[mythtv-users] USB IR Receivers

[HP-mini]

On Thu, 2015-09-03 at 09:01 -0700, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> 
> On 9/3/2015 7:37 AM, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have patched mceusb.c and am working with the newer receiver. I will 
> > post if I get it working. Then I'll post about the Topseed.
> >
> >
> 
> Trudging along here...
> 
> I'm trying to write the udev rule to unbind the device from usb_hid at 
> boot time using Alec's supplied page here:
> 
> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/13964/prevent-claiming-of-novelty-usb-device-by-usbhid-so-i-can-control-it-with-libusb
> 
> But I am unsure what the variable should be. My rule looks like:
> 
> SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0471", ATTRS{idProduct}=="20cc", 
> MODE="0660", GROUP="plugdev", RUN="/bin/sh -c 'echo -n $number:1.0 > 
> /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid/unbind'"
> 
> But 'udevadm control -R' does not unbind usb-hid:
> 
> $tree /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid/
> /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid/
> âââ 1-2:1.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0
> âââ bind
> âââ module -> ../../../../module/usbhid
> âââ new_id
> âââ remove_id
> âââ uevent
> âââ unbind
> 
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"sudo echo > blah" does not have sudo access to blah..
try "echo | sudo tee blah"

Or put
"/bin/sh -c 'echo -n $number:1.0 > 
> /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid/unbind'"
 into a (executable) script called from udev.