[mythtv-users] Ortek VRC-1100 IR receiver on Gentoo

[mythtv]

On 04/05/2017 07:02 PM, Peter Bennett wrote:
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> On 04/05/2017 06:31 PM, mythtv wrote:
>> Ok, I have the udev rules in place, and irremote0 and irremote1 show 
>> up under /dev/input.  They are linked to input2 and input4. But when 
>> Itry to test them with ir-keytable -d /dev/input/event2 -t I get 
>> nothing.  I'm using a different remote, could that be the problem? 
>> Its an MCE remote but not the one that came with the receiver.
> If you just plug the remote in, open a terminal and press a few keys 
> on the remote you should see it echoing them as if it was a keyboard. 
> It does not use ir-keytable, as far as linux is concerned the remote 
> is a keyboard and a mouse.
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> I literally plug it in and use it, no changes at all to anything, and 
> I test it in a bash session. The number keys should echo numbers, play 
> should echo P and so on.
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> Does yours not work like this?
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> Peter
Mine does not work like this.  Again, I'm wondering if it's because I'm 
using a different remote.  I'm not sure I even know where the actual 
remote is that came with the receiver.  Do you have a different remote 
that you can test with?