Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Francis Moreau
On Jan 22, 2008 8:32 PM, Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 01/22/2008 03:01 AM, Francis Moreau wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. > > > > So far I only see LIRCD project that make the kernel support > > such device but I'm not sure

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Chuck Ebbert
On 01/22/2008 03:01 AM, Francis Moreau wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. > > So far I only see LIRCD project that make the kernel support > such device but I'm not sure if this project is the best choice > since it's not part of mainline kernels.

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:20:53AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > Don't know about such devices. The device I actually have, an infrared > remote control, seems simple enough to use the input device model. I > have a wheel on it but I think I can make it work too... My IR receiver and remote also

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:20:53AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > > It would still limit the IR ability to sending/receiving "just" > > keypresses. You may want to send and receive more (arbitrary data) over > > an IR dongle attached to the machine. > > Don't know about such devices. The device I

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Francis Moreau
On Jan 22, 2008 11:14 AM, Vojtech Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 10:47:22AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > > On Jan 22, 2008 9:19 AM, Vojtech Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:01:10AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > >

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 10:47:22AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > On Jan 22, 2008 9:19 AM, Vojtech Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:01:10AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. > > > >

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Francis Moreau
On Jan 22, 2008 9:19 AM, Vojtech Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:01:10AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. > > > > So far I only see LIRCD project that make the kernel support > > such devi

Re: Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Vojtech Pavlik
On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:01:10AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. > > So far I only see LIRCD project that make the kernel support > such device but I'm not sure if this project is the best choice > since it's not part of

Linux and remote control device

2008-01-22 Thread Francis Moreau
Hello, I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. So far I only see LIRCD project that make the kernel support such device but I'm not sure if this project is the best choice since it's not part of mainline kernels. And there are certainly good reasons which I'm not aware of