[mythtv-users] Remote control issue after Ubuntu upgrade

[Phill Edwards]

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.
>>
>
> 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?
>

Is anyone able to provide any further advice on this?

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