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by **giarc** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:54 pm

Hi, following mce remote breaking im temporary using an old cyberlink remote, one of these:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129977

Looks like few people have had fun getting these to work. Currently I have lircd disabled as the remote is recognised as a usb keyboard and mouse and few of the buttons work such as up down left right and the ok button.

At present the other buttons dont appear to provide any control over myth.

On my FE/BE box im able to map (with mythcontrols) the info button, back button and few others which provide enough control.

Whats the best way to map these few remaining buttons in minimyth. I can grab keycodes with xev and possibly use xmodmap.

the device shows as

Code: Select all: # lsusb Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0766:0204 Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

and the 2 topspeed devices

Code: Select all: # more /proc/bus/input/devices I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41 N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event0 B: EV=120013 B: KEY=4 2000000 3803078 f800d001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe B: MSC=10 B: LED=7 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0002 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button (FF)" P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input1 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event1 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button (CM)" P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input2 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event2 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0766 Product=0204 Version=0100 N: Name="TopSeed Tech Corp. USB IR Combo Device " P: Phys=usb-0000:00:10.0-1/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/input/input3 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event3 B: EV=120003 B: KEY=10000 7 ff87207a c14057ff febeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe B: LED=1f I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0766 Product=0204 Version=0100 N: Name="TopSeed Tech Corp. USB IR Combo Device " P: Phys=usb-0000:00:10.0-1/input1 S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.1/input/input4 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd mouse0 event4 B: EV=100007 B: KEY=42c03b2 20d0400 0 0 70000 4 18000 21f8 d001d006 9e0040 0 0 0 B: REL=103

the other option i have seen is this program http://jtspainwithlinux.blogspot.com/20 ... ntrol.html

thanks for your help

by **Pablo** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:16 am

As this remote control appears as one or more keyboards, you might follow the howto for using a remote control that appears as a keyboard.

by **giarc** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:05 pm

Thankyou works perfectly now. I can only use lirc for one event, in this case event4 described as mouse. However X or kernel interfaces with the other keys up, down, left right 0-9 so they works fine also. I only need to amend lircrc slightly.
Thanks again

by **Pablo** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:40 pm

Could post or pm me your lircd.conf and your lircrc files so that I can add them to the MiniMyth image and enable auto-detection of the device? Once auto-detection is working, both event devices will be handled by LIRC.

by **Pablo** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:02 am

I have added auto-detection for the remote to the latest test build (0.21.0-62b4).

Since I do not have the remote, the lircd.conf and lircrc files that I have included are a guess. Therefore, if you could post or pm me your lircd.conf and lircrc files, I would appreciate it.

by **giarc** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:17 pm

sure no probs

my lircd.conf

Code: Select all: ############################################################################################# # lircd.conf file for Cyberlink remote manufactured by Topspeed, Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd # ############################################################################################# begin remote name Cyberink bits 32 begin codes KEY_HOME 0x10066 # Home Button KEY_SLEEP 0x1008e # Power Button KEY_DVD 0x10185 # DVD/VCD KEY_MP3 0x10187 # Music KEY_MEDIA 0x100e2 # Pictures KEY_VIDEO 0x10189 # Videos KEY_TV 0x10179 # Live TV KEY_RECORD 0x100a7 # Record KEY_RADIO 0x10181 # Radio KEY_AUDIO 0x10188 # SAP KEY_TEXT 0x10184 # Teletext/CC KEY_LAST 0x10195 # Last CH KEY_SUBTITLE 0x10172 # Subtitle KEY_LANGUAGE 0x10170 # Language KEY_ANGLE 0x10173 # Angle KEY_BACK 0x1009e # BACK KEY_PROPS 0x10082 # Info/EPG KEY_SHUFFLE 0x1019a # DVD Menu KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x10073 # Vol + KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x10072 # Vol - KEY_MUTE 0x10071 # Mute KEY_CHANNELUP 0x10192 # CH/PG up KEY_CHANNELDOWN 0x10193 # CH/PG down KEY_PLAY 0x100cf # Play KEY_REWIND 0x100a8 # Rev KEY_PAUSE 0x10077 # Pause KEY_FASTFORWARD 0x100d0 # Fwd KEY_PREVIOUSSONG 0x100a5 # Prev KEY_STOPCD 0x100a6 # Stop KEY_NEXTSONG 0x100a3 # Next end codes end remote

The only amendments I have made to lircrc are

Code: Select all: begin prog = mythtv button = KEY_TELETEXT ( is now KEY_TEXT) config = T end and begin prog = mythtv button = KEY_MENU (is now KEY_SHUFFLE, my DVD menu button) config = M end

Ive changed the top 4 buttons with what could be jumpoints to control digital interactive (teletext) here in uk as they are also red, green, yellow and blue but i guess that personal preference.

Basic functions of mplayer and xine work fine with default lircrc, pause, rewind etc

hope this helps, let me know if you want any further info.

thanks

by **giarc** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:20 pm

oh and in addition, if I tell lirc to use the other event, for the directional controls, I would use

Code: Select all: ############################################################################################# # lircd.conf file for Cyberlink remote manufactured by Topspeed, Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd # directional buttons ############################################################################################# begin remote name Cyberink bits 32 begin codes KEY_UP 0x10067 # up arrow KEY_DOWN 0x1006c # down arrow KEY_LEFT 0x10069 # left arrow KEY_RIGHT 0x1006a # right arrow KEY_ENTER 0x1001c # ok butoon KEY_DELETE 0x1006f # clear button KEY_ENTER 0x1001c # enter end codes end remote

thanks

by **Pablo** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:07 pm

I am glad to hear that this remote does not generate MCE keyboard shortcuts.

If you have the time, could you let me know the key names associated with the other event device (the one being handled by Xorg)?

by **giarc** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:08 pm

yep the keynames for the other event device (controlled by xorg) are the post above.

Just out of interest how will you be able to get both events controlled by lirc, I couldnt find much information on doing that.

by **Pablo** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:42 am

giarc wrote:yep the keynames for the other event device (controlled by xorg) are the post above.

Thank you. I assume that the number keys map to KEY_1 ... KEY_9 and KEY_0.

I have merged the two lircd.conf files into one. In addition, I changed a few key names so that they work with the existing lircrc files:

Code: Select all: KEY_SHUFFLE -> KEY_MENU KEY_STOPCD -> KEY_STOP KEY_NEXTSONG -> KEY_NEXT KEY_PREVIOUSSONG -> KEY_PREVIOUS

In addition, I added a couple keys to the lircrc files

Code: Select all: KEY_TEXT KEY_MP3

I have uploaded a new test release with these changes (0.21.0-62b5). Hopefully, this will allow your remote to be detected and configured with no need to set an MM_LIRC_* variables.

Just out of interest how will you be able to get both events controlled by lirc, I couldnt find much information on doing that.

LIRC supports communication between LIRC daemons over IP. One LIRC daemon can receive input over IP from multiple LIRC daemons. Using this, LIRC can support multiple remote controls. When MiniMyth detects more than one remote control, it uses this method to support all the detected remote controls.

by **giarc** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:25 pm

Thank you. I assume that the number keys map to KEY_1 ... KEY_9 and KEY_0.

Yes they do, sorry, I missed those off.

LIRC supports communication between LIRC daemons over IP. One LIRC daemon can receive input over IP from multiple LIRC daemons. Using this, LIRC can support multiple remote controls. When MiniMyth detects more than one remote control, it uses this method to support all the detected remote controls.

Thats pretty cool
Thank you for you doing this, I'll have a play with this test release.

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