[mythtv-users] LIRC not detecting certain keypresses with MCE remotes (modifiers?)

[Tim Draper]

---- On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:06:12 +0100 Nick Morrott  wrote ---- 
>On 23 July 2015 at 15:43, Alec Leamas <leamas.alec at gmail.com> wrote: > 
>> While there is no real checking, I don't think getting this kind of config 
>> is likely using the documentation and tools available. 
> 
>Not sure if I misunderstood Tim's earlier post, but to me it implied 
>that mythbuntu-control-center (obv a downstream tool, so any issues 
>should be reported there) had generated his (broken) config 
>automatically. 
> 
>Cheers, 
>Nick 

No, you read correctly. the broken lirc config was generated by MCC.

evdev IR commands are working now, using both 'MCE Keyboard' and 'MCE SE' devices in myharmony for the mythtv activity. The first giving me full keyboard options, the latter SE device allowing me ALT+# use.

evdev worked pretty much out of the box and uses both the event4 and event5 streams as previously mentioned, depending on exactly which command the remote is sending - the 'MCE Keyboard' device will be detected in event4, others in event5.

I've opted to configure as much as possible on the myharmony side so future mythtv installs will be as painless as possible.

thanks again for the help guys, i'm now one step closer to a perfect myth setup :) roll on 0.28...