[mythtv-users] Infra-red Remote as keyboard

[Richard Smith]

Paul Andreassen wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:01 pm, Richard Smith wrote:
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>>Paul Andreassen wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:54 pm, Richard Smith wrote:
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>>>>I have a USB infra-red which presents itself to the system as a keyboard
>>>>/ mouse (it's from the Twinhan DVB card package).
>>>>
>>>>Connecting everything up gives me some control over mythtv from the
>>>>remote but, not suprisingly I need to do some key re-mapping.  My
>>>>problem is in knowing how to make setkeycodes work with this remote.  I
>>>>can change the keyboard mappings on the PS/2 connected keyboard but
>>>>nothing I do seems to affect the remote.
>>>>
>>>>Can anyone give me a pointer?  Has anyone already solved this particular
>>>>problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Rick
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>>>I've written a binary patch which changes the keymaping for usb keyboards
>>>so the TwinHan VisionPlus DVB-T card remote better matches MythTV.
>>>
>>>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?do=post_attachment;postatt_id
>>>=7787;list=mythtv
>>>
>>>Paul
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>>Michael's solution of keymapping is fine if the codes generated by the
>>remote match existing keycodes known to Myth (or rather,QT I believe).
>>The Twinhan doesn't.  I presume that's why you did your patch Paul. I
>>did come accross that in my googling, but I stumbled when I found I did
>>not have a usbhid module:
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>>$ ls /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1372_FC3/kernel/drivers/usb/input/
>>aiptek.ko      kbtab.ko      powermate.ko    wacom.ko
>>ati_remote.ko  mtouchusb.ko  touchkitusb.ko  xpad.ko
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>>Rick
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>hidusb.ko must have been compiled into the kernel.  You could change the 
>kernel source code and recompile.  Or try changing the path in my code to 
>point to your kernel and see if it can replace the table.
>
>David Watkins mentioned that you can use LIRC to change the keys of the 
>remote.  I think he was referring to a ATI remote which uses the 
>ati_remote.ko kernel module.  LIRC has its own kernel module for that remote. 
>I'm not sure you can use LIRC with a usbhid device that thinks it is a 
>keyboard.
>
>http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/163483?#163483
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>Best of Luck,
>Paul
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I'll give that a go.

I see differing views as to whether lirc will work with a keyboard.  I 
tried it and didn't make a lot of progress ..... another reason for 
being where I am now!

Rick

	
	
		
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