Remote Will Not Connect to Linux AppImage

[drsaxoncrawfish]

Hello!

I need help as I am extremely frustrated. When I bought my Skip 1S Universal Remote Control, I could connect it to my Linux machines just fine, and was able to program them. However, when I recently got a new TV and would have liked to reprogram the remote, I cannot get the AppImage to see that my remote is connected on either of my Linux Mint machines. I am using v. 0.9.993 of the AppImage on Linux Mint Xia on both computers. It simply doesn't see the remote.

I have tried uninstalling Steam as some of the other forum topics have suggested, yet it worked with Steam installed before.

Please help.

[drsaxoncrawfish]

To anyone else having this same issue, the solution here was to run the AppImage as root. I feel dumb but that didn't even occur to me.

[jason]

A script is supposed to install udev rules and restart the app. Sometimes this requires a hotplug. But I need to figure out why it didn't work. Will follow-up when I get to the office.

[jason]

Do you see any this file:

/etc/udev/rules.d/99-flirc.rules

 

[Kyouma]

On 7/6/2025 at 2:58 AM, jason said:

Do you see any this file:

/etc/udev/rules.d/99-flirc.rules

 

Hello, new user (not the OP)

I am having a similar issue on Linux Mint 22.2
I have setup the remote initially on Win 11 fine
Skip appimage runs but does not recognize when remote is plugged in

I have tried to run as Sudo, no change
Driver manager has no updates
Remote firmware ver 4.13.11.0-gd4238fe
Model 1S.A06
I also have the USB v2 which works fine with the USB app (initially imported config but can setup new key press links fine)

I can see the file mentioned in your prev comment, copy/paste below:
 

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# Flirc Devices

# Bootloader
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTR{idProduct}=="0000", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTR{idProduct}=="0002", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0005", MODE="0666"

# Flirc Application
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTR{idProduct}=="0001", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTR{idProduct}=="0004", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0006", MODE="0666"

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For the time being happy to use Windows to make the needed changes but would be nice to be able to do this on the same machine I am using the remote to control. Happy to test some things out as this machine is easy to reimage.

 

 

Edited October 18, 2025 by Kyouma

[Aech]

I am not sure what I did, mashing keys, but I finally got the app to work. 

Any answers? I am using linux mint and while I can get the flirc usb to connect (I updated /etc/udev/rules.d/99-flirc.rules) I cannot do the same for the skip app remote. 

Edited April 16 by Aech

[jason]

On 4/16/2026 at 1:20 PM, Aech said:

I am not sure what I did, mashing keys, but I finally got the app to work. 

Any answers? I am using linux mint and while I can get the flirc usb to connect (I updated /etc/udev/rules.d/99-flirc.rules) I cannot do the same for the skip app remote. 

Can you try this one:  Linux Download

[StuinUK]

On 4/25/2026 at 6:29 AM, jason said:

Can you try this one:  Linux Download

Thanks for posting this, it fixed my 'no internet connection' when attempting to learn a button press. Linux Mint 22.3 - Cinnamon 6.17.0-23-generic kernel. 

I was previously having to use Windows 11 in VMware .