[mythtv-users] USB IR Receivers

[Alec Leamas]

On 29/08/15 07:23, Jerry Rubinow wrote:

> Kirk, try running mode2 and see if any bits are getting through.  If
> pressing the same button multiple times yields varying results, you may
> be running into the same issue I did.  14.04 and later kernels do not
> play well with xHCI and older USB IR receivers which use an older
> protocol.  Patching the kernel USB driver fixed this for me.

As of 0.9.2 (or earlier) mode2 does not work with this kind (lirccode) 
of driver. So it really makes no sense here (In upcoming 0.9,3 mode2 
supports all kinds of drivers).

The corresponding tool here is ir-keytable(1). It can be used to debug 
the kernel decoding, and that is what's used by the devinput driver. If 
ir-keytable displays the buttonpresses you should be fine (using the 
correct devinput config file). It not, you need to fix the kernel side 
of it. The LIRC devinput driver is just a bridge to the kernel decoding.


Cheers!

--alec