>What kind of remote are you using? Something standard or some weird thing? For my initial setup I am using a commandIR receiver (commandir.com), and a sanyo RB-SL22 remote. I was getting "missing /dev/lirc" errors when running irrecord, or mode2. I just did a new install of Ubuntu 9.10 last night, to get a fresh start. What steps did you take to get your setup running?