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directly related to the kernel. Perhaps something in the changes
ubuntu has done to the stock debian base is to blame.

>  > I'm going to try an MCE remote, which by all reports
>  > seems well supported in Linux,
>
>  I was using an Igor device for many years but it always seemed too much
>  trouble to install after an upgrade so I've been using mceusb2 for a long
>  time with no problems.

Wonderful, that's good to here. My MCE remote is in the post.

>  A standard Nova T worked fine for me for many years and there are a few on
>  ebay ATM.

A standard, meaning an earlier version (not the 500)?

-Eamonn