this doesn't work:
TIM1_CCMR2 = 0b01; //its default input channel
TIM1_IER = 0b100; //channel 2 capture interrupt
TIM1_CCER2 = 0b1; //channel 2 capture
TIM1_CR1 = 0b1; //start counter
and yet this works with no problem (on channel 1)
TIM1_CCMR1 = 0b10; //remap channel 1 on input 2 where ch2 is supposed to be by default
TIM1_IER = 0b10; //capture channel 1 interrupt
TIM1_CCER1 = 0b1; //enable channel 1 capture
TIM1_CR1 = 0b1; //start counter
also, if I remap channel one on ti 1 (pin 16) it still works (on channel one pin) but if I remap channel 2 on ti 1 it won't.