[mythtv-users] Remote Control Options...

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Tue Aug 19 17:50:41 UTC 2008


On Aug 19, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Michael Tiller wrote:

> The thing that strikes me in looking at all this is that so many of  
> the non PVR-150 approaches seem to require patching LIRC (and when I  
> first built my Myth system so did the PVR-150).  It makes you  
> wonder...what DOES work with LIRC out of the box?  :-)

http://www.lirc.org/

There's a list of supported remotes and supported hardware on the home  
page.

> The IguanaWorks thing looked good until I saw that you have to patch  
> LIRC.  Because I have so little time, I'm really trying to stick  
> with things that just work out of the box.
>
> As for the PVR-150, I'd like to keep using it (at least in the short  
> term), but I really don't see what else I can do.  LIRC recognizes  
> it but "mode2" doesn't output anything so I don't see what the next  
> diagnostic step could really be.
>
> I keep hoping there is some really nice easy to install piece of  
> hardware out there that I wasn't previously aware of... :-)

I use the streamzap remote on my AppleTV. Plugged in the USB receiver,  
chose StreamZap from the IR config in Mythbuntu and it worked. I  
modified the buttons to my tastes, but the default worked ok.
I think I paid $25 at Fry's for it.

That being said, the PVR-350 in my other frontend uses a remote just  
fine as does the iMon VFD with remote receiver in my Zalman HD-160 box  
(after installing their irserver/lcdproc software that replaces lirc).

-Brad



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