[tstack77]

I installed gotham using Bram77's script on my 12.04 server and skipped setting up LIRC at install since I only planned on using my android phone as the remote. Of course, plans have now changed and the server is coming into the living room to replace the dead htpc.

I installed LIRC and configured using "Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes [all]" since I have an old mce ir dongle. However when I tried to test using my both my 360 and MS-1039 remotes there were no key signals in irw. I restarted LIRC but got the same result.

I'm not sure where to go from here.

As a possible issue I noticed that when xbmc boots there is the error 'xbmc remote communication server failed to start'. Google tells me that there might be a conflict with the event server port, but I can't seem to find where to test the issue since my phone still works fine using the default 9777 port. EDIT: Turned off 'Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC' and the error disappeared.

Any idea on next steps?

Thanks

[tstack77]

Apologize for leaving out this relevent info, hoped it was a simple/common fix

-Dongle shows red incomming light on remote presses, can confirm working with Windows7 xbmc setup with eventghost.
-Tested all usb ports.

Log
http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=145012

Code:

$ uname -r
3.8.0-37-generic

Code:

$ dmesg
[    5.530777] Registered IR keymap rc-rc6-mce
[    5.530917] input: Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver (0471:0815) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/rc/rc0/input5
[    5.531006] rc0: Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver (0471:0815) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/rc/rc0
[    5.545653] IR NEC protocol handler initialized
[    5.555646] IR RC5(x) protocol handler initialized
[    5.560062] IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
[    5.569629] IR JVC protocol handler initialized
[    5.576739] IR Sony protocol handler initialized
[    5.584535] IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
[    5.722519] mceusb 3-2:1.0: Registered Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver with mce emulator interface version 1
[    5.722525] mceusb 3-2:1.0: 2 tx ports (0x0 cabled) and 2 rx sensors (0x0 active)

Code:

$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0471:0815 Philips (or NXP) eHome Infrared Receiver

Code:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/lirc stop
* Stopping remote control daemon(s): LIRC                               [ OK ]
$ sudo ir-keytable -c -p NEC,RC-5,RC-6,JVC,SONY -t
Old keytable cleared
Protocols changed to NEC RC-5 RC-6 JVC SONY
Testing events. Please, press CTRL-C to abort.

Nothing happens when the remote is tested here.

From the sticky, I'm informed that, "If all of this has failed, it's pretty safe to say your driver probably hasn't been installed correctly. Go back to start and do not receive €20000."

Is there a different driver that I need to install here?