LinuxQuestions.org - mce remote wont work with hdmi

hi, i have an acer revo setup as an htpc running xbmc and using an mce remote (http://www.amazon.com/Company-MediaG...0764935&sr=8-4).

for some reason, when i connect my revo to my tv using hdmi, my usb mce remote refuses to work (the red light on the usb receiver stays lit as if a button is being held down on the remote). but it works fine when i use vga.

why is this happening ?

Code:

(T: XBMCLive)xbmc@XBMCLive:~$ lsusb

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0781:5151 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Micro 256/512MB Flash Drive

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 050d:705c Belkin Components F5D7050 v4000 Wireless Adapter

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1784:0008 TopSeed Technology Corp. 

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub