LOAD_MODULES="true" disables kernel protocols

[Bengt Nilsson]

Binary package hint: lirc

Ubuntu: Natty 11.04
lirc version: 0.8.7-0ubuntu4.1

I have a Itron IR receiver with a remote, USB, MCE compatible.
I install lirc from synaptic, select /dev/input/eventX and /dev/input/by-id/usb-ItronIR_Itron_Infrared_Transceiver_MI1007DX-event-if00
No edits/changes in setup files yet.

"irw" does not produce any output.
ir-keytable shows the following:
Found /sys/class/rc/rc1/ (/dev/input/event3) with:
      Driver mceusb, table rc-rc6-mce
      Supported protocols: NEC RC-5 RC-6 JVC SONY LIRC
      Enabled protocols: LIRC
      Repeat delay = 500 ms, repeat period = 33 ms

it is obvious that the protocol I need for my MCE remote is not enabled.

If I edit /etc/lirc/hardware.conf:

   #Try to load appropriate kernel modules
   LOAD_MODULES="true"
and change to
  #Try to load appropriate kernel modules
  LOAD_MODULES="false"

and restart lirc, ir-keytable gives
Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/ (/dev/input/event2) with:
      Driver mceusb, table rc-rc6-mce
      Supported protocols: NEC RC-5 RC-6 JVC SONY LIRC
      Enabled protocols: NEC RC-5 RC-6 JVC SONY LIRC
      Repeat delay = 500 ms, repeat period = 33 ms

Now "irw" gives proper output and the remote works.

Please change the default setting in hardware.conf, or otherwise prevent lirc to disable the kernel driver protocols when devinput is used.

BN

[Tore Anderson (toreanderson)]

Dup of #763412 ?

[Alec Leamas (leamas-alec)]

yes, probably a dup of bug #763412.

This should be fixed in latest version 0.9.4c. Could you test using this version and report back? Note that the update requires major configuration changes.

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