Dear,
I recently switched from raspbmc to osmc and i’m struggling to get my remote operational.
when I test the remote with the command:
mode2 -d /dev/lirc0
A correct output returns. This is also the case when I uses the following command:
irw /var/run/lirc/lircd-lirc0
However simpley using: irw does not work
The problem is that kodi does not see the commands (tested it with)
tail -f /home/osmc/.kodi/temp/kodi.log
Anybody an id on how i could solve this problem?
Thanks in advance
Baeseke
Please post a copy of your lircd.conf file. Most likely your problem is that your key names do not conform to the correct naming scheme used by uinput in the Linux kernel, which will cause them to be filtered out by the Kernel when passed from lircd to eventlircd.
irw /var/run/lirc/lircd-lirc0 is looking at the output directly from lircd, however irw (or irw /var/run/lirc/lircd) is looking at the output from eventlircd - this is what actually gets sent to Kodi.
lircd.conf:
# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <lirc@bartelmus.de>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.9.0(default) on Sat Aug 1 07:52:51 2015
#
# contributed by
#
# brand: customremote
# model no. of remote control:
# devices being controlled by this remote:
#
begin remote
name customremote
bits 16
flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100
header 8985 4424
one 604 1622
zero 604 496
ptrail 603
repeat 8987 2178
pre_data_bits 16
pre_data 0x20DF
gap 106783
min_repeat 1
# suppress_repeat 1
# uncomment to suppress unwanted repeats
toggle_bit_mask 0x0
begin codes
mute 0xB24D
exit 0xC03F
left 0x9A65
up 0x2AD5
right 0x3AC5
down 0xBA45
ok 0xB847
menu 0x00FF
volup 0x10EF
voldown 0x50AF
chup 0x38C7
chdown 0x18E7
telone 0x728D
teltwo 0xD827
telthree 0xA25D
telfour 0x926D
rewind 0x08F7
play 0xA05F
forward 0x28D7
record 0x40BF
stop 0xE01F
pauze 0xF807
keyone 0x8877
keytwo 0x708F
keythree 0xF00F
keyfour 0xA857
keyfive 0x48B7
keysix 0xC837
keyseven 0x9867
keyeight 0x6897
keynine 0xE817
keyav 0x32CD
keyzero 0x58A7
keyreturn 0xAA55
end codes
end remote
I make use of a lircmap.xml:
[code]
up
down
left
right
ok
exit
menu
<one>keyone</one>
<two>keytwo</two>
<three>keythree</three>
<four>keyfour</four>
<five>keyfive</five>
<six>keysix</six>
<seven>keyseven</seven>
<eight>keyeight</eight>
<nine>keynine</nine>
<zero>keyzero</zero>
<mute>mute</mute>
<volumeminus>voldown</volumeminus>
<volumeplus>volup</volumeplus>
<subtitle>keyav</subtitle>
<start>keyreturn</start>
<play>play</play>
<pause>pause</pause>
<stop>stop</stop>
<forward>forward</forward>
<reverse>rewind</reverse>
<pageplus>chup</pageplus>
<pageminus>chdown</pageminus>
<myvideo>telone</myvideo>
<mytvshows>teltwo</mytvshows>
<start>telthree</start>
[/code]
By killing lircd, restarting it and doing the same for kodi it all works fine
kill $(pidof lircd)
/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc0 --uinput --output=/var/run/lirc/lircd --pidfile=/var/run/lirc/lircd.pid /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
systemctl restart mediacenter
Thanks in andvance,
Baeseke
The Lircd.conf you show will not work, as none of the key names are valid linux kernel uinput key names, so you will need to fix the naming of the keys.
I would use the xbox360 profile in /etc/lirc as an example of correct key naming and update your lircd.conf. (For example you should have KEY_OK not ok)
There shouldn’t be any need for a custom Lircmap, also a custom lircmap with “customremote” as the remote device will not work, because eventlircd changes the remote name to “linux-input-layer” regardless of the remote name you specify in lircd.conf.
Have a look at the linux-input-layer section of the standard system Lircmap.xml at /usr/share/kodi/system for the usable mappings. None of the other sections are usable except this one.