hal 0.5.10: unable to configure a remote control

[Jimmy Jazz]

Hello,


I'm trying to configure a freecom (avermedia dvb) IR remote control  
without success. Also i cannot figure out where the problem is.

I'm using hal 0.5.10 and a kernel 2.6.24

The remote control is indeed recognized. For every key pressed, the 
kernel returns something like,

kernel: key: f0 67 85 3f 0
kernel: key: f0 67 85 5f 0
...

I have defined the following policy

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!-- -*- SGML -*- -->
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
 <device>
         <!-- IR Remote Receiver, Freecom -->
  <match key="info.bus" string="usb_device">
   <match key="usb_device.vendor_id" int="0x14aa">
    <match key="usb_device.product_id" int="0x0226">
     <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">input</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">74:mute</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">96:power</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" 
type="strlist">95:volumedown</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" 
type="strlist">76:volumeup</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" 
type="strlist">82:channeldown</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" 
type="strlist">86:channelup</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">28:last</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">36:zoom</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">10:1</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">11:2</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">12:3</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">13:4</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">14:5</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">15:6</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">16:7</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">17:8</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">18:9</append>
          <append key="input.keymap.data" type="strlist">19:0</append>
          <append key="info.capabilities" 
type="strlist">input.keymap</append>
          <append key="info.locked" type="bool">true</append>
          <append key="info.locked.reason" type="string">The remote 
control is currently in use</append>
     </match>
 </device>
</deviceinfo>

evdev still interprets the device as a standard KEYBOARD. It doesn't 
understand the redefined keycodes. The native keymap of the remote 
control makes the device unusable with the gnome/compiz environment, but 
xev gives a response to every key I pressed.

Lircd didn't help either and will also conflict with evdev. It is unable 
to get an exclusive access to the remote control. Irw hardly ever react.
I finally add the following fdi in /etc/hal/fdi/preprobe

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!-- -*- SGML -*- -->
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
 <device>
         <!-- IR Remote Receiver, Freecom -->
  <match key="info.bus" string="usb_device">
   <match key="usb_device.vendor_id" int="0x14aa">
    <match key="usb_device.product_id" int="0x0226">
        <merge key="info.ignore" type="bool">true</merge>
    </match>
   </match>
  </match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

 to force hal to ignore the remote as well as xorg. Things goes a bit 
better using lircd... most of the keys I pressed have given a immediate 
response from irw but still without an exclusive access.

Is there a better way to remap keys with hal?
Has someone managed to configure an ir remote control with the last 
stable kernel, hal or lircd and X?
How can i have a exclusive access to the device in xorg ?

Your help is very much appreciated.

Regards

Jj