[mythtv-users] annoying erratic key presses with remote on HD-PVR

[Jarod Wilson]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Kaushik Mallick
<kmallick2000 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Sure!   A simple test if that's the issue would be to move the HD-PVR a foot
> or more away from the monitor and test again...
>
> Nope... I performed that test and it failed too. I have ruled out stray IR signals
> from the CRT monitor. After taking further look, it seems the main culprit is
> the SELECT button right in the center of the 4-way arrow keys. When I press
> that one time this is the type of response I get in irw (without the code details):
>
> SELECT 00
> SELECT 01
> SELECT 02
> SELECT 00
>
> SELECT 01
>
> SELECT 02
> CH+ 00
> CH+ 01
> RIGHT 00
> RIGHT 01
>
> And I haven't even toughed the CH+ and Right arrow keys!! What could be the problem
> with this button?
>
> Pressing any other button also make the response in irw repeat 2 or 3 times.
> Is there any way to stop the multiple key press? Modifying the entries from
> repeat=0 to repeat=3 (or 4) in lircrc didn't help either.

Try fresh batteries in your remote. Weak batteries can cause all sorts
of funkiness.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com