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diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/README.ir b/Documentation/video4linux/README.ir deleted file mode 100644 index 0da47a847..000000000 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/README.ir +++ /dev/null @@ -1,72 +0,0 @@ - -infrared remote control support in video4linux drivers -====================================================== - - -basics ------- - -Current versions use the linux input layer to support infrared -remote controls. I suggest to download my input layer tools -from http://bytesex.org/snapshot/input-<date>.tar.gz - -Modules you have to load: - - saa7134 statically built in, i.e. just the driver :) - bttv ir-kbd-gpio or ir-kbd-i2c depending on your - card. - -ir-kbd-gpio and ir-kbd-i2c don't support all cards lirc supports -(yet), mainly for the reason that the code of lirc_i2c and lirc_gpio -was very confusing and I decided to basically start over from scratch. -Feel free to contact me in case of trouble. Note that the ir-kbd-* -modules work on 2.6.x kernels only through ... - - -how it works ------------- - -The modules register the remote as keyboard within the linux input -layer, i.e. you'll see the keys of the remote as normal key strokes -(if CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD is enabled). - -Using the event devices (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV) it is possible for -applications to access the remote via /dev/input/event<n> devices. -You might have to create the special files using "/sbin/MAKEDEV -input". The input layer tools mentioned above use the event device. - -The input layer tools are nice for trouble shooting, i.e. to check -whenever the input device is really present, which of the devices it -is, check whenever pressing keys on the remote actually generates -events and the like. You can also use the kbd utility to change the -keymaps (2.6.x kernels only through). - - -using with lircd -================ - -The cvs version of the lircd daemon supports reading events from the -linux input layer (via event device). The input layer tools tarball -comes with a lircd config file. - - -using without lircd -=================== - -XFree86 likely can be configured to recognise the remote keys. Once I -simply tried to configure one of the multimedia keyboards as input -device, which had the effect that XFree86 recognised some of the keys -of my remote control and passed volume up/down key presses as -XF86AudioRaiseVolume and XF86AudioLowerVolume key events to the X11 -clients. - -It likely is possible to make that fly with a nice xkb config file, -I know next to nothing about that through. - - -Have fun, - - Gerd - --- -Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org> |