DVICO remote no longer works but kernel module and lirc driver load

[Jeremy M. <Je...@Ma...>]

Hello,

Is there any reason other than a hardware problem why my DVICO remote 
would have stopped working when everything appears to be configured 
correctly? - the kernel module loads:

[   49.527919] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[   49.536535] hiddev96: USB HID v1.10 Device [DVICO DVICO USB HID 
Remocon V1.00] on usb-0000:00:03.2-1

and when I run "/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=dvico --device=/dev/hiddev0" 
and then run a client application, lirc logs:

Jun 21 19:58:26 xoanon lircd-0.7.2[5239]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd
Jun 21 19:58:26 xoanon lircd-0.7.2[5239]: initializing '/dev/hiddev0'

yet neither that client application nor irw receives any keystrokes from 
my remote (though the remote's LED flashes in sync with the buttons I 
press, as it usually does, and changing batteries doesn't help).

I'm thinking I might have to physically take the remote apart and see if 
I can see if there's anything awry, unless there are any other ideas?

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Jeremy Malcolm LLB (Hons) B Com
Internet and Open Source lawyer, IT consultant, actor
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