[mythtv-users] Mac mini, ubuntu, IR remotes

[Tino Keitel]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 22:34:45 +0100, Shaun Lowry wrote:
> Tino Keitel wrote:

[...]

> > As of lirc 0.8.2 you can use a driver called "macmini". This uses the
> > IR device as a USB HID device, so you need a corresponding
> > /dev/usb/hid* device file. Take care not to use kernel 2.6.22, as this
> > version blacklisted the IR device in the HID driver.
> 
> I'm currently running Ubuntu 7.10 which has this kernel, although as 
> I've said it appears to be working at the dev/input level.  I don't 
> have the /dev/usb/hid* devices though.  I'm planning to upgrade to 
> Hardy Heron when it gets released in a couple of weeks which has 
> MythTV 0.21 and kernel 2.6.24 - is this kernel likely to be OK?

When you can use it via dev/input, then you use a kernel that has the
patch applied that adds the appleir driver. This driver has the
disadvantage from being broken after suspend, and I don't know if/how
it works with more then the 6 keys.

A device that is handled by a dedicated driver (in your case: appleir)
does not show up in /dev/usb/, so you need to make sure that appleir is
not used after you upgraded to a later kernel. The device node in
/dev/usb/ is required if you want to use the lirc macmini driver.

Regards,
Tino