ATI Remote Wonder receiver range too short

[Sunny <sl...@gm...>]

Hi,
I got lirc_atiusb to work with my ATI Remote Wonder remote in SuSE
10.2 x86_64. lirc ver. 0.80, kernel ver. 2.6.18.

The device is working with lirc driver, after I removed the ati_remote module.

The problem is, that the range, in which the device is operational is
too short, less than 2 meters. Running irw I can see the buttons
pressed only in that range. And even than, sometime no keypress is
detected, and I need to "waive" with the remote like with wang to make
it work.

I dualboot this machine, and under Windows XP, the range of the device
is more like 7-10 meters (i.e. I haven't tried a longer distance).

Btw, the same problem exists with the ati_remote module, the receiver
does not get signals if the remote is more than 2 meters away.

As I understand (I may be wrong) the codebase for both drivers is the
same - from GATOS project, so it may explain the similarities in their
behavior.

Is there something I can tune/fix/provide parameters, so I can really
use my remote?

-- 
Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)

Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just
a pile of scrap.