[mythtv-users] Airboard (LiteOn) SK-7100 keyboard

[W Gadsby]

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> From: W Gadsby <wgadsby at yahoo.com>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 9:43:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Airboard (LiteOn) SK-7100 keyboard
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I'm trying to get an Airboard SK-7100 
> keyboard to work with mythtv.  It is an older one with a serial 
mouse 
> interface which I have connected to /dev/ttyS0.  I'm running mythtv on a 
> Fedora 11 system 
without Mythdora (hoping to install the latest Mythdora 
> once it's out).  For anyone else trying to do 
this, or to use any 
> serial mouse, I've discovered that Fedora no longer supports serial mice.  
> I think 
most other Linux distributions are similar.  There is a 
> workaround.  Running the program inputattach 
at boot time tells the 
> system not to lock out serial mice.  If this isn't run at boot time, there 
> doesn't 
seem to be anything that can be done afterward to have the Xwindows 
> system recognize the serial 
input.  What I did is added the following 
> to rc.local:


/usr/sbin/inputattach --mouseman /dev/ttyS0 
> &

This allows the joystick on the Airboard to work as a serial 
> mouse.  The keyboard works well and 
the mouse pointer itself works 
> fine.  I've tried the different remote options in inputattach.  Type 
> 
'inputattach --help' to get a list of available mice.  I can't seem to 
> get the joystick buttons to work.  
I've also tried 'gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 
> -k <mousename>' with various different types to see if the system 
will 
> recognize the buttons with no luck.  Does anyone have any experience with 
> this?

Otherwise, the keyboard works great and has excellent range.  
> For step 2 I tried programming my 
Logitech Harmony 880 remote to send the 
> Airboard commands.  When I use the Harmony remote, 
each key repeats 
> three times.  The Airboard one is ok.  The Harmony remote obviously 
> holds the 
keypress for too long.  I've played with the Harmony options 
> and can only make the hold time longer.  
I went into the BIOS and 
> changed the typematic repeat settings with no effect.  Linux seems to 
> 
override them.  Then I found gnome-keyboard-properties.  I can 
> increase the delay before keys 
repeat or even disable repeating 
> entirely.  This seems to fix the problem if I bring up an xterm 
> window.  
However, Mythfrontend doesn't seem to pay attention to the 
> gnome settings and continues recognizing 
several keypresses each time I hit 
> a key.

Does anyone know of a way to change the key repeat delay in 
> Mythfrontend?  Any advice would be 
much appreciated.


It turns out that the mouse buttons work fine.  I wasn't pressing them hard enough.
I still have the Harmony remote problem, however.  I tried a different remote, a Solidtek ACK-573
and have the exact same problem when I program the Harmony remote to emulate the
keyboard.  Is there no way to tell the myth program to change repeat key settings?