Has anyone experienced this, or knows how to fix it?

[chaotix]

I went to the Index of /arch/x64/binary, at http://apt.flirc.tv/arch/x64/binary/, and tried all three of the files there to see if they might work on my system.  I should mention that I have Ubuntu 64 bit installed, not i386.  Out of the three packages, only flirc_0.90-1_amd64.deb would load on my system, and as it is lacking in many features.  If anyone can help me address this, it would be much appreciated.  Also, I am curious to know if this is working on i386 systems.

[jason]

Have you tried the beta packages? Does the GUI not run in the latest 13.04?

[luziferius]

unable to load GUI

Is there any error message when you try to start the GUI program from a terminal?

[msdin]

I just got my flirc. I'm running 13.10 64 bit. I also cannot load the GUI.

 

How do you start the GUI from the command line? Just typing flirc seems to run the command line utility.

[jason]

Capital 'F'

 

#Prompt>:  Flirc

[msdin]

Ok, got it. It needs sudo to work. So starting it from the desktop won't work. It should prompt for your password like other programs... maybe the install needs to use gksudo or something?

[jason]

Something may have failed in the install, or your distribution changed the way udev rules work. I feel like they change it every distribution release. Basically, you need a rule in /udev/rules.d/

 

You should see the one the installer puts there. It basically tells the system to open the USB device read and write for all users. I don't know why they would restrict it by default, always seemed stupid to me.

 

[msdin]

Hmm.. yeah the file is there. Maybe my udev isn't picking it up. Might work after a reboot. I notice its a numbered rule file - maybe its getting overridden by something else?

[jason]

From what I remember, the way it works, the higher the front number 51-flirc vs 99-flirc, the higher the prescience. 

Unplug/Plug the device. That usually triggers a udev rule to re-trigger

[msdin]

Unplugged and plugged it back in. Still not working. No big deal as long as I can start it from the command line.

 

Thanks for your help!

[faginbagin]

Just want to say "Me too". I'm running Mythbuntu 13.10 saucy x86_64, upgraded from Mythbuntu precise 12.04. I am logged in as root when I try to execute ./Flirc, but I get the following error:

-su: ./Flirc: No such file or directory

 

But the file is there and if I type:

# file ./Flirc

I get:

./Flirc: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, not stripped

 

But if I try to check what shared libraries it needs with the command:

# ldd ./Flirc

I get:

        not a dynamic executable

 

I don't have any 32 bit executables to compare to, but running "file" on the typical 64 bit executable says:

<filename>: : ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.24, BuildID[sha1]=<long hash code>, stripped

 

Perhaps executables built against GNU/Linux 2.0.0 cannot run on distros using GNU/Linux 2.6.24?

 

FWIW, I just downloaded the zip file 1.0.6 last night, which was dated Dec 18 01:57.

 

flirc_util works, for the most part, more details in a separate thread.

 

HTH

[jason]

Just want to say "Me too". I'm running Mythbuntu 13.10 saucy x86_64, upgraded from Mythbuntu precise 12.04. I am logged in as root when I try to execute ./Flirc, but I get the following error:

-su: ./Flirc: No such file or directory

 

But the file is there and if I type:

# file ./Flirc

I get:

./Flirc: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, not stripped

 

But if I try to check what shared libraries it needs with the command:

# ldd ./Flirc

I get:

        not a dynamic executable

 

I don't hacve any 32 bit executables to compare tto, but running "file" on the typical 64 bit executable says:

<filename>: : ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.24, BuildID[sha1]=<long hash code>, stripped

 

Perhaps executables built against GNU/Linux 2.0.0 cannot run on distros using GNU/Linux 2.6.24?

apt-get install ia32-libs

[faginbagin]

apt-get install ia32-libs

Doesn't exist on this distro, but it's a good hint. I'm now looking for an alternative.

[faginbagin]

apt-get install ia32-libs

Found this link:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/107230/what-happened-to-the-ia32-libs-package

 

I was able to get a list of the needed shared libraries using the "readelf" command and started installing some. But it's time consuming to find the package name that provides the desired shared library, and I wonder if the ABIs will be compatible. So I'll manage with flirc_util for now.

[jason]

Thanks for the heads up. I will compile a 64 bit version and post that tonight.

[NavyBOFH]

Thanks for the heads up. I will compile a 64 bit version and post that tonight.

 

Jason, is there an update for this? I am on 13.10 x64 and having the same issues as above. I tried downloading the .zip from the download page but it is not available - so my flirc is dead in the water for now...

[jason]

Try this one for now:

 

http://downloads.flirc.tv/release/gui/linux/Flirc-v1.1.5-x64.zip

[rkcripps]

This issue seems to be back around.

 

I'm running a clean install of Mythbuntu 12.04.3 LTS. When I run Flirc (sudo or as myth-user), here's the results that I get:

me@my-myth:~/Flirc-v1.2.2-x64$ ./Flirc
./Flirc: error while loading shared libraries: libQtSvg.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

The results from lsusb:

me@my-myth:~/Flirc-v1.2.2-x64$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 019: ID 20a0:0001 Clay Logic
...

The results from flirc_util:

me@my-myth:~/Flirc-v1.2.2-x64$ ./flirc_util version
Warning: cannot open USB deviceWarning: cannot open USB devicedevice disconnected, can't run command

Reading up on my issue, I tripped across a thread elsewhere where the person mentioned that the Flirc dongle & interface still worked on Win vX, so I tried it there & it worked. I was able to load some commands and save the profile. Plugging the Flirc back into the MythBuntu box produced no response; nothing at all.

 

So what do I do about this to get Flirc (hardware and software) working on this MythTV box?