I have problems changing my remotes keys. The rc has a joystick for controlling the mouse cursor. After connecting the rc to my computer everything works fine, but the shortcuts are made for Windows MCE and thus they don't fit for me.
I tried to solve my problem with LIRC. This works so far as fine, but I can't use my joystick with this configuration.
Now I don't have an idea how to activate this joystick again, because it worked without LIRC (rather than without irexec).
Does anybody have a hint for me how to activate the joystick or change the shortcuts in another way?
My RC is in /dev/input/event3 and /dev/input/mouse1 and respectively /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:04.0-usb-0:3:1.0-event-mouse and /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:04.0-usb-0:3:1.0-mouse.
Here are my configs:
/etc/lirc/hardware.conf
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
#Chosen Remote Control
REMOTE="Linux input layer (/dev/input/eventX)"
REMOTE_MODULES=""
REMOTE_DRIVER="devinput"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:04.0-usb-0:3:1.0-event-mouse"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
#Chosen IR Transmitter
TRANSMITTER="None"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
#Enable lircd
START_LIRCD="true"
#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
START_LIRCMD="true"
#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES="true"
# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCMD_CONF=""
#Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration
#If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application
#that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive
#frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER
#It will then populate all other variables without any user input
#If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure
#to leave this set to "false"
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
START_LIRCMD=""
/etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
#
#Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.
#Configuration for the Linux input layer (/dev/input/eventX) remote:
include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput"
/usr/share/lirc/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput
# generated by devinput.sh
begin remote
name devinput
bits 16
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
pre_data_bits 16
pre_data 0x8001
gap 132799
toggle_bit_mask 0x0
begin codes
KEY_0 0x000B
KEY_102ND 0x0056
KEY_1 0x0002
KEY_2 0x0003
KEY_3 0x0004
KEY_4 0x0005
KEY_5 0x0006
KEY_6 0x0007
KEY_7 0x0008
KEY_8 0x0009
KEY_9 0x000A
KEY_A 0x001E
KEY_AB 0x0196
KEY_AGAIN 0x0081
KEY_ALTERASE 0x00DE
KEY_ANGLE 0x0173
KEY_APOSTROPHE 0x0028
KEY_ARCHIVE 0x0169
KEY_AUDIO 0x0188
KEY_AUX 0x0186
KEY_B 0x0030
KEY_BACK 0x009E
KEY_BACKSLASH 0x002B
KEY_BACKSPACE 0x000E
KEY_BASSBOOST 0x00D1
KEY_BATTERY 0x00EC
KEY_BLUE 0x0191
KEY_BOOKMARKS 0x009C
KEY_BREAK 0x019B
KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN 0x00E0
KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP 0x00E1
KEY_BRL_DOT1 0x01F1
KEY_BRL_DOT2 0x01F2
KEY_BRL_DOT3 0x01F3
KEY_BRL_DOT4 0x01F4
KEY_BRL_DOT5 0x01F5
KEY_BRL_DOT6 0x01F6
KEY_BRL_DOT7 0x01F7
KEY_BRL_DOT8 0x01F8
KEY_C 0x002E
KEY_CALC 0x008C
KEY_CALENDAR 0x018D
KEY_CAMERA 0x00D4
KEY_CANCEL 0x00DF
KEY_CAPSLOCK 0x003A
KEY_CD 0x017F
KEY_CHANNEL 0x016B
KEY_CHANNELDOWN 0x0193
KEY_CHANNELUP 0x0192
KEY_CHAT 0x00D8
KEY_CLEAR 0x0163
KEY_CLOSE 0x00CE
KEY_CLOSECD 0x00A0
KEY_COFFEE 0x0098
KEY_COMMA 0x0033
KEY_COMPOSE 0x007F
KEY_COMPUTER 0x009D
KEY_CONFIG 0x00AB
KEY_CONNECT 0x00DA
KEY_COPY 0x0085
KEY_CUT 0x0089
KEY_CYCLEWINDOWS 0x009A
KEY_D 0x0020
KEY_DEL_EOL 0x01C0
KEY_DEL_EOS 0x01C1
KEY_DELETE 0x006F
KEY_DELETEFILE 0x0092
KEY_DEL_LINE 0x01C3
KEY_DIGITS 0x019D
KEY_DIRECTION 0x0099
KEY_DIRECTORY 0x018A
KEY_DOCUMENTS 0x00EB
KEY_DOT 0x0034
KEY_DOWN 0x006C
KEY_DVD 0x0185
KEY_E 0x0012
KEY_EDIT 0x00B0
KEY_EJECTCD 0x00A1
KEY_EJECTCLOSECD 0x00A2
KEY_EMAIL 0x00D7
KEY_END 0x006B
KEY_ENTER 0x001C
KEY_EPG 0x016D
KEY_EQUAL 0x000D
KEY_ESC 0x0001
KEY_EXIT 0x00AE
KEY_F10 0x0044
KEY_F11 0x0057
KEY_F12 0x0058
KEY_F13 0x00B7
KEY_F14 0x00B8
KEY_F15 0x00B9
KEY_F1 0x003B
KEY_F16 0x00BA
KEY_F17 0x00BB
KEY_F18 0x00BC
KEY_F19 0x00BD
KEY_F20 0x00BE
KEY_F21 0x00BF
KEY_F22 0x00C0
KEY_F23 0x00C1
KEY_F24 0x00C2
KEY_F2 0x003C
KEY_F 0x0021
KEY_F3 0x003D
KEY_F4 0x003E
KEY_F5 0x003F
KEY_F6 0x0040
KEY_F7 0x0041
KEY_F8 0x0042
KEY_F9 0x0043
KEY_FASTFORWARD 0x00D0
KEY_FAVORITES 0x016C
KEY_FILE 0x0090
KEY_FINANCE 0x00DB
KEY_FIND 0x0088
KEY_FIRST 0x0194
KEY_FN 0x01D0
KEY_FN_1 0x01DE
KEY_FN_2 0x01DF
KEY_FN_B 0x01E4
KEY_FN_D 0x01E0
KEY_FN_E 0x01E1
KEY_FN_ESC 0x01D1
KEY_FN_F 0x01E2
KEY_FN_F10 0x01DB
KEY_FN_F1 0x01D2
KEY_FN_F11 0x01DC
KEY_FN_F12 0x01DD
KEY_FN_F2 0x01D3
KEY_FN_F3 0x01D4
KEY_FN_F4 0x01D5
KEY_FN_F5 0x01D6
KEY_FN_F6 0x01D7
KEY_FN_F7 0x01D8
KEY_FN_F8 0x01D9
KEY_FN_F9 0x01DA
KEY_FN_S 0x01E3
KEY_FORWARD 0x009F
KEY_FORWARDMAIL 0x00E9
KEY_FRONT 0x0084
KEY_G 0x0022
KEY_GOTO 0x0162
KEY_GRAVE 0x0029
KEY_GREEN 0x018F
KEY_H 0x0023
KEY_HANGEUL 0x007A
KEY_HANJA 0x007B
KEY_HELP 0x008A
KEY_HENKAN 0x005C
KEY_HIRAGANA 0x005B
KEY_HOME 0x0066
KEY_HOMEPAGE 0x00AC
KEY_HP 0x00D3
KEY_I 0x0017
KEY_INFO 0x0166
KEY_INSERT 0x006E
KEY_INS_LINE 0x01C2
KEY_ISO 0x00AA
KEY_J 0x0024
KEY_K 0x0025
KEY_KATAKANA 0x005A
KEY_KATAKANAHIRAGANA 0x005D
KEY_KBDILLUMDOWN 0x00E5
KEY_KBDILLUMTOGGLE 0x00E4
KEY_KBDILLUMUP 0x00E6
KEY_KEYBOARD 0x0176
KEY_KP0 0x0052
KEY_KP1 0x004F
KEY_KP2 0x0050
KEY_KP3 0x0051
KEY_KP4 0x004B
KEY_KP5 0x004C
KEY_KP6 0x004D
KEY_KP7 0x0047
KEY_KP8 0x0048
KEY_KP9 0x0049
KEY_KPASTERISK 0x0037
KEY_KPCOMMA 0x0079
KEY_KPDOT 0x0053
KEY_KPENTER 0x0060
KEY_KPEQUAL 0x0075
KEY_KPJPCOMMA 0x005F
KEY_KPLEFTPAREN 0x00B3
KEY_KPMINUS 0x004A
KEY_KPPLUS 0x004E
KEY_KPPLUSMINUS 0x0076
KEY_KPRIGHTPAREN 0x00B4
KEY_KPSLASH 0x0062
KEY_L 0x0026
KEY_LANGUAGE 0x0170
KEY_LAST 0x0195
KEY_LEFT 0x0069
KEY_LEFTALT 0x0038
KEY_LEFTBRACE 0x001A
KEY_LEFTCTRL 0x001D
KEY_LEFTMETA 0x007D
KEY_LEFTSHIFT 0x002A
KEY_LINEFEED 0x0065
KEY_LIST 0x018B
KEY_M 0x0032
KEY_MACRO 0x0070
KEY_MAIL 0x009B
KEY_MAX 0x01FF
KEY_MEDIA 0x00E2
KEY_MEMO 0x018C
KEY_MENU 0x008B
KEY_MHP 0x016F
KEY_MINUS 0x000C
KEY_MODE 0x0175
KEY_MOVE 0x00AF
KEY_MP3 0x0187
KEY_MSDOS 0x0097
KEY_MUHENKAN 0x005E
KEY_MUTE 0x0071
KEY_N 0x0031
KEY_NEW 0x00B5
KEY_NEXT 0x0197
KEY_NEXTSONG 0x00A3
KEY_NUMLOCK 0x0045
KEY_O 0x0018
KEY_OK 0x0160
KEY_OPEN 0x0086
KEY_OPTION 0x0165
KEY_P 0x0019
KEY_PAGEDOWN 0x006D
KEY_PAGEUP 0x0068
KEY_PASTE 0x0087
KEY_PAUSE 0x0077
KEY_PAUSECD 0x00C9
KEY_PC 0x0178
KEY_PHONE 0x00A9
KEY_PLAY 0x00CF
KEY_PLAYCD 0x00C8
KEY_PLAYER 0x0183
KEY_PLAYPAUSE 0x00A4
KEY_POWER 0x0074
KEY_POWER2 0x0164
KEY_PREVIOUS 0x019C
KEY_PREVIOUSSONG 0x00A5
KEY_PRINT 0x00D2
KEY_PROG1 0x0094
KEY_PROG2 0x0095
KEY_PROG3 0x00CA
KEY_PROG4 0x00CB
KEY_PROGRAM 0x016A
KEY_PROPS 0x0082
KEY_PVR 0x016E
KEY_Q 0x0010
KEY_QUESTION 0x00D6
KEY_R 0x0013
KEY_RADIO 0x0181
KEY_RECORD 0x00A7
KEY_RED 0x018E
KEY_REDO 0x00B6
KEY_REFRESH 0x00AD
KEY_REPLY 0x00E8
KEY_RESERVED 0x0000
KEY_RESTART 0x0198
KEY_REWIND 0x00A8
KEY_RIGHT 0x006A
KEY_RIGHTALT 0x0064
KEY_RIGHTBRACE 0x001B
KEY_RIGHTCTRL 0x0061
KEY_RIGHTMETA 0x007E
KEY_RIGHTSHIFT 0x0036
KEY_RO 0x0059
KEY_S 0x001F
KEY_SAT 0x017D
KEY_SAT2 0x017E
KEY_SAVE 0x00EA
KEY_SCREEN 0x0177
KEY_SCROLLDOWN 0x00B2
KEY_SCROLLLOCK 0x0046
KEY_SCROLLUP 0x00B1
KEY_SEARCH 0x00D9
KEY_SELECT 0x0161
KEY_SEMICOLON 0x0027
KEY_SEND 0x00E7
KEY_SENDFILE 0x0091
KEY_SETUP 0x008D
KEY_SHOP 0x00DD
KEY_SHUFFLE 0x019A
KEY_SLASH 0x0035
KEY_SLEEP 0x008E
KEY_SLOW 0x0199
KEY_SOUND 0x00D5
KEY_SPACE 0x0039
KEY_SPORT 0x00DC
KEY_STOP 0x0080
KEY_STOPCD 0x00A6
KEY_SUBTITLE 0x0172
KEY_SUSPEND 0x00CD
KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE 0x00E3
KEY_SYSRQ 0x0063
KEY_T 0x0014
KEY_TAB 0x000F
KEY_TAPE 0x0180
KEY_TEEN 0x019E
KEY_TEXT 0x0184
KEY_TIME 0x0167
KEY_TITLE 0x0171
KEY_TUNER 0x0182
KEY_TV 0x0179
KEY_TV2 0x017A
KEY_TWEN 0x019F
KEY_U 0x0016
KEY_UNDO 0x0083
KEY_UNKNOWN 0x00F0
KEY_UP 0x0067
KEY_V 0x002F
KEY_VCR 0x017B
KEY_VCR2 0x017C
KEY_VENDOR 0x0168
KEY_VIDEO 0x0189
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x0072
KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x0073
KEY_W 0x0011
KEY_WAKEUP 0x008F
KEY_WWW 0x0096
KEY_X 0x002D
KEY_XFER 0x0093
KEY_Y 0x0015
KEY_YELLOW 0x0190
KEY_YEN 0x007C
KEY_Z 0x002C
KEY_ZENKAKUHANKAKU 0x0055
KEY_ZOOM 0x0174
BTN_0 0x0100
BTN_1 0x0101
BTN_2 0x0102
BTN_3 0x0103
BTN_4 0x0104
BTN_5 0x0105
BTN_6 0x0106
BTN_7 0x0107
BTN_8 0x0108
BTN_9 0x0109
BTN_A 0x0130
BTN_B 0x0131
BTN_BACK 0x0116
BTN_BASE 0x0126
BTN_BASE2 0x0127
BTN_BASE3 0x0128
BTN_BASE4 0x0129
BTN_BASE5 0x012A
BTN_BASE6 0x012B
BTN_C 0x0132
BTN_DEAD 0x012F
BTN_DIGI 0x0140
BTN_EXTRA 0x0114
BTN_FORWARD 0x0115
BTN_GAMEPAD 0x0130
BTN_GEAR_DOWN 0x0150
BTN_GEAR_UP 0x0151
BTN_JOYSTICK 0x0120
BTN_LEFT 0x0110
BTN_MIDDLE 0x0112
BTN_MISC 0x0100
BTN_MODE 0x013C
BTN_MOUSE 0x0110
BTN_PINKIE 0x0125
BTN_RIGHT 0x0111
BTN_SELECT 0x013A
BTN_SIDE 0x0113
BTN_START 0x013B
BTN_STYLUS 0x014B
BTN_STYLUS2 0x014C
BTN_TASK 0x0117
BTN_THUMB 0x0121
BTN_THUMB2 0x0122
BTN_THUMBL 0x013D
BTN_THUMBR 0x013E
BTN_TL 0x0136
BTN_TL2 0x0138
BTN_TOOL_AIRBRUSH 0x0144
BTN_TOOL_BRUSH 0x0142
BTN_TOOL_DOUBLETAP 0x014D
BTN_TOOL_FINGER 0x0145
BTN_TOOL_LENS 0x0147
BTN_TOOL_MOUSE 0x0146
BTN_TOOL_PEN 0x0140
BTN_TOOL_PENCIL 0x0143
BTN_TOOL_RUBBER 0x0141
BTN_TOOL_TRIPLETAP 0x014E
BTN_TOP 0x0123
BTN_TOP2 0x0124
BTN_TOUCH 0x014A
BTN_TR 0x0137
BTN_TR2 0x0139
BTN_TRIGGER 0x0120
BTN_WHEEL 0x0150
BTN_X 0x0133
BTN_Y 0x0134
BTN_Z 0x0135
end codes
end remote
~/.lircrc
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTALT
button = KEY_F4
config = xte "keydown Alt_L" "keydown F4" "keyup F4" "keyup Alt_L"
end
#############
# Steuerung #
#############
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFT
config = xte "key Left"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_UP
config = xte "key Up"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_DOWN
config = xte "key Down"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_RIGHT
config = xte "key Right"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_ENTER
config = xte "key Return"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_BACKSPACE
config = xte "key Escape"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
button = KEY_M
config = xte "key Tab"
end
###################
# Video-Steuerung #
###################
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
button = KEY_P
config = xte "key XF86AudioPlay"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_P
config = xte "key XF86AudioPause"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_STOPCD
config = xte "key XF86AudioStop"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_B
config = xte "key XF86AudioPrev"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_F
config = xte "key XF86AudioNext"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
button = KEY_B
config = xte "key XF86Back"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
button = KEY_F
config = xte "key XF86Forward"
end
##############
# Lautstärke #
##############
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_F9
config = xte "key XF86AudioLowerVolume"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_F10
config = xte "key XF86AudioRaiseVolume"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_F8
config = xte "key XF86AudioMute"
end
##################
# Buttons Farbig #
##################
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_LEFTSHIFT
button = KEY_T
config = xte "keydown Control_L" "keydown Alt_L" "key D" "keyup Alt_L" "keyup Control_L"
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_E
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/btn-green
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_I
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/btn-yellow
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_LEFTCTRL
button = KEY_M
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/btn-blue
end
#############
# Buttons s #
#############
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_HOMEPAGE
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/s1
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_BOOKMARKS
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/s2
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_BACK
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/s3
end
begin
prog = irexec
button = KEY_FORWARD
# config = /home/zwaen/rc/s4
end
OK so your lirc configuration basically claims the mouse as a remote control input which means xinput can't then use it as a normal mouse. Without lirc claiming the hardware xinput would pick up the mouse and you'd see it when running
xinput listfrom the command line underVirtual core pointerSo since your configuration binds it up what you need to do is use the LIRCMD (Mouse daemon) which will create a fake mouse that xinput can see and will run the events to that fake mouse. See this website for further details: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man8/lircmd.8.html
As you can see here running lircmd with the -uinput option should create a standard linux mouse event port which you should be able to configure in your lirc configuration. You might also be interested in this interesting thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1539077