[linux-dvb] Hauppauge HVR-1250 IR support

[Jonathan Brandmeyer]

On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 04:14 +0200, hermann pitton wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 08.08.2008, 22:00 -0400 schrieb Jonathan Brandmeyer:
> > On Fri, 2008-08-08 at 21:25 -0400, Steven Toth wrote:
> > > Jonathan Brandmeyer wrote:
> > > > A few months ago, Steven Toth mentioned that it would "be a while"
> > > > before he could get around to getting the IR to work on the HVR-1250.
> > > > Has he made progress on that front?  I've done some kernel programming
> > > > in the past and would be willing to work on it if someone would be kind
> > > > enough to point me in the right direction.
> > > 
> > > I have not worked on IR, it's not a priority for me.
> > 
> > What would it take to get it working?  Is there proper documentation for
> > it?
> > 
> > -Jonathan
> > 
> 
> Don't get it wrong,
> 
> but don't you realize, that you are somehow off ...?
> 
> You always ask, tell me how it works and then I make it work ...
> 
> If it would be such simple, you won't have to ask at all.
> 
> Please stop or report at least what you tried already.

I read the source for cx23885_ir_init().  The line /* FIXME: Implement
me */ was a useful hint.  Beyond that, I've searched on the conexant
website and various permutations of googling for cx23885, datasheet,
specification, documentation, etc.

-Jonathan