Posts by HiassofT

A fix for the this issue - [Windowing] Build complete strmode for RES_DESKTOP by peak3d · Pull Request #15516 · xbmc/xbmc · GitHub - was recently merged into the Kodi tree. It didn't make it in the Kodi 18.1 timeframe (which will be used in LibreELEC 9.0.1) so it'll appear in Kodi 18.2 in a couple of weeks.

If you don't want to wait you can try the latest Milhouse build LibreELEC Testbuilds for x86_64 (Kodi 18.0)

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Hias

Store the keymap in /storage/.config/rc_keymaps/my-imon-pad and then create a /storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg file with the following content

* * my-imon-pad

See the wiki for details Infrared Remotes [LibreELEC.wiki]

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Yes, you can still use irrecord like before.

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Looks like there's a possible fix on the horizon: DisplaySettings: Fix off by 1 iterator start in UpdateCalibrations() by yuri-sevatz · Pull Request #15508 · xbmc/xbmc · GitHub - details are still being discussed, but let's hope a fix will make it into Kodi 18.1

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From the logfiles it looks like you created the autostart.sh file with Windows line endings, which causes all sorts of weird errors.

Use nano or vi on your LibreELEC box or Notepad++ on Windows and make sure you save the file with Unix line endings.

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Are you using some custom Lircmap.xml and/or remote.xml files?

KEY_MENU (or KEY_CONTEXT_MENU) and KEY_INFO should work out-of-the box.

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Some of these cheap air-mouse remotes from Asia seem to generate bogus mouse(-scroll) events. Easiest solution is to disable mouse and touchscreen support in settings->system->input.

As for the other remote: please provide a debug log using the log file upload function in LibreELEC settings and post the URL.

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Yes, you need to test this keymap with current Milhouse builds which include the kernel IR fix- or wait for the next LE point release.

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Yes, you'll need a keymap. We shipped a zotac keymap with LE8.2 and before (I've attached it) but I'm not 100% sure if it's correct - I don't have that remote to verify it.

New keymap files for 2 Zotac remotes were posted here IR Remote malfunction after upgrade to LE 9.0 but again they are slightly different.

The button count in the attached keymap matches the pictures I found on the net, but it would be good to get some confirmation that the prints on the buttons match the keycodes. KEY_TITLE could be the "T in a square" button, KEY_TEXT may be more appropriate for it, not sure if KEY_POWER (the "1" button?) and KEY_SLEEP ("0" ?) might be swapped.

Once we have confirmation that the keymap is correct we can consider adding it to LE again.

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Hias

There's already a kodi issue open for this problem, but no solution so far: Video calibration settings changes are lost after Kodi restart · Issue #15165 · xbmc/xbmc · GitHub

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LibreELEC 8 and earlier versions (back to the old OpenELEC days) contained an ugly kernel patch to get the Zotac remotes working. This hacky patch was causing issues though and broke on every other kernel update.

So we decided to drop most of the crappy hacks so we could find out if there are actual issues that need fixing and if there are (like with the Zotac remote) then fix them properly - which means communicating with the Linux kernel developers and getting issues fixed in official Linux kernels.

Doing it this way means all Linux users profit from the fixes (eg if you run Ubuntu you'll get the fixes, too) and we don't have to do the tedious work of adapting our own fixes after each kernel update. So it's a win-win situation for all of us.

It looks like Sean (the Linux kernel maintainer for the IR remote stuff) has picked up my Zotac fix and it should appear in official 5.1 kernels syoung/media_tree.git - media_tree.git RC development tree

The fix is also included in current Milhouse testbuilds and of course will be included in the next LE9 update as well.

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Hias

Try this  .kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml file (untested)

<lircmap>
    <remote device="devinput">
        <menu>KEY_EPG</menu>
    </remote>
</lircmap>

Or use the keymap editor addon.

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PR is here: kodi: cleanup Lircmap.xml patch by HiassofT · Pull Request #3296 · LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub

Please test and report back if it works.

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Yes, using the keymap editor addon is probably the easiest way to configure it.

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I'm not familiar with the Harmony remotes but MCE remotes usually have a button with the Windows logo on it. This button generates a KEY_MEDIA inpuit event which brings you back to the home screen.

Just tested that here with an HP branded MCE remote

22:25:31.560 T:1860170608 DEBUG: LIRC: - NEW e2 0 KEY_MEDIA devinput (KEY_MEDIA)
22:25:31.590 T:1937625760 DEBUG: HandleKey: percent (0x25) pressed, action is PreviousMenu

BTW: completely forgot, you can also partially override the Lircmap.xml file (like the other keymap xml files), no need to copy the whole file from /usr/share/kodi/system (which may cause issues on updates) and edit it.

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Hias

Thanks, good catch!

The `<title>KEY_TITLE</title>` mapping was added in kodi along with the KEY_EPG title->guide change, the `<subtitle>KEY_TITLE</subtitle>` mapping is a downstream OE/LE patch (present for ages) and should probably be dropped.

Looking through the downstream LE patch I noticed a couple of invalid keycodes (like KEY_VOLUP) that should probably be dropped as well.

I'll have a closer look at it and PR the changes in the next couple of days.

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Hias

If you have a programmable remote - like a Harmony - the answer is rather simple: configure it as a Microsoft Media Center (MCE) remote and it'll work out of the box (you only have to add the gpio-ir dtoverlay to config.txt).

It's best to stay away from lircd.conf files, a lot of them out there on the 'net are semi-broken (contain invalid keycodes like "PLAY" instead of "KEY_PLAY" etc) and will cause you a lot of frustration.

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Hias

"devinput" is the relevant section in Lircmap.xml - you can ignore the devinput-32 and -64 ones.

In Kodi 18 the mapping of the EPG key was changed from "title" to "guide" KEY_EPG is wrongly mapped to title instead of guide · xbmc/xbmc@5e3e056 · GitHub

If you want to change that it's best to use the Lircmap.xml from Kodi Leia and just modify that single mapping in the devinput section.

As an alternative you can also keep the Lircmap.xml as it is and create a remote.xml keymap and map "guide" to "ContextMenu".

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Hias