i've had this issue with the last 2 kernel releases from TBS; the 2.6.x and 2.8.x kernel releases.
i have a 'mceusb' IR reciever (windows media center IR Reciever in plain words), and LIRC works fine off the bat on both mythbunu 10.10, and 11.04. When i install either of the TBS drivers (dated 24-10-2010, and 31-05-2011) then LIRC will stop working properly.
in mythbunu 10.10, i found i could reinstall LIRC 0.8.7, and that would get things working again
in mythbuntu 11.04, i was unable to reinstall LIRC to fix the issue (lirc 0.9.0 now due to kernel support)
the reason im wanting to use 'mceusb' is my Harmony controller is both pre-configured from my windows MCE days, and on the face of it, it offers more button support than the TBS controller.
so, i have different questions depending what would be the best way to resolve this:
1) how do i get lirc working again once the TBS drivers interfer with it, on mythbuntu 11.04?
2) can the TBS IR reciever handle more commands than those on the TBS controller itself? (eg: skip, ffwd, pause, record etc) how would i go about this?
3) is there a way to completely disable the IR drivers being included when i configure/make the TBS package? the IR drivers definately seem to cause issues with LIRC, so if i could disable it from interfering in the first place, then i could use mythbuntu 11.04 fine.
thanks for any help