double check that the config.txt line is correct. On success you should get the following lines in dmesg - and ir-keytable should work:
Code[ 5.865255] rc rc0: gpio_ir_recv as /devices/platform/ir-receiver/rc/rc0 [ 5.865488] input: gpio_ir_recv as /devices/platform/ir-receiver/rc/rc0/input1 [ 5.876159] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (gpio-rc-recv) registered at minor = 0
If you can't get it working add the following line to config.txt
Then reeboot and post the output of the following commands:
so long,
Hias
Hias thanks for your help and patience.
I re-edited the config file ...deleted actually... and started with a fresh copy and re-added dtoverlay=gpio-ir to it.
Rebooted and voila ir-keytable worked as advertised.
Now, i was struggling a little bit getting my remote to work (harmony 650) but after some digging, i needed to add the correct device profile to it - Windows media center. Once that was added, the remote/kodi worked out of the box with no further changes needed to either the IR keytable or anything else.
One note for anyone else reading this in the future, change your device power on/off settings in the Harmony setup for the Windows Media Centre PC profile you just added. Must be kept on at all times. Otherwise every time you switch activities (ie. switch from kodi to watching your cable box lets say) the media center will power off.