[mythtv-users] first remote button press is ignored

[Greg Oliver]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 12:21 PM, Roger Siddons <dizygotheca at ntlworld.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:01:34 -0600
> Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am beginning to agree - I turned on "all" debugs on mythfrontend
> > and it does not log any LIRC events at all, so we will not be getting
> > help from that unfortunately.  Like I mentioned, I use redhat
> > derivatives and do not see this issue (nor have I ever), so I cannot
> > replicate it here.  The fact that multiple debian users see it though
> > is another wrnech in the mix.
> >
> > I see 2 options -
> >
> > 1.  mythfrontend on debian does something odd
> > 2.  mythbuntu packages have left an old setting around causing the
> > issue
> >
>
> The code
> https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/blob/master/mythtv/
> libs/libmythui/mythmainwindow.cpp#L2496
>
> will silently ignore lirc events if the screensaver is "active".
>
> That might tie in with the distro-specific nature.
>
> Note resetting the screensaver generates an event - it does not get
> reset immediately.
>
> So if the screen is considered asleep the first press will be ignored.
> By the 2nd it would have woken up.
>
> No idea why it would be asleep when playback starts. Not being
> initialised ?
>
> You could try disabling any screensavers. It might prove something.
>

I run:

xset -dpms
xset s off

before I start mythfrontend to make sure it cannot be blanked or active.
Of course I could care less about power since I have no children to worry
about having a place to live in the future :)

I do turn off my TV when not watching it though.
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