On 12/13/08, Michel Hoogervorst <mic...@highking.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > I've been breaking my head several times trying to get the remote of my > Pinnacle PCTV Analog Classic PCI to work, but never succeeded. Not using the > event interface, not using lirc. > So, quite some time ago I've bought a cheap USB-IRDA receiver, only to find > out that this this is not capable of handling remotes :-( > > Now, I bought a Logitech Harmony 525, and like to give it another try. So > I've plugged in the original ir into the PCTV card, and loaded the modules > that are needed for the thing to work. And yes, I get an extra event device > in /dev/input with the name "Pinnacle PCTV", so you'd think it would work... > wrong... using the input-events tool I get nothing at all from this thing! > Not using the original remote, not using the Harmony. I have tried using > lirc as well, without any luck. > > Maybe someone has a tip on a usb-ir receiver? I don't have a serial port, so > the IR-blaster is not an option. Also I'd like it to work without lirc, just > using the event interface. Any ideas?
Remotes that use the evdev interface tend to be device that are hard coded. If you plan on using the harmony remote you probably need to use lirc somehow. The tv card device are usually hard coded to the remote that came with it. Later Jonathan > Sorry to ask this here, but I just don't want to buy another device that > doesn't do what I want. > > > Michel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
