linux-kernel - Re: How to correctly disable LIRC-related MCE*/IR_* modules, to remove ID of RemoteControl as BOTH keyboard & remote?

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Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:44:18 -0800
From:	randmedia@...mail.org
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to correctly disable LIRC-related MCE*/IR_* modules,
 to remove ID of RemoteControl as BOTH keyboard & remote?

Hi all,

Bump, please.  Or a pointer to the appropriate list would be helpful.
I'm clearly getting lost amidst the patch traffic and deluge of spam, so
suspect I may be in the wrong place ...

Thanks.


On Wed, Nov 13, 2013, at 09:12 AM, randmedia@...mail.org wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013, at 08:52 AM, Jim Bos wrote:
> > Have you looked at this sysfs-file, specifically tried this:
> > 
> > echo lirc > /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols
> 
> In short, yes.
> 
> atm, I've this udev rule,
> 
> 	cat /etc/udev/rules.d/70-infrared.rules
> 		ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="rc",
> 		RUN+="/usr/bin/ir-keytable --clear --protocol=LIRC
> 		--write=/etc/rc_keymaps/my_streamzap_rpi"
> 
> which ensures after boot
> 
> 	ir-keytable
> 	Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/ (/dev/input/event2) with:
> 	        Driver streamzap, table rc-streamzap
> 	        Supported protocols: LIRC 
> 	        Enabled protocols: LIRC 
> 	        Repeat delay = 500 ms, repeat period = 125 ms
> 
> which correlates to
> 
> 	cat  /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols 
> 		[lirc]
> 
> i.e., the same effect as the manual intervetion of
> 
> 	echo lirc > /sys/class/rc/rc0/protocols
> 
> nonetheless, that _alone_, does NOT 'do the trick'.  if those MCE*
> kernel mods are around, i.e., if I have NOT disabled them in the kernel
> (re)compile, or, similarly, use the distro-provided kernel which
> compiles the mods by default, then -- at boot -- the Streamzap is
> recognized/assigned as an MCE keyboard/remote.
> 
> rand
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