<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">>Try USB 2.0 ports</span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Unfortunately this motherboard only has USB 3.0 on the back panel. All the USB 2.0 ports are internal and I don't have the right cable to convert the internal header into something I can use.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;
font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">>My experience with my IR repeater is that it can get signals from</span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">unexpected places. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="y_msg_container"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I too have a </span>fluorescent<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> light that causes some IR but two experiments I tried seem to rule this out.</span></div><div class="y_msg_container"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 1) I covered the sensor eye with tin foil and blocked all the light I could and it was still flashing.</span></div><div
class="y_msg_container"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 2) As soon as I power down the mythbox all the flashing stops (except for when I legitimately hit a remote button). Somehow even when the mythbox is in a different room and only connected to the AC/DC converter (no ethernet, hdmi, or wifi) it still causes flashing on the dinky link. Could it really be "polluting" the AC lines of my whole house? I guess if X10 can do it maybe this crappy power brick can too. More investigation to follow.</span></div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">>The operation of IR receivers changed drastically after 10.04 - the</span><br>drivers for most moved into the
kernel. This tends to break LIRC<br>operation when you upgrade. I found this page:<br><br> <a href="http://linhes.org/projects/linhes/wiki/Architecture_and_Customization" target="_blank">http://linhes.org/projects/linhes/wiki/Architecture_and_Customization</a><br><br>to be a great help in working it all out with my MCE remote and my<br>Hauppauge Nova remotes. The page tells you what tools to use for<br>debugging each stage of operation.<br><br></div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks I'll review that (and the USB 2.0 header) if I cannot get the flirc working tonight.</div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I read on the flirc forums that everything flaky
about the Raspberry Pi is caused by cheap/bad power supplies. Since I'm running on a recycled laptop brick I'm suspicious that the same rule might be apply to my system. Perhaps poor 12V regulation is causing some/all of my problems. I guess I'll have to see if I can find a high quality AC/DC converter with the right size power plug... onward to google!</div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">thanks,</div><div class="y_msg_container" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Matt</div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>