From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sitsofe Wheeler Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: add appleir USB driver Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 06:20:44 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20080514221519.GA6575@kroah.com> <20080514232722.GA12314@srcf.ucam.org> <20080514234909.GA20084@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.orglinux-input@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org 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? -- Sitsofe | http://sucs.org/~sits/