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IRKeyboardEmu optimized and fixed for Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard

This is the new version of the Apple IR Remote emulator (needed for ATV etc...). The new version works also fine for Snow Leopard (32/64 bit). Credits go to the original author and me. Download Tiger: rapid…

Primary Author
@andyvand Published 2010-03-21
Collection
OSx86 Core & 10.X
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5,529 historical reads · 2 curated field notes (from 5 dispatches) · 2010-03-21 – 2010-05-05
Credited Voices (3)
@andyvand (3)@valv@tipiace

This is the new version of the Apple IR Remote emulator (needed for ATV etc...).
The new version works also fine for Snow Leopard (32/64 bit).
Credits go to the original author and me.

Download Tiger:
rapid share.com/files/366413559/IRKeyboardEmu-0.3.1-Installer.10.4.mpkg.zip

Download Leopard:
rapid share.com/files/366412312/IRKeyboardEmu-0.3.1-Installer_10.5.pkg.zip

Download Snow Leopard:
rapid share.com/files/366413060/IRKeyboardEmu-0.3.1-Installer_10.6.pkg.zip

Download Sources:
rapid share.com/files/366413844/IRKeyboardEmu-0.3.1-src.zip

Enjoy... :

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @andyvand

Author Update #1 @andyvand 2010-04-17

This just emulates an Apple USB IR Device receiving Apple Remote commands...
It hooks into the keyboard with a daemon...
There is no need to have an IR keyboard...

Author Update #2 @andyvand 2010-05-05 ↳ Re: @tipiace
@tipiacewill this work with a microsoft media keyboard as it has a IR usb connection

Any keyboard = fine
The daemon just translates of any keyboard the pressed keys

Synthesized Community Field Notes

2 technical responses curated from 5 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @valv 2010-04-01

IR Remote Control

thanks for this, but as I have no IR keyboard I thought I can ask u if it would be possible to mod this one to make a remote control work.
how to?

in my dsdt I already have a device named cir0 (this should maybe be renamed to something else, don't know what)
Again nice work my friend;)

Field Note #2 @tipiace 2010-05-03

will this work with a microsoft media keyboard as it has a IR usb connection

Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #5772)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@andyvandPrimary Author32010-03-21 → 2010-05-05
@valvContributor12010-04-01
@tipiaceContributor12010-05-03