Re: [PATCH] Input: add appleir USB driver

On Wed, 14 May 2008 16:49:09 -0700, Greg KH wrote:

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:27:22AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:

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On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 03:15:19PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:

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+	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_IRCONTROL,
HID_QUIRK_IGNORE },
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_IRCONTROL4,
 	HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV | HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT },

Hm. How is the IRCONTROL4 handled? Is the protocol completely
different?

I know nothing about that device, sorry.  I think it is a totally
different protocol from what I can tell looking at the code.

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+	  Say Y here if you want to use a Apple USB remote control.  This 

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  device is traditionally inside an Intel Apple Mac Mini, but might +
  show up in other places.

Minor nit, but it's supported on all the desktop Intel Macs and not
just the Mini.

Ah, didn't realize that, nice to know, we should have a wider userbase
then :)

I'm not 100% sure whether Mac Pro desktops support the remote controls. 
Additionally saying USB remote makes it sound like a tethered device - 
perhaps it should be "USB IR remote" (although maybe that's acronym 
overload).

Do modern Mac Laptops (MacBook / MacBook Pro) support their IR remotes 
some other way?

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