[mythtv-users] lirc (usb) stops working after a while (hal issue?)
jgmtfia Mr
jgmtfia at gmail.com
Thu Mar 4 15:24:25 UTC 2010
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 08:01, Simon Ferber <simon at ist-schlau.de> wrote:
>>>> I found a strange behaviour I can't stop: If MythTV is up and running
>>>> and
>>>> nobody uses it for a while (e.g. 30 minutes), the remote isn't working
>>>> at
>>>> all. If I push the power button (at the PC, not the one on the remote)
>>>> very
>>>> shortly, it starts working again as if nothing happened. The logs
>>>> doesn't
>>>> show any change though.
>>>> As the workaround "pushing the power button" always solved it temporary,
>>>> I
>>>> think it's caused by the hal power management. I tried to add
>>>> usbcore.autosuspend=-1, but the behaviour didn't change.
>>>> Or does xorg with it's event interface blocks the remote?
>>>
>>> Yesterday I tested with acpid running and without acpid running. Same
>>> effect: After a while not using the remote, it doesn't react on key
>>> presses.
>>> One short push onto the PCs power button and the remote is up and
>>> running.
>>
>> I have also noticed a similar pattern of behavior, but use a keypress
>> on the attached keyboard to bring the system back to a state where it
>> listens to the lirc remote.
>
> I didn't try a keyboard yet, as the frontend is installed without keyboard.
> Did you find a reliable solution? Getting up after every show makes a remote
> a bit senseless...
Sounds like your problem is a bit different. Mine only occurs when
the system has been sitting for some time. Usually after a show, the
remote works... but then again sometimes I need to press a key on the
keyboard to get Myth to switch from playback to the recorded programs
screen.
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