installing Creative Infra 1800 CD-ROM remote control

[Otto <ott...@ke...>]

Hello!

I'm trying to figure out how to install a remote control taken from an old 
Win-machine.

1) Since when has LIRC supported my hardware? Is Creative's Infra supported in 
0.6.6 or only in 0.7-cvs?

2) Does anybody know how this hardware works anyway. Does the remote control's 
signal go to the system via the IDE-cable or via the audio-cable and 
soundcard? How does the BIOS see the infrared port? ..as a virtual serial 
port or what?

3) How does the installing from a .deb to my Debian system differ from the 
instructions described about installing from source? (=what does the .deb do 
and what should the user do?)

4) If somebody already has done it  - how should I install this hardware in 
short?

Thanks a lot for any replies,

-Otto