[mythtv-users] Testing fixes/35 -- LIRC remote stops working in player

[Stephen Worthington]

On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:28:10 -0800, you wrote:

>
>I upgraded my fixes/34 system and compiled and installed MythTV 
>from the fixes/35 branch.  My LIRC remote stops working when 
>playing a recording or when playing a song (in MythMusic). 
>Regular keyboard presses still work.  The remote also works 
>outside the player, eg. during menu navigation.
>
>Anyone else seen something like this?

Are you sure that the remote is actually working properly outside
playing?  When a LIRC remote is not properly configured, it often
still works for the arrow keys, and maybe a few others, through the
keyboard path.  So you can navigate the menus, but the Back (Escape)
button usually will not work, and things like a Recorded TV, Videos,
or Music button will not work.

To test the remote setup, shut down mythfrontend and from a command
prompt run:

irw

Example output:

stephen at lith:~$ irw
000000008001006a 00 KEY_RIGHT devinput
000000008001016e 00 KEY_PVR devinput
^C

If that works, run:

ircat mythtv

Example output (the same two buttons):

stephen at lith:~$ ircat mythtv
Right
Ctrl+Alt+R
^C