[mythtv-users] Remote control issue after Ubuntu upgrade

[Anthony Giggins]

On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 at 06:45, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com> wrote:

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> What you are seeing is what happens when lirc is not working and you
>>> are getting keystrokes directly from the devinput driver, but the
>>> devinput driver is using the standard key table.  If you were
>>> configuring things in the $HOME/.lircrc files, and that changing that
>>> configuration affected mythtv, then you were in fact using lirc.  So
>>> you will need to get it working again.  If you were using a custom
>>> keytable at the ir-keytable level and had lirc disabled, you will need
>>> to reinstall and use it.  There is not enough information in your post
>>> to tell me which way it used to work for you.
>>>
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>> I am probably totally confused here, but I thought I wasn't using lirc. I
>> thought it was no longer required if using devinput which is a kernel
>> driver and that the button presses got picked up as if they were keyboard
>> presses. So while lirc is installed, the daemon isn't running. Your comment
>> "If you were using a custom keytable at the ir-keytable level and had lirc
>> disabled, you will need to reinstall and use it" suggests I'm on the right
>> track - is that correct? If so, how do I re-install the custom keytable - I
>> don't understand that part? And can I safely uninstall lirc or is it still
>> required even if using the kernel devinput driver?
>>
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> Is anyone able to provide any further advice on this?
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>>
>
If your using a harmony hub get a bluetooth dongle and add the device as a
windows computer, you'll never look back. bluetooth control is so much
faster then IR :)
and added bonus no compatibility issues with lirc etc.

Cheers,

Anthony
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