[Matt Devo]

I have configured my Harmony per your instructions. As a backup I have included (2) other versions of the Microsoft Media Center Extended as alternate devices to test as well. Microsoft Media Center Extender, Microsoft Media Center, and Microsoft Media Center SE. On the default Microsoft Media Center Extender I am using, the default Harmony touch screen buttons are Start, RecTV, LiveTV, Back, Radio, Music.

ok then.

1) ensure that 'Remote control sends keyboard presses' is deselected under XBMC Settings/System/Input Devices.

2) what's the model # on the bottom of your IR receiver? It's listed after " HP P/N"

3) boot up OE without the IR receiver connected, then plug in the IR receiver. SSH into OE, output dmesg to text, post the last 20 lines of the file here in a formatted code block.

here's what mine looks like:

Code:

[   23.931466] usb 1-5: new full-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
[   24.141366] Registered IR keymap rc-rc6-mce
[   24.141528] input: Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver (0471:0815) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/rc/rc0/input16
[   24.141753] rc0: Media Center Ed. eHome Infrared Remote Transceiver (0471:0815) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/rc/rc0
[   24.149390] IR RC5(x) protocol handler initialized
[   24.150306] IR NEC protocol handler initialized
[   24.153975] IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
[   24.156534] IR JVC protocol handler initialized
[   24.159300] IR Sony protocol handler initialized
[   24.162032] IR SANYO protocol handler initialized
[   24.166450] IR MCE Keyboard/mouse protocol handler initialized
[   24.168262] input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (mceusb) as /devices/virtual/input/input17
[   24.173148] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 248
[   24.173740] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (mceusb) registered at minor = 0
[   24.173745] IR LIRC bridge handler initialized
[   24.341360] mceusb 1-5:1.0: Registered Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver with mce emulator interface version 1
[   24.341366] mceusb 1-5:1.0: 2 tx ports (0x0 cabled) and 2 rx sensors (0x1 active)
[   24.341402] usbcore: registered new interface driver mceusb

the important things to note are:
- lines 3/4/16, the receiver is detected as an 'eHome' type receiver
- line 17, of the 2 rx sensors, 1 is active (if yours says 0x0, that's a problem)

if your dmesg output is identical to mine, then the problem is with the remote setup, not the receiver unit (or OE).