TV remote control doesn't work in 12.0.2

  • Hi,

    I have trouble navigating Kodi menus on my Raspberry Pi 4 with my TV remote control. The first problems occured after upgrading to LibreELEC 12.0.1. Ocasionally, the system stopped reacting to my TV remote control. It got worse, when I added a DVB-T receiver to my Sony Bravia TV (about 10 years old). Turning the new receiver on and off helped sometimes.

    I had hoped, the problems might have been solved with 12.0.2, but quite the opposite. Kodi was not reacting at all.

    I have disconnected all HDMI sources from my TV except the Raspberry Pi. Then I monitored /storage/.kodi/temp/kodi.log while pressing buttons on my remote control. I couldn't see anything in the log file.

    I reinstalled 12.0.1 and the remote was working again. Until the system automatically updated to 12.0.2. :)

    Can anyone confirm this problem? Do I have to change some settings? Can I provide any additional information?

    Torsten.

  • No, I was not. I created a new SD with 12.0.2 and used the - as I have learned - primary hdmi connector and it worked like a charm.

    Thank you very much! :)

    I didn't know there is a difference in CEC support for the hdmi ports. Has this changed lately? I always used the other secondary connector and that worked flawlessly until 12.0.1.

  • LE12 (12.0.0/12.0.1) extended CEC support to multiple HDMI connectors, but it has proven to be troublesome, so LE 12.0.2 removed this and CEC is now only supported on the HDMI connector nearest to the power connector.