[mythtv-users] Microsoft Remote Keyboard

[Nick Rosier]

On 10/24/05, Oliver Groht <oliver.groht at catworkx.de> wrote:
>  Lee schrieb:
>
>
>
> Err, wrong.... The MS MCE keyboard isn't a 'real' keyboard, it that it
> doesn't connect to a keyboard/USB connector directly...
>  Even on MCE you have to install a patch to get the keyboard to work.
>
>  So why go that way then?  Why not get a real wireless keyboard and not have
> the interfacing problems?
>  Because it looks lurvely... and it matches my MCE remote... and it's the
> ultimate insult... ;)
>
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>  so, today i had bought the ms remote. Under Windows, no surprise, it works
> well with the XP MCE keyboard.
>  First try with my Mythbox was unsuccessfull. That's what i expected. No
> deeper try yet.
>  Output from dmesg:
>  usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 4
>  usb 1-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
>
>  lsusb says:
>  Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0458:0048 KYE Systems Corp. (Mouse Systems)
>  Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04b4:6560 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. CY7C65640
> USB-2.0 "TetraHub"
>  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c215 Logitech, Inc.
>  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>  Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0471:0815 Philips
>  Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0d62:2021 Darfon Electronics Corp.
>  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
>  lee, what kind of driver you use for the remote? could you send me more
> informations? About yor ms remote?

Lirc 0.7.2 supports the latest MCE remote. Just compile the mceusb2 driver.
This is my lircd.conf file:

#
# RC-6 config file
#
# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
#         http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
#
# used by: Philips
#
#########
#
# Philips Media Center Edition remote control
# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
#
# Dan Conti  dconti|acm.wwu.edu
# Martin A. Blatter  mblatter at gmail.com (additions for european version)
#
# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control
#

begin remote

  name mceusb
  bits           16
  flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       2667   889
  one           444   444
  zero          444   444
  pre_data_bits 21
  pre_data      0x37FF0
  gap          105000
  toggle_bit     22
  rc6_mask     0x100000000


      begin codes

# starts at a1
        Blue     0x00007ba1
        Yellow   0x00007ba2
        Green    0x00007ba3
        Red      0x00007ba4
        Teletext 0x00007ba5
        Radio    0x00007baf
        Print    0x00007bb1
        Videos   0x00007bb5
        Pictures 0x00007bb6
        RecTV    0x00007bb7
        Music    0x00007bb8
        TV       0x00007bb9
# no ba - d8
        Guide    0x00007bd9
        LiveTV   0x00007bda
        DVD      0x00007bdb
        Back     0x00007bdc
        OK       0x00007bdd
        Right    0x00007bde
        Left     0x00007bdf
        Down     0x00007be0
        Up       0x00007be1
# no e2,e3
        Star     0x00007be2
        Hash     0x00007be3
        Replay   0x00007be4
        Skip     0x00007be5
        Stop     0x00007be6
        Pause    0x00007be7
        Record   0x00007be8
        Play     0x00007be9
        Rewind   0x00007bea
        Forward  0x00007beb
        ChanDown 0x00007bec
        ChanUp   0x00007bed
        VolDown  0x00007bee
        VolUp    0x00007bef
        More     0x00007bf0
        Mute     0x00007bf1
        Home     0x00007bf2
        Power    0x00007bf3
        Enter    0x00007bf4
        Clear    0x00007bf5
        Nine     0x00007bf6
        Eight    0x00007bf7
        Seven    0x00007bf8
        Six      0x00007bf9
        Five     0x00007bfa
        Four     0x00007bfb
        Three    0x00007bfc
        Two      0x00007bfd
        One      0x00007bfe
        Zero     0x00007bff
      end codes

end remote