On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 00:12:46 +0100, Martin J. Smith wrote:
> Hi all..
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> I?m pretty new to the list, so apologies is this has been discussed before.
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> Can anyone confirm if they?ve had any luck using the mac mini IR
> remote/receiver with LIRC?
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> I?m unsure where to start and would appreciate any tips if its possible
> please, I?m looking to use it to trigger system events/scripts if possible,
> although I must admit I?ve not explored the abilities & limits of LIRC yet.
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> Any tips or help would be appreciated.
Hi,
this should do the trick:
1. Make sure the evdev kernel module is loaded or compiled into the
kernel (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV)
2. lsinput (in Debian Etch, it is in the input-utils package)
3. Spot the device for the apple remote. If it's not there, try
cat /dev/input/eventX with all eventX files, press a button on the
remote and look if you got the right device
4. Start irrecord -H dev/input -d /dev/input/<proper device>
5. Follow the instructions given by irrecord
6. Move the resulting lircd.conf to /etc/
7. Start lircd -n -H dev/input -d /dev/input/<proper device> /etc/lircd.conf
8. Start irw, press some buttons on the remote and check if it prints
the button press events
Now you could set up a ~/.lircrc and populate it with your desired
actions. To trigger system events/scripts, you might want to take a
look into the irexec documentation on www.lirc.org. Short example:
begin
prog = irexec
button = power
config = /usr/bin/your_program
end
Now start irexec and press the button you specified as "button" (above,
"power" is used. You should tweak this to a button mentioned in your
/etc/lircd.conf file).
Regards,
Tino
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