[mythtv-users] TiVo Remote

[Robert Current]

Cool, thanks Rod!  I'm going to do some tweaking tonight and see if I
can come up with a combination I like :-)  Thanks again.

On 4/20/07, Rod Smith <mythtv at rodsbooks.com> wrote:
> On Friday 20 April 2007 12:50, Robert Current wrote:
> > Can someone point me on how to configure a TiVo remote as a SECOND
> > remote so I can use it in addition to my current remote?
>
> I can't provide much specific help; however, I do have a couple of
> comments....
>
> > I'm using a Hauppauge A415 remote to an IR tail hanging off of a
> > Hauppauge PVR-150, it works, but it's just not intuitive (IMHO).  For
> > example, pause button pauses, but play marks position instead of
> > resuming from pause.  Other things, like never knowing what button
> > provides "info" on the recording I'm viewing (because it seems like
> > it's rarely the "info" button).
>
> When using LIRC, there are two key mappings, both of which are configurable:
>
> 1) LIRC-to-keyboard keymappings. These enable you to set which keyboard
>    key each remote key activates -- for instance, the pause key might be
>    mapped to the keyboard's "P" key.
>
> 2) MythTV key-to-action mappings. These tell MythTV what to do when a given
>    keyboard key (or its LIRC-mapped remote equivalent) is pressed.
>
> These two keymappings obviously interact. For instance, to set the "info"
> function on a remote to something sensible, you've got to set it in both LIRC
> and in MythTV. I get the impression that you're just using the defaults
> provided by MythTV and whatever LIRC configuration you're using. These
> obviously don't work to your satisfaction. You may be able to improve matters
> by adjusting #1, #2, or both.
>
> These matters also interact with certain frontend options. I don't recall the
> details, though. I think one has to do with fast forward/rewind vs. skip
> forward and back options.
>
> Concerning the pause and play buttons specifically, IIRC, the default
> configuration doesn't provide a separate play function, and switching to the
> TiVo remote alone (which implies adjusting the LIRC configuration) won't make
> it behave the way you want. I believe you've got to adjust either the MythTV
> mappings (#2 above) or set a frontend option. Certainly I recall having to
> muck with this feature myself when I set up my MythTV box, but I don't recall
> precisely what I had to do.
>
> You might want to check the following page, which summarizes how MythTV
> responds to keyboard commands by default:
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html
>
> --
> Rod Smith
> http://www.rodsbooks.com
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