LibreElec 11.0.0 on RPi4 4GB connected to Sony KDL 50W656A Remote control not working

    Hi, I hope you are doing well.

    Since updating the last time before 11.0.0, I think, the ability to control LibreELEC through the TV Remote has not been working for me.

    I downloaded the iso for the latest 11.0.0 and installed it to an sdcard with BalenaEtcher so I could try it as a clean install.

    The TV's remote control still does not work. I did a factory reset for my tv which didn't help.

    I reinstalled an iso for RPi2 and put it in my RPi3 and now the remote control works.

    I would just like to report this and ask if more people have this issue. I tried searching the forum for 'RPi4 CEC' but didn't have time to go through all results.

    Thank you for your hard work. I've enjoyed LibreElec on RPi since 2 and I love it.

    Last year when looking to upgrade to a Pi4 from my current Pi3s I initially had problems with this on my Panasonic TV. Eventually with one of the nightlies I found a sort of fix - a few almost random key presses on the remote and Kodi started to obey it.

    Today, after checking out the other problems I had had which are now resolved I started the changeover to find that the TV remote will no longer work and I can't find any way to get it working this time.

    I've been struggling since September 2021 and it looks like I'll be going back to the Pi3s yet again

    Quote from LesG

    I have the same issue; my remote on my LG TV no longer works after upgrade to 11. In my case, it's RPi2

    Mines working now, courtesy of ardaoktay . Looking at this thread about an unofficial build of 11, I saw that there was a CEC fix. So I figured I'd give it a go (with the '.nocompat' file workaround for my Pi2). Low and behold, it works! I have a working remote on 11.

    Perhaps the fix can be shared between developers?

    Edit: well, it WAS working! My Pi crashed and the remote was not working after reboot.

    I finally found a way of re-enabling the remote on my Panasonic. It goes along the lines of:

    1. get Kodi up and running

    2. turn TV off and back on

    3. press the eHelp key on the Panasonic remote, move up/down on the menu

    4. exit eHelp

    5. turn TV off and on again

    I think that's what it was. Why/how it works is beyond me.