[mythtv-users] Configuring ATI Remote Wonder to Work on Fedora 11

[Jarod Wilson]

On Sep 3, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Mache Creeger wrote:

> I have done a clean install of Fedora 11 and reloaded myth on a  
> small client. My last issue is to get my ATI Remote Wonder working  
> properly. I have a standard lircd.conf and .lircrc that I network  
> mount from my MBE and have working reliably on another very similar  
> client (Fedora 10).
>
> My remote sort of works but has problems. The cursor keys work,  
> NUMBERS, and POWER works, but the PLAY, PAUSE, FF, REW, OK, and STOP  
> do not.
>
> I understand that modprobe modules have been changing significantly  
> in these new releases of Fedora.
>
> Any ideas?

Yes.

> Here are some interesting excerpts from the logs:
>
> # dmesg | grep ati
> ..
> usbcore: registered new interface driver ati_remote
> ati_remote: 2.2.1:ATI/X10 RF USB Remote Control

...

> # The infrared receiver (and/or transmitter) driver to be used by  
> lircd(8),
> # similar to passing "-H driver" to lircd(8).
> # Run "/usr/sbin/lircd -H help" to get a listing of supported drivers.
> LIRC_DRIVER="atilibusb"

You need to blacklist ati_remote to use atilibusb, if I'm thinking  
clearly. That. or instead of using atilibusb, you can just use the  
devinput userspace driver, connecting to the input device created by  
ati_remote.

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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com