[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: ATI Remote Wonder with Fedora 15

[John Welch]

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 06/02/2011 12:24 PM, John Welch wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>> On 06/02/2011 09:21 AM, John Welch wrote:
>>>> I'll check with Axel to see if the 'lirc_atiusb' module is something
>>>> that he has provided in the past and may be able to package for F15.
>>>> Failing that, I'll work on the 'ati_remote' method.
>>> FWIW, I like/use lirc_atiusb driver because it allows me to use the
>>> "mouse" device as regular remote buttons instead of as a (useless to
>>> MythTV) mouse.  If you don't care to change the mouse to regular remote
>>> buttons, using ati_remote with lirc's devinput driver to provide a
>>> custom mapping of buttons is likely the easiest approach.  (I'm pretty
>>> sure--though not positive--that the ati_remote/devinput approach cannot
>>> be used to treat remote mouse events as button events.)
>> Thanks Mike.  I'd like to continue to use the lirc_atiusb driver
>> simply because I have everything setup and working the way I want it.
>> I don't think I necessarily *need* the mouse buttons, but it is nice
>> to have the option to use them as remote buttons.
>
> Ooops.  Too many drivers--I copy/pasted the wrong name.  I meant I
> actually use the atilibusb driver.  It's much nicer than lirc_atiusb
> because it's a userspace driver (and, in the case of atilibusb, doesn't
> require /any/ kernel modules for the ATI remote--since it uses libusb to
> access the device directly).
>
> I'm a big fan of the LIRC drivers that don't require special/LIRC-only
> kernel modules, and I believe I've saved many times the amount of time
> it took me to switch drivers just in not having to deal with special
> kernel modules.
>
> Mike

OK, thanks.  Looks like I have another option to look at :)

John