Re: Problem with keys repeated

[David <da...@ha...>]

On Sun, March 4, 2007 17:07, Dom H said:
> Anyone any idea, I'm a bit stuck without use of my remote! :)
>
> On 03/03/07, Dom H <spe...@go...> wrote:
>>
>> 'sudo evtest /dev/input/irremote' shows the following with a single
>> keypress (DOWN);
>>
>> Original Hauppauge Nova-T remote
>>
>> Event: time 1172928669.099038, type 1 (Key), code 108 (Down), value 1
>> Event: time 1172928669.099045, type 0 (Reset), code 0 (Reset), value 0
>> Event: time 1172928669.336429, type 1 (Key), code 108 (Down), value 0
>> Event: time 1172928669.336435, type 0 (Reset), code 0 (Reset), value 0
>>
>>
>> Logitech Harmony 525 Remote
>>
>> Event: time 1172928613.397507, type 1 (Key), code 108 (Down), value 1
>> Event: time 1172928613.397515, type 0 (Reset), code 0 (Reset), value 0
>> Event: time 1172928613.649279, type 1 (Key), code 108 (Down), value 2
>> Event: time 1172928613.649288, type 0 (Reset), code 0 (Reset), value 0
...
>> Event: time 1172928613.763489, type 1 (Key), code 108 (Down), value 0
>> Event: time 1172928613.763494, type 0 (Reset), code 0 (Reset), value 0
>>
>> Any idea how to rectify this?

It seems your Logitech remote generates repeat events when the key is
pressed. The budget-ci driver (if that is what your DVB card uses) was
changed recently to not ignore repeat events.

I think a reasonably recent version of the "kbdrate" util should be able
to change the repeat rate.

-- 
David Härdeman