[mythtv-users] Why does my USB IR remote behave like a keyboard?
Joseph A. Caputo
jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Mon Jan 30 20:12:45 UTC 2006
On Monday 30 January 2006 14:41, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I'm trying to debug my remote, but I know nothing about LIRC. So my
> first step in understanding what is happening is to figure out why my
> remote behaves like a keyboard. I checked dmesg and the USB receiver
> that came with the remote is detected as a Philips RCS Keyboard. It
> has a HID an everything. Many of the buttons are returning normal
> keycodes. Many are not. I want to get to a point where I can get a
> signal from each of the buttons, then I can do something with the
> signal.
>
> So, does LIRC cause a remote to look like a keyboard?
No.
> Or, do you
> think the USB receiver for the remote is designed to appear to be a
> keyboard?
Yes. You don't need LIRC here, you need to figure out how to configure
your keyboard settings to recognize the keycodes your remote is
sending.
-JAC
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