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

[Alec Leamas]

On 29/06/15 17:31, Jerry Rubinow wrote:
> 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.

But you did run irrecord successfully enough to create a config file?! 
This does indeed looks strange.

Just a double check: you don't have physical (i. e., IR) disturbances 
around? Low energy/fluorescent lamps or so?

If you run irrecord twice, beginning from scratch and just recording one 
button, do they two generated files looks more or less identical?

Cheers!

--alec