What is Lirc?
Lirc (Linux Infrared Remote Control) adds support for infrared remote controls to linux applications. To download lirc and for more info visit http://www.lirc.org.
Gnomeradio & Lirc:
Gnomeradio supports lirc by default. If you are compiling from source, it should detect it automagically. If not, use the --enable-lirc=yes/no switch of configure. The standard .rpm of gnomeradio is linked against liblirc_client.so. If you do not have lirc installed, get the gnomeradio-nolirc package.
However, before you can use lirc in gnomeradio, you have to edit your .lircrc[1]. Gnomeradio understands the following commands:
- tune up (= scan forward)
- tune down (= scan backwards)
- preset up (= next preset)
- preset down (= previous preset)
- volume up
- volume down
- mute
- quit
- preset 0..9 ( selects preset 0..9)
- Example
begin
prog = gnomeradio
button = VOL+
config = volume up
repeat = 1
end
This would map the button VOL+ (Attention: Buttonnames are RC-specific, read your lirc docs for more info) on the command "volume up". "repeat = 1" means, that if you keep the button of your RC pressed, the command is repeated as long as you press the button. It's of by default.
Look at example.lircrc for a whole .lircrc example.
[1]: Since version 1.5, lirc should work out of the box with a minimum configuration. This
configuration will be overridden, if a lirc config file exists.