Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 2 Oct 2004 20:09:24 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Reading ati_remote keypresses in userland |
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Hi!
> I have an ati_ remote, and the ati_remote module loaded, the 2.2.0 version > with kernel version 2.6.5-1. It works in that I can see data > on /dev/input/mice when I use the mouse type controls on the remote. However > I need to use the keyboardish buttons to control my application. > > Having read round it seemed the /dev/input/event devices would be the key. I > put together some code to find the right event device and dump the output > from a linux journal article : > > The device on /dev/input/event0 says its name is PS/2 Generic Mouse > The device on /dev/input/event1 says its name is AT Translated Set 2 > keyboard > The device on /dev/input/event2 says its name is X10 Wireless Technology Inc > USB Receiver > evdev driver version is 1.0.0 > > ...but there's no output turning up when I read from the file descriptor. > However, running the module in debug mode does give meaningful output to > /var/log/messages :
You need to read in slightly special way, see for example evtest.
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