toml files in .config/rc_keymaps/ are not being loaded during booting

Johpin · January 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM

Tested for LibreELEC 11.0.6 on RPi 4B

ir-keytable -r gives

scancode 0x80d800 = KEY_0 (0x0b)
This is from the keymaps provided by the kernel

After loading manually my keymap for a hx1838 infrared sensor,

ir-keytable -c -w .config/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml

Now the scancode is correct and coupled to the correct button.

ir-keytable -r
scancode 0x807081 = KEY_0 (0x0b)
...

After pressing the zero button of my remote:
ir-keytable -v -t -p all shows
2563.603123: lirc protocol(necx): scancode = 0x807081
2563.659787: lirc protocol(necx): scancode = 0x807081 repeat
...

The key, the zero button is not shown in the output, but in Kodi it works.

According to https://wiki.libreelec.tv/configuration/startup-shutdown I have put

(sleep 2

ir-keytable -c -w /storage/.config/rc6_mce.toml

)&

to /storage/.config/autostart.sh

It is a temporary solution to circumvent the bug.

**mglae** · January 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM

According to the Wiki LE is using libreelec_multi.toml for rc-rc6-mce.

Rename your file and it will be loaded at boot.

**HiassofT** · January 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Better yet create a new toml file with a name matching your remote and reference that in rc_maps.cfg

so long,

Hias

Johpin · January 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM

Thanks for referring to the remote control part of the wiki and the suggestion to adapt rc_maps.cfg.

After removal of my autostart.sh file I tried:

1. coping my .config/rc_keymaps/rc6_mce.toml to libreelec_multi.toml

This works.

After removal of libreelec_multi.toml and copying /etc/rc_maps.cfg to .config/ I tried

2. in .config/rc_maps.cfg I commented out
* rc-rc6-mce libreelec_multi.toml
and uncommented
#* rc-rc6-mce rc6_mce.toml

This also works.

The issue seems not to be a bug, but is a decision by LibreELEC to deviate from Linux distributions, like Raspberry Pi OS and Slackware. In dmesg you will find rc-rc6-mce. The issue has been solved for me.