[mythtv-users] Sapphire remote

[Nick Rout]

PS as you press keys, the event_count in /proc/sapphire should increment.

If you bring up an xterm and press the number keys they should show up.

Mine even works in the grub screen, before any kernel or drivers have
even been started, ie it should work as a basic hid keyboard even
without the drivers from rtr.ca

On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a great remote in my experience, although I haven't updated my
> drivers for it in ages.
>
> It should have been
>
> sudo make install
>
> I think, unless you were root anyway.
>
> Once installed the author's keymap works fine with a default mythtv
> install. There is a bit of documentation about the setup on the
> author's webpage and the files inside the tarball.
>
> I use ubuntu, but the driver is so simple I think it'll work anywhere.
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am configuring new frontend, I buy a Sapphire remote and I want to use it.
>>
>> I read mythtv wiki and Mark's website. I did this steps:
>>
>> wget http://rtr.ca/sapphire_remote/sapphire-5.7.tar.gz
>> tar xzf sapphire-5.7.tar.gz
>> cd sapphire-5.7
>> make install
>>
>> Add it in /etc/rc.local
>>
>> /usr/local/bin/sapphire_startup.sh
>>
>> When reboot, I get this info:
>>
>> $ cat /proc/sapphire
>> event_count 0
>> last_key 0x00000000
>> elapsed_secs 4294967295
>>
>> I have 0.27.3 from deb-multimedia backports with a fresh install, I
>> didn't configure any keymap yet.
>>
>> I press keys but nothing change in the frontend menu and
>> /proc/sapphire always show the same. Need I configure something else?
>> Add keys?
>>
>> The batteries are new.
>>
>> Could someone help? This is my first time with Sapphire remote, I
>> always use MCE, want to try it!
>>
>> Kind regards.
>>
>> --
>> Josu Lazkano
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