14 Aug 20:05
Request for new MCS7784 infrared dongle linux driver - Technical info and datasheet available
I'm a linux user since many years.
I bought a new infrared usb dongle on the internet
and I have been trying to install it on linux (kernel 2.6 and 3.0).
After a full internet search, I found that the 2.4 linux kernel driver,
available from the manufacturer
(moschip.com) under GNU/GPL license, is not updated for new kernels.
I mailed them to ask for a new driver, but unfortunately I didn't receive a
reply.
Since I found that there are many requests about installation of this dongle on
linux (which is still unsupported) and that this peripheral is widely sold on
the internet, I think that it should be of great interest for linux users, and
for me, to have a new driver for kernels 3.0.
Unfortunately I'm not a kernel module developer and, although I do some very
simple programs in C++, I'm not aware of how infrared peripherals work:
I found your very interest site about infrared on linux and, if you are
interested in making a new kernel driver for this peripheral, I'm available to
test it and to provide you with all technical information that may be
"snooped" from my hardware.
If you are interested, feel free to contact me for any information.
Here are a few data about the hardware:
CHIPSET: MCS7784 ("MOSCHIP MCS7784CS-GR" can be read directly on the chipset,
because the case is transparent).
MANUFACTURER: MOSCHIP (formerly known as NETMOS?)
This chipset is not the MCS7780, which is already compatible with linux.
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