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

[Nick Morrott]

On 28 June 2015 at 02:26, Jerry Rubinow <jerrymr at gmail.com> wrote:

> At this point I've exhausted everything I can think of - perhaps time to buy
> a newer IR receiver, much as it annoys me to have to do so.

If you haven't already, check out
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2203116 as it might help.

The above thread includes a patch (and DKMS config to install the
patch if you're running a suitable kernel) which may fix the issue if
using xHCI hardware. The thread's OP included dmesg output showing
that they were using a receiver with "mce emulator interface version
1".

When I just tested the above walk through on my Debian Stretch machine
earlier I should have added that it was running a 4.0.0 kernel with a
new Topseed MCE receiver that reports it's using "mce emulator
interface version 2".

I recently had lots of fun trying to debug IR issues when trying to
use an RC6-6A-20 remote control with an HP-branded (ids as FINTEK) MCE
receiver. Stuff just wasn't reaching the kernel properly. Nada. Zilch.
Many hours lost. Bought a new Topseed receiver (1784:0011) and
everything just worked.

Good luck!
Nick

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