Vostro 1500 infrared receiver with LIRC

elyk53 · 11-26-2007, 10:55 PM

I just got a Dell Vostro 1500, and I noticed that it comes with an infrared receiver which I'd like to configure to work with LIRC. However, I can't figure out how to get it working, and I don't see anything in dmesg or lspci that would give me a clue as to whether it's recognized or what the chipset is. Has anybody had any luck configuring the built-in ir receiver on dell laptops?
Thanks
lspci -v output

lambchops468 · 11-28-2007, 07:54 AM

Unfortuantly, the Vostro 1500 IR reciever only recieves -- made for dell's media remote that goes in the express card slot.

i don't know if irdc works with recievers.

elyk53 · 11-29-2007, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lambchops468

Unfortuantly, the Vostro 1500 IR reciever only recieves -- made for dell's media remote that goes in the express card slot.

i don't know if irdc works with recievers.

I'm trying to get it so that I can control my computer with a remote, not the other way around, so I should only need receive functionality, not transmit. Does anyone know the chipset for the vostro receiver so that I can more easily do research regarding support for it?
Thanks,

steffenoid · 06-17-2009, 12:47 PM

Hey elyk, if you ever managed to figure this out, could you post your solution? I'm currently trying to do something very similar (configure a remote with my inspiron 1520)