[mythtv-users] Can't get lirc or irw to work, but mode2 works

[Jerry Rubinow]

I have a newly setup LIVA box, frontend only, using the latest mythbuntu.
It has a USB ir receiver, and I configured lirc to use mceusb remote.

If I stop lircd and run mode2, it spews out data when I press buttons on
the remote.  So I know the hardware is working.  However I can't get irw to
print anything.  The receiver is the same ir receiver I was using with my
original frontend, configured the same way, although with an older version
of mythbuntu a few years ago.

Info from the new machine:

jerry at squeek:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1784:0008 TopSeed Technology Corp. eHome Infrared
Transceiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:0402 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Genius
LuxeMate i200 Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

jerry at squeek:~$ lsmod | grep lirc
ir_lirc_codec          13062  3
lirc_dev               19980  1 ir_lirc_codec
rc_core                28718  13
ir_sharp_decoder,lirc_dev,ir_lirc_codec,ir_rc5_decoder,ir_nec_decoder,ir_sony_decoder,mceusb,ir_mce_kbd_decoder,ir_jvc_decoder,ir_rc6_decoder,ir_sanyo_decoder,rc_rc6_mce

jerry at squeek:~$ ls -l /dev/lirc*
crw------- 1 root root 250, 0 Jun 20 22:55 /dev/lirc0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     15 Jun 20 22:55 /dev/lircd -> /run/lirc/lircd

jerry at squeek:~$ ps aux  | grep lirc
root       566  0.0  0.1  33112  2000 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00
/usr/sbin/lircd --output=/run/lirc/lircd --device=/dev/lirc0

Any suggestions?

-Jerry
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