[ltp] irda remotes on a R40?

[Tod Harter]

I don't know anything specific about IR remotes, but I KNOW there is a whole 
project dealing with using them with Linux. Go check out the Freevo project, 
it basically integrates remote control, menu software and video/audio 
playback and recording into a useable PVR. They should have pointers to all 
of that sort of stuff.

On Tuesday 02 March 2004 7:47 pm, Ben wrote:
> I have an R40 2897gwu, and I'd love to get IR working.  For now I'm
> not so interested in data transmission but in using a remote for, say,
> controlling xmms, or presentations.  While loads has been written on
> getting IR networking running (between laptops, or to sync a PDA or
> phone) I am having trouble finding info on getting simple remote-
> control signals.  Are they just different?  Here's what I've done:
>
> In the BIOS, I turned on IR.  It's detected at boot-up:
>
> ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a NS16550A
>
> "modprobe irtty_sir":
>
> Mar  2 17:25:51 localhost kernel: irda_init()
> Mar  2 17:25:51 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 23
>
> "irattach /dev/ttyS1":
> Mar  2 17:26:03 localhost kernel: sirdev_get_instance - ttyS1
> Mar  2 17:26:03 localhost kernel: irtty_open - ttyS1: irda line discipline
> opened Mar  2 17:26:04 localhost irattach: executing: 'echo bach >
> /proc/sys/net/irda/devname' Mar  2 17:26:04 localhost irattach: Starting
> device irda0
> Mar  2 17:26:04 localhost kernel: irlap_change_speed(), setting speed to
> 9600
>
> Looks happy, I think...?  findchip still happily returns nothing,
> though, which I find a little disturbing.
>
> "cat /dev/ttyS1":
> cat: /dev/ttyS1: Input/output error
>
> That seems odd.  "irdadump" seems to run, but doesn't report anything
> if I press a remote button.  xmms doesn't grab any remote buttons.
>
> Any tips?  I assume I need to set a comm parameter, or use different
> software that understands IR remote protocol, or something.  Tips?
>
> Details: up-to-date Debian unstable, kernel 2.6.3, irda-utils 0.9.16-1
>
> TIA!!
> -Ben
>
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