No remote on MacMini after upgrade to 8.0.0

zemaree · February 27, 2017 at 11:35 PM

Hello,

I previously post on another topic thinking that maybe i have same issue but seems not the case so i create one that is specific for my case.

After the upgrade (i try also a fresh upgrade) the remote is not detected by my mac mini.
If i rollback it start working without any issue.

Look like that it'ìs not loded/detected:

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LibreELEC (official) Version: 8.0.0
Lemini:~ # ir-keytable
/sys/class/rc/: No such file or directory
Lemini:~ # cd /dev/input/
Lemini:/dev/input # ls
event0 event1 event2 event3 event4 event5 mice

But looking into the HW looklike that it's detected. Strange in any case here some logs:

dmesg | paste -> hFFQ
journalctl -a | paste -> gKfO
lsmod | paste -> Jgbb

Not sure that can help here from hardware.log the detail of the IR interface:

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Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. Built-in IR Receiver
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x05ac Apple, Inc.
  idProduct          0x8242 Built-in IR Receiver
  bcdDevice            0.16
  iManufacturer           1 Apple Computer, Inc.
  iProduct                2 IR Receiver
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           34
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          1 Apple Computer, Inc.
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              0 
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.11
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      42
         Report Descriptors: 
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              10
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

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Then last detail:

Website state that: Mac mini (Early 2009)Macmini3,1MM31.0081.B06 (EFI 1.2)
from the log i get:

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[    0.000000] efi: EFI v1.10 by Apple
[    0.000000] efi:  ACPI=0x7feee000  ACPI 2.0=0x7feee014  SMBIOS=0x7fec6000 
[    0.000000] SMBIOS 2.4 present.
[    0.000000] DMI: Apple Inc. Macmini3,1/Mac-F22C86C8, BIOS     MM31.88Z.00AD.B00.0907171535 07/17/09

so seems that i have an old version of EFI, not sure that it's relevant (cause was working on 7.x) but if I have i can try to reinstall OsX and upgrade all.

tnx in advance if someone can help me.

zemaree · March 2, 2017 at 12:11 AM

Hi, no idea or suggestion about what i can look at?

please

**HiassofT** · March 2, 2017 at 7:58 AM

You you please post dmesg, journalctl -a, and lsmod output of your working LE7 setup?

so long,

Hias

zemaree · March 3, 2017 at 6:18 PM

Not restored as configuration just a clean installation of 7.0.3

Remote is fully working.

Here you are:

dmesg | paste -> eWeh
journalctl -a | paste -> OeGg
lsmod | paste - > LKVI

Tnx for support

**chewitt** · March 4, 2017 at 8:14 AM Official Post

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Feb 25 19:27:26 Lemini systemd[1]: Started ATV client remote support.

journal shows the atvclient driver being started, but lsmod doesn't show the module loaded. If you type 'atvclient' from the console do you then see any output from button keypresses? - btw, atvclient doesn't tie into the normal ir-keytable stuff. At some point it should be replaced by a more standard lirc arrangement.

zemaree · March 4, 2017 at 9:51 AM

Quote from chewitt
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Feb 25 19:27:26 Lemini systemd[1]: Started ATV client remote support.
journal shows the atvclient driver being started, but lsmod doesn't show the module loaded. If you type 'atvclient' from the console do you then see any output from button keypresses? - btw, atvclient doesn't tie into the normal ir-keytable stuff. At some point it should be replaced by a more standard lirc arrangement.

hi,

tnx for the support.

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Using username "root".
##############################################
#                 LibreELEC                  #
#            http://libreelec.tv             #
##############################################


LibreELEC (official) Version: 8.0.0
Lemini:~ # atvclient
error claiming interface, are you root?

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btw, atvclient doesn't tie into the normal ir-keytable stuff

it's something that i have to do? how?

i did some research and seems that i have to use -m option, soi i checked the file with atvclient:

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Lemini:/ # find . -name "atvclient*"
./sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system.slice/atvclient.service
./usr/lib/systemd/system/atvclient.service
./usr/sbin/atvclient
Lemini:/ # cat ./usr/lib/systemd/system/atvclient.service
[Unit]
Description=ATV client remote support
After=syslog.target


[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/atvclient -m
KillMode=process


Lemini:/ #

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so seems configured in the right way... meh...

Xtropy · March 6, 2017 at 9:36 PM

Quote from zemaree

Hello,

I previously post on another topic thinking that maybe i have same issue but seems not the case so i create one that is specific for my case.

After the upgrade (i try also a fresh upgrade) the remote is not detected by my mac mini.
If i rollback it start working without any issue.

Look like that it'ìs not loded/detected:

Code

LibreELEC (official) Version: 8.0.0
Lemini:~ # ir-keytable
/sys/class/rc/: No such file or directory
Lemini:~ # cd /dev/input/
Lemini:/dev/input # ls
event0 event1 event2 event3 event4 event5 mice

But looking into the HW looklike that it's detected. Strange in any case here some logs:

dmesg | paste -> hFFQ
journalctl -a | paste -> gKfO
lsmod | paste -> Jgbb

Not sure that can help here from hardware.log the detail of the IR interface:

Code

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. Built-in IR Receiver
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x05ac Apple, Inc.
  idProduct          0x8242 Built-in IR Receiver
  bcdDevice            0.16
  iManufacturer           1 Apple Computer, Inc.
  iProduct                2 IR Receiver
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           34
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          1 Apple Computer, Inc.
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              0 
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.11
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      42
         Report Descriptors: 
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              10
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

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Then last detail:

Website state that: Mac mini (Early 2009)Macmini3,1MM31.0081.B06 (EFI 1.2)
from the log i get:

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[ 0.000000] efi: EFI v1.10 by Apple
[ 0.000000] efi: ACPI=0x7feee000 ACPI 2.0=0x7feee014 SMBIOS=0x7fec6000
[ 0.000000] SMBIOS 2.4 present.
[ 0.000000] DMI: Apple Inc. Macmini3,1/Mac-F22C86C8, BIOS MM31.88Z.00AD.B00.0907171535 07/17/09

so seems that i have an old version of EFI, not sure that it's relevant (cause was working on 7.x) but if I have i can try to reinstall OsX and upgrade all.

tnx in advance if someone can help me.

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Just wanted to report that I am having the exact same issues with the same reports reported here with my 2009 Mac Mini. No issues on official 7.x builds (never used beta/alphas)

zemaree · March 9, 2017 at 3:29 PM

Hi again

just to share that I reinstalled OSX anche check for FW upgrade.

The procedure exit stating that i'm already on the newest version. So also this point can be removed from the check list.

zemaree · March 18, 2017 at 5:17 PM

Hello,

i tried to update to 8.0.1 beta...

same error with "atvclient".

Any hint?
[hr]
moved to here cause i think that i find the isuue root cause:
thread-2865-post-40967.html#pid40967

triminmotion · March 26, 2017 at 3:18 AM

I'm having a similar problem with older Mac Mini

Just upgraded to 8.0.1 from 7.0.2. In 7.0.2 atvcilent worked perfectly, and perfectly for years with Openelec.

In 8.0.1, atvclient loads at startup but pushes one of my cores to 100% and doesn't respond. When I kill it and restart it manually from shell, it again pegs a core at 100%, and doesn't show any commands received. With -d I get a loop of Got nuffing: -5.

dmesg: cTci
journalctl -a: KPVK
lsmod: VPaJ

Chewitt, you, I, and a whole bunch of other people went through a similar exercise a few years ago with OpenElec. Reading my post from back then, the symptoms seem identical. See here: OpenELEC Mediacenter - OpenELEC Forum - Apple Mac Mini and Apple Remote not working (3/3)

I tried an older atvclient binary from a previous version and it loads OK and reads the remote key presses fine. It just doesn't communicate them to Kodi.

I've been looking at the changes you made in GitHub and can't really see why it wouldn't load up right compared to the old version. Seems like the only thing you changed is how commands are sent to Kodi. But I"m no programmer. Something weird is clearly happening since atvclient won't even start up stable.

Thanks for helping.

triminmotion · March 26, 2017 at 5:53 PM

Wanted to send an update on this.

I've temporarily (?) fixed this by taking a hint from the OpenElec thread referenced above that we worked on 3 years ago.

I have the 05ac:8240 IR receiver. In order to fix the problem, just like in the OpenElec thread, I changed line 857 in atvclient.cpp to 0x83 instead of 0x82, recompiled, and voila, it works. atvclient loads up perfectly, doesn't get stuck in the Got nuffing CPU hog loop, and passes commands to Kodi perfectly.

It doesn't look like the 0x83 fix ever made it into Evinyatar's Git repository, even 3 years ago, so makes me wonder how all the updates over that time have managed to work...

But it would be nice to get this nailed down so people with the 05ac:8240's don't need to use a custom one-off atvclient.

Let me know how I can help.

zemaree · March 30, 2017 at 11:04 PM

Quote from triminmotion

Wanted to send an update on this.

I've temporarily (?) fixed this by taking a hint from the OpenElec thread referenced above that we worked on 3 years ago.

I have the 05ac:8240 IR receiver. In order to fix the problem, just like in the OpenElec thread, I changed line 857 in atvclient.cpp to 0x83 instead of 0x82, recompiled, and voila, it works. atvclient loads up perfectly, doesn't get stuck in the Got nuffing CPU hog loop, and passes commands to Kodi perfectly.

It doesn't look like the 0x83 fix ever made it into Evinyatar's Git repository, even 3 years ago, so makes me wonder how all the updates over that time have managed to work...

But it would be nice to get this nailed down so people with the 05ac:8240's don't need to use a custom one-off atvclient.

Let me know how I can help.

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Do you think that you can help me in compiling the binary or share it (compiled) and where to put on the system?

Will be really appreciated

tnx