ir receiver

[MarkHaysHarris777]

My IR receiver does NOT respond to standard NEC codes.  Also, I do not have a /dev/input/eventX  device.

If you re-read my above message... you'll notice that it was in relation to android, not linux :-P My standard test remote, a 21 key NEC command code emitter, operated 7-8 functions on the android build... scrolling the menu, changing the volume, and putting the system into standby from the remote. Obviously all the buttons would have worked if I was using the correct IR codes for all the buttons.

And I don't have an /dev/input at all... as I have no keyboard plugged in, and there is no definition for the IR receiver, so the kernel doesn't know anything about loading the IR receiver (yet). However, since it works on android, it is merely a configuration issue, and a minor one at that. Since the current build for the rock64 linux distro is now 0.3.1, we've got a little while to go before such luxuries as the IR receiver should be expected to work out of the box

yeah, the android image I tried was the Chinese default pre image;  tried all NEC codes from my emitter;  none worked !  (no brands, no types, no characters; did not respond)   Others will probably notice this if they have the pre release Chinese Android image.

As far as linux goes, um, no this is not a simple nor trivial matter;  not for most people with common knowledge.  We are going to have to figure out the gpio, figure out the ir block for the dts, and probably have to plug in the module (or compile in the option) for the kernel driver!  

The funny thing is I don't really care;  nor do I expect it to work out-of-box, nor do I expect it to work with a minimal image;  I'm just reporting that it doesn't work !@   Its kinda like that feeling you get when your pre-owned car's cigarette lighter doesn't work, and you're not even a smoker,  but you still want the silly thing to work because its there!   

We'll get the gpio(s) going soon, and I'm sure if my hardware is good the ir receiver will cooperate soon;  but its not cooperating now...