Re: Apple remote???

[David M. <da...@ju...>]

Kier Elliott wrote on 5/22/07 10:30 PM:
>> just use the mce usb driver as if you where using the mce remote.
>> then follow the instructions for recording a new remote (irrecord) from
>> http://lirc.org/html/configure.html or see if the other remote doesn't 
>> exist on
>> http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/ you can use both remotes at the 
>> same time.
>>
> Thanks Jeff, I tried irrecord again and this time I was able to get it 
> working.  A couple of things:
> 
> 1. When following the irrecord instructions, it says to hold the remote 
> buttons for approximately one second.  When I did this, the resulting 
> config detected the same signal no matter what button was pressed.  I 
> rerecorded and pressed the buttons for a much shorter time frame which 
> resulted in all the buttons being detected.  The problem now is that 
> when I press them they don't always give consistent results (ie 
> sometimes the button press is detected other times it goes undetected).  
> Is there something I can do to fix this?

I think the Apple Remote sends a different signal when you push and hold
a button than it does when you push and release it.  That's probably
what's biting you.  You probably want to record both methods of pushing
each button.

-- 
Dave