[linux-dvb] Re: Getting IR-codes directly from DVB-S?

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Oliver Endriss wrote:
> On Friday 03 October 2003 12:25, Holger Waechtler wrote:
>
> > Oliver Endriss wrote:
> >
> > > On Thursday 02 October 2003 15:21, Rene Bartsch wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > as it's quite a work to generate a key-code map, I'd like to know if 
> > > > it's possible to route/catch the raw IR-codes directly to/from the 
> > > > input-device or a socket with the current DVB-driver.
> > >
> > > Currently, there is no such interface.
> > > The driver forwards the (translated) key codes to the input driver.
> > >
> > > A keymap is required, because
> > > - the protocol type must be specified
> > > - the driver requires a keymap for the translation table
> > as soon you know the protocol you can load a dummy keymap which 
> > translates key events 1:1.
>
> That's exactly what I'm going to do now.
> There are two protocols (rc5/rcmm) with two inversion inversion settings
> (on/off), i.e. 4 different settings. So I prompt the user to hold down any
> key while cycling through the 4 possibilities.
:) sounds good.

Holger



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