[mythtv-users] ati_remote and kernel 2.6.5 with X10 "lola" remote?

Bryan Halter bhalter at schmeg.net
Wed Apr 28 21:21:43 EDT 2004


Will I actually set this up the other night.  Get LIRC .7p4 and compile
it with the atiusb driver.  Also get the kernel patch to include LIRC in
the kernel and build the appropriate modules.  Then follow the remote
information in Jarrod's guide.

Bryan
On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 15:53, Will Dormann wrote:
> Ok, I've been playing around with getting the ati_remote module to work on
> my 2.6.5 system.
> 
> The module loads OK, but I can't figure out what to do with it at that point.
> dmesg shows:
> drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver ati_remote
> drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c: Registered USB driver ATI/X10 RF USB Remote
> Control v. 2.2.0
> 
> I'm roughly following the instructions here:
> http://remotew.free.fr/linux_en.htm
> 
> But a lot of the documentation I've been able to google seems to be
> intended for the 2.4 kernel, and downloading and compiling ati_remote
> separately.   The documentation at the end of this:
> http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/DocumentationPage_2fSupported
> Hardware
> mentions an "input" module, and it doesn't seem that is part of the 2.6.x
> kernel.
> 
> I've tried running xev, and it doesn't respond when I press any of the
> buttons on the remote.  (but does when I type on the keyboard).   Other
> than the dmesg output, I can't seem to find any way to see if the
> ati_remote device is working properly.   Shouldn't it be a device in /dev
> somewhere?  (Running devfs, FWIW).   I see reference to "/dev/input/mice"
> in some of the documentation, but that is there on my system, regardless of
> if the ati_remote module is loaded or not.
> 
> Any tips on getting this stuff working on 2.6.5 ?
> 
> thanks!
> -WD
> 
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