[mythtv-users] Re: EFF calls for developers for MythTV

[Gert van der Knokke]

Buechler, Mark R wrote:

>Without getting into the IVTV stuff, which is the work of an entirely
>different group of developers, let me point out a couple things:
>
>1. Vol- and Vol+ on a remote control is entirely configured through Lirc. If
>your volume buttons are performing a function other than volume you should
>alter your ~/.lircrc or ~/.mythtv/lircrc file.
>
>2. Volume functions have nothing to do with MythVideo since Myth uses an
>external player for MythVideo. You should look at Lirc support for your
>particular player. I know both mplayer and Xine have support for Lirc.
>  
>
On both my frontends I configured lirc in such a way that the volume up 
and down are controlling the master volume of the hardware mixer 
directly (with the aumix command line controls).
This way, regardless of what is playing, you can always control the 
audio volume.

Gert