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

[Jerry Rubinow]

On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Jerry Rubinow <jerrymr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jun 28, 2015 13:36, "Alec Leamas" <leamas.alec at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 28/06/15 15:54, Jerry Rubinow wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> TBH, I havn't read the complete thread. That said, I understand your
>> situation as if the kernel decoding route is at a dead end for you (?).
>>
>> Note, the alternative is to let lirc decode the raw timing data. I know
>> this has been mentioned before, but perhaps you missed this opportunity?
>>
>> Obviously, the existing config files doesn't work for you. One option
>> would be to use irrecord to create a new config file after setting the
>> protocol to 'lirc' and re-checking that mode2 still works as expected. Might
>> work, dunno, but given that mode2 is OK for you I think you have a fair
>> chance.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --alec
>
> Alec, that's probably worth trying, I'll try irrecord.  However, my
> expectation is that the bits coming out of the driver will be faulty due to
> something in the USB 3/xHCI implementation.
>
> I'll try that tonight.
>
> -Jerry

Nope, I tried the config generated by irrecord and maybe one out of 10
to 20 presses would generate something it could recognize in irw, but
usually not the key I pressed.

-Jerry