IR Remote not working - Popcorn Hour Transformer

neurocrash · July 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Hi,

I installed LibreELEC on a Popcorn Hour Transformer, however the included IR Remote is not working. Is this something that can be enabled as a Kodi addon or otherwise?

The IR remote does work with the Android installation(s) that came with the Transformer, but Android 7 and 9 on this device has not fast enough to play 4K UHD content smoothly.

Thanks!

neurocrash · July 27, 2024 at 4:53 PM

Sorry I forgot to include specs:

Popcorn Hour Transformer hardware is a modified version of Pine64’s Rock64 SBC with SATA and an IR remote control. Mine has a Rockchip RK3328 quad core Cortex A53 processor with Mali-450MP GPU, 4GB of Ram, a 256gb eMMC, 500gb SATA SSD, and 256GB SDcard.

**chewitt** · July 28, 2024 at 7:35 AM

Have a read: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/configuration/…ration-advanced

neurocrash · July 28, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Thanks for the tip.

Is there any way to bring up a console in LibreELEC or do I need to make a remote connection?

My remote does appear to be the same remote as the Pine 64 IR remote:

PINE64 IR REMOTE with IR RECEIVER SENSOR - PINE STORE

Basic IR remote control with IR receiver Does not have Air Mouse capability. Uses AAA Batteries (not included) Installation Guide – PINE64 IR Receiver

pine64.com

Hopefully that means I can use the solution here:

Thread

Pine A64+ IR Remote not working

I've installed the latest nightly build of LibreELEC for PineA64+, version 20220213.

It works fine, except for Wi-Fi module and IR remote.

For the first, I'm using the Ethernet cable, so i've resolved.

For the IR Remote, I've made steps in this page:

LibreElec Configuration IR-Remotes

But I got:

(Code, 2 lines)

How can I use the IR Remote on my Pine A64+?

klode82

February 13, 2022 at 4:09 PM

**Da Flex** · July 29, 2024 at 12:04 AM

Add "textmode" to boot options, and the system will start as console.

**chewitt** · July 29, 2024 at 11:22 AM

Enable SSH in the LE settings add-on and login remotely. No need for the textmode console.

buzzmarshall · August 3, 2024 at 9:34 PM

If your using the actual pine ir-remote you should be able to just follow the thread here on LE regarding setting up ir-remotes... I think you can find that thread under the Wiki tab.

Pines remote is using the nec format and should be as simple as putting the pine64.toml into the rc_maps.cfg/rc_keyboard as per the IR Remote thread under Wiki. Im not sure about the box your playing with as i am using just the normal rockpro64 sbc which that remote is also meant to work on... in my case the sbc has a vacant 3pin header the pretty much any ir-receiver 3 pin package can be put into and then you will need to map out the remote your using where as the actual Pine64.toml is already built into the sources so you just need to set it using the proper toml file. hope that helps

sorry,,, brain fart as i didn't actually look at the link chewitt posted as thats the wiki link you want to follow...

neurocrash · December 19, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Sorry I had to put this aside for a while...

Once I SSHed in, I was able to create

/storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg

With the line:

* * pine64

and it works with this Popcorn Media Transformer and its included Pine remote.

Cheers

neurocrash · December 27, 2024 at 3:07 AM

This is strange. It worked for a while, so I shut down and re-assembled the unit and gave it to my brother for Christmas.

When we plugged it in to try it out, the remote did not work.

I thought that maybe the IR connector or wires were loose or damaged by my reassembly, so I put the android eMMC back in and booted that, only to find that the remote does work there... so it is a software and not a hardware problem.

I switched back to the LibreELEC eMMC, and verified:

/storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg

still contains

* * pine64

I had to change this to:

* * pine64.toml

Now the remote is working again.