Linux Remote control suddenly stopped working

Spacedementia87 · 2012-06-28 22:42

My remote control worked with xbmcbuntu right out the box. Installed XBMCbuntu and the remote worked. No questions asked.

I was watching a TV show just then and by the end my remote control didn't work. Nothing responds at all.

What advice can you offer?

alfton · 2012-06-30 08:52

Hi there, i have the same problem, have reported this, and i guess its related to this:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=122805

Only thing that have helped me is to reboot. I think its related to a bug in the lirc version.

regards Alf Tonny Bätz

Spacedementia87 · 2012-06-30 10:31

I am not using lirc, I have never installed it.

Also rebooting doesn't fix the issue.

Spacedementia87 · 2012-07-02 00:24

Oo my bad. Obviously XBMC comes with LIRC integrated.

So updated my lirc.conf file in /etc/lirc/ and then tested irw. I got responses in the terminal.

After confirming that worked I made a lircmap.xml file (there wasn't one before)

That looks like this:

Code:

<lircmap>

       <remote device="vista_mce">

               <XBMC_button>LIRC_button</XBMC_button>

               ...

       </remote>

  </lircmap>

Still nothing works. What could be the problem?

Spacedementia87 · 2012-07-02 01:36

UPDATE:

I now have the remote working again. Sort of...

The OK button doesn't work!

Quite an important one. I checked the LIRC.conf file and OK isn't mapped. How do I find out the hex value to put into the lirc.conf file for OK?

Spacedementia87 · 2012-07-02 02:33

The whole device seems to function entirely differently now. Think something big has changed.
such as:

Now when I press a button there is a slight delay before the response on screen. If I shorten the "gap" in the LIRC.conf file then it double presses everything.

I can no longer use my remote to type words and letters. Before I could go into my tv shows and press "6" 3 times to skip straight to the "O" section. That does not work any more.

I my reinstall XMBCbuntu from scratch and see if I get functionality back.

If I do I will back up some files for later use if it breaks again.

spontex · 2012-07-02 13:10

Hi,
Before create your own Lircmap.xml, you should check the default XBMC Lircmap.xml: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master...ircmap.xml

Spacedementia87 · 2012-07-02 18:10

I have already done that as there was no lircmap.xml

wirc also shows the delay so that it to do with the xml.

Spacedementia87 · 2012-08-20 21:52

Anyone able to fix this yet?

I have tried installing XBMCbuntu from scratch again. No joy. Such a shame this remote is now useless.

LIRC cannot configure it to work properly at all

**artrafael** · 2012-08-20 22:05

Which remote control is it (make/model or provide a link to a picture of it)?

Spacedementia87 Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-06-28 22:42 Post: #1 My remote control worked with xbmcbuntu right out the box. Installed XBMCbuntu and the remote worked. No questions asked. I was watching a TV show just then and by the end my remote control didn't work. Nothing responds at all. What advice can you offer?
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alfton Junior Member Posts: 31 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-06-30 08:52 Post: #2 Hi there, i have the same problem, have reported this, and i guess its related to this: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=122805 Only thing that have helped me is to reboot. I think its related to a bug in the lirc version. regards Alf Tonny Bätz
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Spacedementia87 Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-06-30 10:31 Post: #3 I am not using lirc, I have never installed it. Also rebooting doesn't fix the issue.
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Spacedementia87 Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-07-02 01:36 Post: #5 UPDATE: I now have the remote working again. Sort of... The OK button doesn't work! Quite an important one. I checked the LIRC.conf file and OK isn't mapped. How do I find out the hex value to put into the lirc.conf file for OK?
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spontex Member Posts: 66 Joined: Jan 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-07-02 13:10 Post: #7 Hi, Before create your own Lircmap.xml, you should check the default XBMC Lircmap.xml: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master...ircmap.xml
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Spacedementia87 Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-07-02 18:10 Post: #8 I have already done that as there was no lircmap.xml wirc also shows the delay so that it to do with the xml.
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Spacedementia87 Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Jun 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-08-20 21:52 Post: #9 Anyone able to fix this yet? I have tried installing XBMCbuntu from scratch again. No joy. Such a shame this remote is now useless. LIRC cannot configure it to work properly at all
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artrafael Team-XBMC Forum Moderator Posts: 4,424 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 78 Location: USA	2012-08-20 22:05 Post: #10 Which remote control is it (make/model or provide a link to a picture of it)? (This post was last modified: 2012-08-20 22:06 by artrafael.)
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