I've managed to fix the problem. Turns out lirc was the culprit here. Uninstalling lirc and making sure that the file with my keymaps is in /etc/rc_maps.cfg solves the problem.
** Changed in: v4l-utils (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1461668 Title: ir-keytable presses recognised but not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/v4l-utils/+bug/1461668/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs