I got a remote control with my PC ("Medion 8080 XL titanium") that works
with an USB-receiver (via radio-waves).  As it was not supported, I
experimented a bit and found out I could 'use' the ati-remote module in
the 2.6.x-kernel.  I had to change some stuff like the "#define
ATI_REMOTE_PRODUCT_ID   0x0006" and then it gave some input for some
keys.  I also had to change the whole "Translation table from hardware
messages to input events" which took a lot oftime for me as I had to try
out very much as I don't know about what I had to use and the keys all
had other hex-codes then those of the ati-remotes.

I sent my changes to Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net> a long time ago
and I thought he answered me he would put support for my kind of remote
in his module, but since then nothing happened in that way.  I'm not a
coder, so I can't give 'patches' of diffs of whatever ... I even can't
recode the module to support both remotes ... 

My question is: could someone please do this for me?  I spent a lot of
time on it and I want to give back to the comunnity.  There are more
people out there using linux who maybe already gave their remote away as
they couldn't use it with linux.  But I use it for xmms, TVtime, Totem,
gxine and all those other nice apps.  I don't need my name in the
credits.  Yours should be if you code it :| ... please ? :)

friendly greeting,

Karel "scapor" Demeyer.

PS: attached is the code with changes (derivated of the ati-remote.c in
2.6.8.1)