[mythtv-users] ATI Wonder Remote

[Bryan Halter]

Raphael Pooser wrote:

> Are you sure you can't set this in xf86config (or xorg.conf)?  You can 
> set a typematic repeat rate or turn off repetition altogether for any 
> keyboard device used in X.  My remote actually runs without any 
> entries in xorg at all, but I went ahead and defined it in there 
> afterwards, however, I don't have the repetition unless I press the 
> key for too long.  Does the "mouse" section of the remote send 4 
> repeats also?
> Raphael
>
> Bryan Halter wrote:
>
>> Tim Litwiller wrote:
>>
>>> that last answer is correct.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/9/05, *David Watkins* <watkinshome at gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:watkinshome at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     On 09/11/05, Folashade Adeyosoye <shardayyy at gmail.com
>>>     <mailto:shardayyy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>     >
>>>     >
>>>     > What am I missing, I tried following
>>>     > ( http://www.litwiller.net/mythtv/remote.html) these
>>>     > instructions but for each button that I press on the remote, it
>>>     repeats 4
>>>     > times. For example if I hit the "3" button I get   "3333"
>>>     >
>>>     >
>>>     >
>>>     >
>>>     >
>>>     > What might I be missing?
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>>>     The remote will continually generate keycodes.  However lircd 
>>> should
>>>     be able to convert these to single commands.
>>>
>>>     You could try commenting out the repeat=5 (in lircrc) line for
>>>     buttons
>>>     you don't want to repeat .  or maybe change it to repeat=0.
>>>
>>>     I think repeat=5 means that every 5th command from the remote 
>>> will get
>>>     sent to the application.  For most keys you probably don't want a
>>>     repeat at all.  For those that you do (volume, skip etc) experiment
>>>     with different numbers.
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>> The last answer is correct IF you're using LIRC with your ATI remote 
>> and not the IMO much easier to use kernel driver which allows your 
>> remote to act as a KB and mouse.  The problem he's referring to comes 
>> in kernels > 2.6.12 when using the default ATI driver.  I've looked 
>> high and low and can't find any way to configure the repeat time when 
>> loading the module.  If somoene knows this please let me know
>>
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I'm not doing anything differently than I did when I had 2.6.12.  This 
also occurs when I try to use the remote to enter text in a tty so its 
not "just" an X problem.  There may be some system wide setting I can 
tweak or perhaps its time to go do a bit of kernel hacking and fix the 
module