337010 – sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r2 adds lirc as keyboard

Bug 337010 - sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r2 adds lirc as keyboard

Summary: sys-apps/hal-0.5.14-r2 adds lirc as keyboard

Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Daniel Gryniewicz (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2010-09-12 22:07 UTC by Carl G. Pettit
Modified:	2011-09-18 09:26 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Carl G. Pettit 2010-09-12 22:07:32 UTC

The devinput driver for lirc creates some devices that HAL recognises as keyboards and mice. This prevents lirc clients from receiving input. More confusingly, those buttons that produce output corresponding to real keys (like the numeric keys) appear for all intents and purpose as functioning. This is not the case. Adding a rule will prevent this situation.

Suggested rule (Not fully tested):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
        <match key="linux.sysfs_path" contains="/sys/devices/virtual/rc">
                <merge key="info.ignore" type="bool">true</merge>
        </match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

Anything that appears as in sys as an rc should be identified and ignored leaving lirc free from interference from all keyboard and mouse handlers.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-09-18 09:26:30 UTC

sys-apps/hal was removed from tree wrt #313389, closing as OBSOLETE