From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail81.extendcp.co.uk ([79.170.40.81]:45880 "EHLO mail81.extendcp.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755222Ab2BFNf1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:35:27 -0500 Received: from 188-222-111-86.zone13.bethere.co.uk ([188.222.111.86] helo=junior) by mail81.extendcp.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.77) id 1RuOj2-0007RP-HQ for linux-media@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:35:22 +0000 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:35:20 +0000 From: Tony Houghton To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: TBS 6920 remote Message-ID: <20120206133520.788eeb3f@junior> In-Reply-To: References: <20120203171250.52278c25@junior> <20120205185233.3ca5024a@tiber> Reply-To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:48:43 +0000 Simon Jones wrote: > > Thanks. It seems that there was a bug in their driver which > > prevented some keys from working, but AFIACT it's fixed now. The > > code is GPL so is it just lack of interest/demand that's stopped it > > from going into the main kernel? > > They have an NDA with a chip supplier so can't release the full > source, I think there is a binary blob somewhere that makes it so you > can't include them. The 6920 uses a Conexant chipset and everything except the remote works with a standard kernel, but I did have to install the firmware manually. Is the binary part for the remote? I would have thought it was only for other chipsets. > > I think I'll pass on having to maintain a 3rd party driver whenever > > the Debian kernel upgrades. The remote is missing some quite > > important keys like Play, so they seem to have only considered it > > for live viewing, not for PVRs. I'll probably end up buying a > > separate USB remote or continuing to use a portable keyboard. > > I have an MCE remote, ebay has HP remote and receiver cheap enough, > they are also rc6 encoding so you can use one-for-all remote etc easy > enough, and drivers are in kernel so only a manor change to lirc to > get it working. Ah yes, those HP ones look serviceable and affordable, thanks. > You don't have to use lirc but I couldn't be bothered trying to map > the keys in X. It would be better if more applications had a nice frontend to "train" them to use certain keys, either as the remote appearing as a keyboard, or by reading input events (which is very easy).