wing Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Hi, I recently purchased a new computer and it seems in linux that my Microsoft infrared receiver (philips model) no longer works on this new machine. I am using ubuntu, I tried 12.04 and 14.04 with no luck, in usb 2.0 and 3.0 ports. The device is recognized but does not work. It works fine in windows so it leads me to believe this is a linux hardware issue. It works fine in linux on an older machine that has 1.1 usb ports. So the question is will this receiver work in ubuntu 14.04 with the newer machines that do not have 1.1 usb hubs on them? I have a Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H mATX motherboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yawor Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Have you tried other USB devices on this new computer under Linux? Maybe the problem is with the motherboard hardware and not with the receiver itself. Flirc works by emulating USB HID keyboard so it SHOULD work as long as a normal USB keyboard also works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wing Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hi, I installed windows and everything works just fine (including the receiver). Under linux all other usb devices work (keyboard, mouse, external hard drives etc). It seems only the IR receiver has an issue. From what I can tell this seems to be a chipset driver issue of some sort. Odd it works in windows with no drivers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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