Re: [PATCH] Input: add appleir USB driver

[Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@yahoo.com>]

On Wed, 14 May 2008 16:49:09 -0700, Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:27:22AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 03:15:19PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
>> 
>> > +	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_IRCONTROL,
>> > HID_QUIRK_IGNORE },
>> >  	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_IRCONTROL4,
>> >  	HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV | HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT },
>> 
>> Hm. How is the IRCONTROL4 handled? Is the protocol completely
>> different?
> 
> I know nothing about that device, sorry.  I think it is a totally
> different protocol from what I can tell looking at the code.
> 
>> > +	  Say Y here if you want to use a Apple USB remote control.  This 
+
>> >   device is traditionally inside an Intel Apple Mac Mini, but might +
>> >   show up in other places.
>> 
>> Minor nit, but it's supported on all the desktop Intel Macs and not
>> just the Mini.
> 
> Ah, didn't realize that, nice to know, we should have a wider userbase
> then :)

I'm not 100% sure whether Mac Pro desktops support the remote controls. 
Additionally saying USB remote makes it sound like a tethered device - 
perhaps it should be "USB IR remote" (although maybe that's acronym 
overload).

Do modern Mac Laptops (MacBook / MacBook Pro) support their IR remotes 
some other way?

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