This is a relatively new remote and is not supported by lirc yet. I searched the internet for that device ID and found others using it successfully after recompling their kernel with a minor change. Example:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6980174.html ** Changed in: lirc (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Changed in: lirc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to lirc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/913527 Title: Remote control "Rosewill RHRC-11001" doesn't work Status in “lirc” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: I have Rosewill RHRC-11001 IR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880101007 I run Ubuntu 10.10. I installed the latest avaiable lirc version 0.8.7~pre3 from official repository. My IR doesn't work. sudo mode2 mode2: could not get file information for /dev/lirc mode2: default_init(): No such file or directory I tried to add my remote as it described in following article https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LIRC#Adding_support_for_more_remotes However it didn't resolve the problem. lsusb reports my IR as Bus 004 Device 002: ID 147a:e042 Formosa Industrial Computing, Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/913527/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : mythbuntu-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp