X10 was selling the Lola wireless usb remote for just $6 shipping.
http://www.x10.com/techliving1/ (now sold out, but check FatWallet for future similar deals, they've done it twice now in a month)

This remote is similar to the ATI remote, but NOT identical, and one thing that is different is the USB id, so the ati_remote module doesn't work.

I've already fixed this for 2.6, and hopefully the patch will make it into the current kernel by 2.6.7, but the ati_remote code included with KnoppMyth (and the kernel) are 2.4 code. So.... time for a PATCH!

I quickly did a patch to make sure it would work right, and it does.
I've got to tweak the patch for MythTV usage though, to make sure all of the buttons do the right things. (They added buttons to this remote, such as scan+ scan- record)

One thing missing from the Docs of that module is that input is NOT enough, you must load mousedev and keybdev and hid also.
I couldn't get it to work until I did those. (Well, mousedev isn't needed for the Lola, no mouse)

I'll post a patch soon for this, want to make sure it's got all of the right keys, but in the quick meantime, the simple patch is this:

find
{ USB_DEVICE(0x0bc7, 0x004) },
change it to:
{ USB_DEVICE(0x0bc7, 0x002) },

make the module, install it in /lib/modules/2.4.25-chw/misc
and modprobe it.

Seth, thanks for that. My X-10 remote is in its way - I didn't know if I could get it to work with MythTV but what the heck, at $6 who cares! The cool thing with this unit is that the big ugly front/backend box can go in a cupboard out of sight!

However... what file does your one liner patch apply to?

Cheers,
JohnO

IN /usr/src, there is an ati_remote archive, unpack it, and modify ati_remote.c

Better patch (and a posted binary too, I hope)coming soon.... it will add
the other keys, remap various buttons to more useful settings, etc.

Cool - looking forward to it!

Seth,

Did you ever get a better patch going for the Lola remote? I thought I say a post by you with some of the key mapping changed but I can't find it any more. I really would like to get this going.


Thanks for any help help!

Hey Seth did you get a chance to put together a patch and key-mapping yet?

Cheers,
JohnO