[mythtv-users] Why does my USB IR remote behave like a keyboard?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Monday 30 January 2006 14:41, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I'm trying to debug my remote, but I know nothing about LIRC.  So my
> first step in understanding what is happening is to figure out why my
> remote behaves like a keyboard.  I checked dmesg and the USB receiver
> that came with the remote is detected as a Philips RCS Keyboard.  It
> has a HID an everything.  Many of the buttons are returning normal
> keycodes.  Many are not.  I want to get to a point where I can get a
> signal from each of the buttons, then I can do something with the
> signal.
>
> So, does LIRC cause a remote to look like a keyboard?

No.

> Or, do you 
> think the USB receiver for the remote is designed to appear to be a
> keyboard?

Yes.  You don't need LIRC here, you need to figure out how to configure 
your keyboard settings to recognize the keycodes your remote is 
sending.

-JAC