Remote Control for TV Tuner

[vlatkop]

Hello to everyone.
I have TV card with these specifications:
Vendor: Philips Semiconductors
Device: SAA7130 Video Broadcast Decoder
I didn't have to do anything about configuring module for this card (it was all automatic ) Right now I use module driver saa7134. I have tryed TV and Radio and it was all OK. But when I tryed if the remote controler works... It works but only the buttons: from 0 to 9, shutdown, mute, ent, volume up and volume down. The other buttons are not working. So I have some question about my problem. At first i was thinkinig to install and configure lirc but then I decided to find where is configuration file for the TV Tuner and the Remote Controler and just put the other buttons there. But I don't know where to look. Can I make my idea works? Or I will have to install lirc. Also I have read that the XFree86 can be configured to recognise the remote keys by using kbd driver and xkb options. But I don't know if this is possible in xorg and simply I don't know how to do that. At first I thougt that there are allready defined some devices in /etc/X11/xorg.conf for controlling remote controler but there isn't. Who controls now the remote controler? The module saa7134? And what process is responcible for taking instructions from remote control? I have tryed to look with ps ax and I didn't find anything what would help me.
Thanks in advance

[chabayo]

Hi,

...today i work at the same Problem, so i looked at the Documentation of my Kernel-Sources. Theres a file Documentation/video4linux/README.ir giving little answer how to become it work.

It made me including the /dev/input/event devices, with that making it possible to monitor the IR-input.

A 'cat /dev/input/event2' (for now my remote-control) gives output for all buttons.

Look at http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index...te_controllers Section 'Quick instruction' - i hope to get on my way with this...

file:///usr/share/doc/lirc/html/configure.html#lircd.conf coming up with lirc-installation could be interesting too.

It's all lirc - but should make it right.


...but if you get to now how it will work the way you wanted to get (giving a correct configuration to the module so it works alone) let me know.

[edit]
...oh, yes...http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index...te_controllers describes how to get on that way (on section 'How to add remote control support to a card (GPIO remotes)')...let me know if you succeed.

[chabayo]

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