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<center><h1>Linux input layer driver</h1></center>
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Usually you don't have to create a config file
yourself. As distributed, the lircd.conf.d contains
a file devinput.lircd.dist. This can be used by
renaming it to devinput.lircd.conf. If required, the
config file can be re-generated using
<a href="lirc-make-devinput">lirc-make-devinput</a>.
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This driver uses <em>/dev/input/event0</em> as
its input device per default. You should provide
the correct device as --device parameter on the
lircd and irrecord command line.
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The driver supports enumerating the available
devices using <i>mode2 --driver devinput
--list-devices</i>.
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Sometimes the input device mapping changes
between system reboots. In that case it is
possible to specify the correct input device by
its name or physical location by preceding the
desired value with <em>name=</em> or
<em>phys=</em>. See the
<a href="configuration-guide.html#appendix-6">
Configuration Guide.</a></p>
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In simple setups, where there is just one device
available (i. e., there is just a single
/sys/class/rc/rc0 directory) the device can be
given as <em>auto</em>.</p>
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The devices under /dev/input are often writable
for some group. On Fedora, current user can be given
access to these devices using <i>usermod -aG input $USER</i>,
which adds the input group to the grouplist of current
user. Other distros have similar steps.</p>
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