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

Jerry Rubinow jerrymr at gmail.com
Sun Jun 28 13:54:12 UTC 2015


On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 9:54 PM, Nick Morrott <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com>
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
>

Nick, it looks like 3.16, what I've been running, has that patch integrated
into the kernel driver.  I tried a clean Ubuntu 15.04 install and the
problem is there as well.  Unfortunately the bios doesn't let me disable
xHCI.    I think it may be time to visit newegg for a new ir receiver.

-Jerry
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