Re: Mythtv - bit the bullet

[Ian Oliver <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article
<33781801001180614y47f66180o44b2b5bfb074d538@xxxxxxx>, Matt
Evans wrote:
> Ian, you can map myth to use a kbd and mouse, its detailed on the myth
wiki,
> although many do prefer the lirc method.

I got a very cheap <£12 remote from ebay that described itself as a
"Vista
MCE" remote. Anyway, it's a Chinese copy of a MCE remote that appears
as two
HID devices.

I created a HAL rule to prevent it being seen as an input device, kicked
off
two instances of lircd, one on each event, and with a listen/connect
between
them, and every key is available to lirc. Some are sequences with
Shift/Ctrl,
but I reckon I can get plenty enough codes to feed into my MX-500s and do
what
I need.

Oh, and S3 suspend/wake is working a treat via the remote, so everything is
looking pretty good.

I'm going to try a Revo R3610 as a backend, and if it can't handle it,
maybe
build something using a H55 mobo and an I3.

Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds, UK
Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire




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