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Lee.Wilkerson
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OK, so I found this IR PCVA-IR6U receiver at a yard sale. Neither Windows nor Linux seem to work with it without drivers which I haven't found yet...
dmesg says:
usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 61
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin: sample_rate: 80
usbcore: registered new interface driver lirc_mceusb
lirc_mceusb: USB Microsoft IR Transceiver Driver v0.2
lsusb says:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:006d Microsoft Corp. eHome Remote Control Keyboard keys
BTW, I don't have the keyboard - just the IR box. I was thinking I could use it as a receiver for IR remote to control Rhythmbox or the DVD player...
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Sounds like you need to get some additional documentation from MS about how to communicate with this device.0
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Everything you need to know is probably located right here:
http://www.lirc.org/
http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/
I've read in other forums that people have gotten that receiver to work w/ Linux, and clearly, the kernel is recognising yours. Now it's a matter of getting a config for a transmitter that will work with it.0 -
Thank you very much, Adam.
I went to those two sites and D/L'ed stuff for about an hour. :laugh:
I'm happier than a pig in S***!
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So, it sounds like you got it to work! Glad to hear it. Current versions of Linux support a huge variety of hardware, though sometimes you have to do some searching to figure out how far out to stick your tongue to make it work... :-)0
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Actually, no. Not yet, but I think I can get it done now with all of the data I gleaned from those two places and the links.
I trashed a 1/2 TB HDD yesterday, so I am currently trying to recover all of the data which is(was) stored therein.
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yes i think , you are telling right ...0
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After more extensive searching and experimenting, I have come to the conclusion that the receiver is being recognized by Linux and Windows. The problem I have now is (I think) I need software that translates the input data into commands and redirects them accordingly.
~/Lee0
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