On 11/26/05, Jakob Fix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well,
complete disclosure requires the following to be said: There is a
bit of work to be done switching from kernel support to LIRC. But
after doing the work, I was quite happy to have made the extra effort.Mercury, Michael,
thanks for the recommendations to use LIRC. Is it painless to switch
from the kernel support to LIRC? Is there some Howto for this? I'm
really uneasy to fix something that's not broke (well, it is not
working, agreed). I'm using the frontend on a Breezy Ubuntu, the
backend is on a Debian.
Here is how I started: I removed the LIRC package that had been loaded as part of Fedora Core 3 installation. Then, I downloaded lirc-0.7.2 package from lirc.org. By following the documentation in the lirc-0.7.2 package (and there is a lot of documentation scattered throughout), I was able to make the switch.
Before copying all my notes from the process, I recommend that you start with the lirc-0.7.2 (or whatever is the latest) package and see how far you can get.
Since you are using both Ubuntu AND Debian, I'll assume that you know your way around Linux.
Here's a hint: Only one of the kernel modules, ati_remote -and- lirc_atiusb,
can be active. So, you must rename the ati_remote kernel module, AND then you have to adjust the Ubuntu equivalent file for Fedora Core's "/etc/modprobe.conf".
By now, it might seem that LIRC isn't worth it, like it might be way too much work. It isn't. The LIRC package is really WELL DONE. I have no regrets whatsoever. In fact, the package is so good, I was able to figure out how to have multiple ATI Remote Wonder remotes controlling multiple MythTV systems. Having multiple MythTV systems using only the kernel support might be a real challenge.
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MM
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