[mythtv-users] Raspberry Pi 4 FrontEnd Remote Control Issues

[Barry Martin]

Hi Folks!

Have a Raspberry Pi 4, 4 GB, which I’m using as a FrontEnd – seems to 
work fine. What I would like to do is be able to use the television’s 
remote control instead of a keyboard. Have used MythTV and before that 
Mythbuntu and always used a keyboard, so this is my first time trying to 
use a remote.

TV is a Seiki, found a LIRC configuration file at 
https://gist.github.com/gisikw/a2ffa7f45efa0d9c3bee . AFAICT I’ve 
configured it in correctly as /irw/seems to output correctly 
“000000040be52ad 00 KEY_OK seiki” when I tap the “OK” key; the ‘00’ will 
increment if I hold the key.

Problem is nothing happens when I’m in MythTV – menu just sits there 
with pressing OK, Up, Down, Left… random keys. At this point I have the 
Pi plugged in to a monitor up here in the Computer Room (the TV is 
downstairs). Setup > General > Remote Control:

     LIRC daemon socket:         /var/run/lirc/lircd (guess so: default 
and a file [purple] there)

     Enable CEC Control Interface:     Checked, as are all four options 
in the submenu

*s**udo systemctl status lircd.service*says its ‘active (running)’, no 
errors listed.

No idea where to look to correct whatever is wrong so asking for 
guidance here; looked in the archives but nothing helpful in the way I 
typed in search terms.

TIA!

Barry



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