[mythtv-users] Lirc Repeating Keys

[Duncan Brown]

On 10/07/2015 04:21, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>
>
> On 7/6/2015 11:34 PM, Duncan Brown wrote:
>> On 06/07/2015 17:49, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I managed to narrow down my repeating input thing a bit. It happens 
>>> right after a reboot: navigation commands are repeated and control 
>>> is difficult. But if I then log in remotely and restart LIRC:
>>>
>>> #service lirc restart
>>>
>>> and then restart mythfrontend *without* rebooting, the stuttering 
>>> goes away.
>>>
>>> Nick suggests blacklisting devinput. How do I do that?
>>>
>> Try adding this to xorg.conf
>>
>> Section "InputClass"
>>         Identifier "MCE USB Keyboard mimic blacklist"
>>         Driver      "mceusb"
>>         MatchProduct "Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote 
>> Transceiver (0471:0815)"
>>         Option "Ignore" "on"
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> With Matchproduct matched to your device (run |grep '^N:' 
>> /proc/bus/input/devices |to find it)
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Dunc
>
> Yes, indeed, Duncan, that fixed it. Thanks.
>
> I was wondering if that new section also needed to be integrated into 
> the ServerLayout section but no, just adding it to xorg.conf yielded 
> in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
>
> [    40.655] (II) config/hal: Adding input device Media Center Ed. 
> eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver
>  (1784:0008)
> [    40.655] (**) Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver 
> (1784:0008): Ignoring device from InputClass "MCE USB Keyboard mimic 
> blacklist"
>
> My stuttering input has disappeared.
>
I dont think it matters where it goes, I've got mine in it's own conf 
file named 10-mceusb.conf in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

Makes a backup easier to drop back in after a rebuild

glad to hear it fixed it

Dunc
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