WETEK Core - LibreELEC-WeTek_Core.arm-8.90.006 - ir-remote not working

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    I tried my favorite ir-remote on the latest libreelec alpha 8.90.006 but it doens't work.

    When I ssh in the box and I run ir-keytable (after killing kodi and lircevent) I get htis message:

    LibreELEC-core:~ # ir-keytable

    /sys/class/rc/: No such file or directory

    No devices found

    So it doesn't find a IR-receiver. lsmod gives me this:

    LibreELEC-core:~ # lsmod

    Module Size Used by

    hci_uart 19283 1

    bluetooth 272799 2 hci_uart

    8021q 16235 0

    snd_usb_audio 98788 0

    snd_usbmidi_lib 16198 1 snd_usb_audio

    snd_hwdep 4673 1 snd_usb_audio

    snd_rawmidi 15409 1 snd_usbmidi_lib

    dhd 599647 0

    cfg80211 204326 1 dhd

    mali 161146 0

    dmesg | grep meson results in this:

    LibreELEC-core:~ # dmesg | grep meson

    [ 0.000000@0] mesonfb0(low) : 0x09100000 - 0x0d900000 ( 72 MiB)

    [ 0.000000@0] mesonfb1(low) : 0x0d900000 - 0x0da00000 ( 1 MiB)

    [ 0.000000@0] mesonstream0(low) : 0x0da00000 - 0x0fa00000 ( 32 MiB)

    [ 0.000000@0] meson_serial_console_setup

    [ 3.041486@0] meson_cs_dvfs_probe, table count:29, use_pwm:1, pwm controller:2

    [ 3.152319@0] [DVFS]aml_dvfs_register_driver, driver meson-cs-dvfs regist success, mask:1, source id:1

    [ 3.714056@0] don't find to display_size_default from mesonfb-dts

    [ 6.958855@2] meson-eth: probe of meson-eth failed with error -1

    [ 7.322655@2] input: aml_keypad as /devices/platform/meson-remote/input/input4

    [ 8.176711@3] enter meson_pm_init

    [ 8.181558@3] enter meson_pm_probe!

    [ 8.186291@3] meson_pm_probe done !

    [ 8.213367@3] meson_cpufreq: no voltage_control prop

    Somebody an idea?

    CvH,

    problem is this:

    /sys/class/rc/: No such file or directory

    No devices found

    What means no ir-receiver is found. If it doesn't find a IR receiver I can't continue with the wiki-page. I already have all files cause I already did it for my Khadas VIM.

    Normally when a IR receiver is found the meson-ir module should be loaded.

    Probably it does have something to do with the kernel as Balbes150 doesn't get the IR working also on his S812 builds (although I don't know the current status of it).

    Not sure about Wetek Core but IIRC Wetek Play 1 (which should be similar) uses an RF remote - the IR is only used for power up and not available / exposed in Linux.

    So ir-keytable etc can't work as there's no IR receiver.

    so long,

    Hias

    Strange,

    I already used it with libreelec and a IR-remote. I never used the rf-remote as it is not a good match with kodi.

    I will check that again with a older version of libreelec.

    Hmmm. Could be that you need to use this amremote thing then?

    We switched from amremote to meson-ir on the other Amlogic devices, like Odroid C2, Le Potato, ... which run on kernel 3.14. But I have no idea about Wetek Core. Maybe someone else can chime in here.

    so long,

    Hias

    HiassofT,

    just tried it with libreelec 8. The IR-remote works like a charm with my remote.conf.

    I know you changed to meson-ir. it's why you need to do the ir-keytable stuff. Previous with amremote it was just copying your remote.conf into /storage/.config.

    See my dmesg from LE8 on the core in attachement as proof:dmesg.txt

    With the latest version the remote is working again the old fashion way. Just place the remote.conf of your remote in the configuration map as it was with libreelec 8.

    roel, im in a similar issue with LE9.0 and a wetek play 1 openelec edition, the remote which is openelec branded is RF and operation in LibreElec is awful. You say its working again the old fashion way ?

    Could you possibly attach the file you are using in /storage/.config/remote.conf

    I can fully understand why meson-ir is now the new default, but that doesn't mean that it's not bloody awful in regards to current usability.

    The WeTek Play 2 remote for example is almost laughable in how it performs now.

    To all,

    meson-ir is not enabled on the Wetek core and I assume also not on the wetek play 1. The kernel is to old and I assume they don't want to implement it. IR-remotes still work the old fashion way with the remote.conf. But I assume you guys are talking about the original remote that is RF 2,4 GHz as far as I now, so your problems will be somewhere else. Maybe you should give detailed problems of the remote and start a new thread.

    Im not entirely sure how LE9.0 IR operates where the Wetek Play 1 is concerned.

    I attempted to create a new remote.conf with a alternative remote, i was able to get the keycode of the alternative remote used

    but i never was able to capture the button press events so wasnt able to populate a file.

    It seems like it was ignoring key presses.

    I've had a go at the .conf route myself with the openelec box/remote and not had good results. Had to reflash twice. I could live with the limited functionality and use kore for anything I need to do the remote doesn't but the favourites button not working is a right pain.