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Public bug reported:

Within MCC there is no option to configure a "Homebrew Serial IR"
receiver. To get around this I go to the terminal and configure via:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc

This gives me an option to choose "Homebrew 16x50 UART compatible" this
is NOT available in the X windows GUI in MCC under the Infrared Remotes
section.

By configuring via the terminal I can generate a working hardware.conf
file and my serial receiver works as expected.

Now for the bug: When I subsequently go back into MCC and configure
something else non IR related, say, VNC and then click apply. The
changes displayed include a LIRC item. When I click apply MCC wipes out
my manually configured LIRC config, ie. hardware.conf is erased and my
serial IR rx no longer works.

This means I can make no changes to anything in MCC without destroying
my hardware.conf file.

** Affects: mythbuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: ir lirc mcc

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Homebrew serial IR reciver not properly supported in MCC - breaks when changing other settings in MCC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/582617
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Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: New

Bug description:
Within MCC there is no option to configure a "Homebrew Serial IR" receiver. To get around this I go to the terminal and configure via:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc

This gives me an option to choose "Homebrew 16x50 UART compatible" this is NOT available in the X windows GUI in MCC under the Infrared Remotes section.

By configuring via the terminal I can generate a working hardware.conf file and my serial receiver works as expected.

Now for the bug: When I subsequently go back into MCC and configure something else non IR related, say, VNC and then click apply. The changes displayed include a LIRC item. When I click apply MCC wipes out my manually configured LIRC config, ie. hardware.conf is erased and my serial IR rx no longer works.

This means I can make no changes to anything in MCC without destroying my hardware.conf file.