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

[Jerry Rubinow]

On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:38 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi Jerry,
>
> Sunday, June 28, 2015, 4:19:24 AM, you wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:13 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >> Hoi Nick,
> >>
> >> Sunday, June 28, 2015, 3:54:49 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 28 June 2015 at 02:26, Jerry Rubinow <jerrymr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> At this point I've exhausted everything I can think of - perhaps time
> >> to buy
> >> >> a newer IR receiver, much as it annoys me to have to do so.
> >>
> >> > If you haven't already, check out
> >> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2203116 as it might help.
> >>
> >> > The above thread includes a patch (and DKMS config to install the
> >> > patch if you're running a suitable kernel) which may fix the issue if
> >> > using xHCI hardware. The thread's OP included dmesg output showing
> >> > that they were using a receiver with "mce emulator interface version
> >> > 1".
> >>
> >> > When I just tested the above walk through on my Debian Stretch machine
> >> > earlier I should have added that it was running a 4.0.0 kernel with a
> >> > new Topseed MCE receiver that reports it's using "mce emulator
> >> > interface version 2".
> >>
> >> > I recently had lots of fun trying to debug IR issues when trying to
> >> > use an RC6-6A-20 remote control with an HP-branded (ids as FINTEK) MCE
> >> > receiver. Stuff just wasn't reaching the kernel properly. Nada. Zilch.
> >> > Many hours lost. Bought a new Topseed receiver (1784:0011) and
> >> > everything just worked.
> >>
> >> > Good luck!
> >> > Nick
> >>
> >> Could this be an usb-3 issue? Or does the Liva only have usb-2?
> >>
> >> Tot mails,
> >>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
>
> > I've seen lots of mentions of USB 3.0 being related to this, which makes
> me
> > think perhaps.  The Liva has one 2.0 and one 3.0.  I tried it in both
> ports
> > with equal results.  The BIOS has an option to turn off xhci, but it will
> > not allow it to be changed.
> ??
> If it is usb-3 related it is linked to the driver. So if you do not
> disable xhci, usb-2 will be broken too!
>
>
Ok, there's a knowledge gap on my part.  I don't really know about xhci and
assumed it was something that just pertained to 3.0 ports.

-Jerry
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