Return-Path: Message-ID: <49307404.6080003@koala.ie> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:43:16 +0000 From: Simon Kenyon MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bastien Nocera CC: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Sony BD Remote (the saga continues) References: <492FC4A3.4020601@koala.ie> <492FCDD1.1010304@koala.ie> <1227882126.26649.1099.camel@cookie.hadess.net> In-Reply-To: <1227882126.26649.1099.camel@cookie.hadess.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-bluetooth-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Bastien Nocera wrote: > On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 10:54 +0000, Simon Kenyon wrote: > >> Simon Kenyon wrote: >> >>> so i decided to start working my way through the code and found >>> references to uinput in input/device.c >>> this gave me another keyword to use in google and lo and behold this >>> popped up: >>> >>> Fri Oct 17 2008 - Bastien Nocera >> > - 4.14-2 >>> - Add script to autoload uinput on startup, so the PS3 remote >>> works out-of-the-box >>> >>> >>> sure enough i did not have this module in my kernel. >>> just building now in hope that this might be the issue >>> >> well that got me nowhere - still no events >> but at least i now have a /dev/input/uinput >> > > You need to press buttons on the remote for it to connect to the > computer. It will disconnect automatically after some time of idleness. > > After that you need to use a new enough X server, or LIRC to get the > events to your X applications. > what causes the /dev/input/eventX file to be created? ie. is it bluetoothd or hidd?