[mythtv-users] Should I just give up on lirc_serial?

[Nick F]

On 3/10/08, David Whyte <david.whyte at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >  Ultimately, am I ever going to get this working, or should I just give
> >  up and buy a remote which has a USB receiver? If I did is that going
> >  to be more reliable? If I should move to USB, can anyone suggest one
> >  that's available in Australia?
> ... I bought a Microsoft MCE remote
> (version 2 I think), which comes with a USB dongle and blasters to
> control other equipment, and I have it all setup really easy.  I
> initially set it up on Ubuntu Feisty and more recently I have put it
> to use on my mythbuntu FE.
>
>
Phill,

Just to second the recommendation for the M$ MCE remote.  I have three of
them - all working on Fedora frontends - an eclectic assortment including an
Apple Mac mini, and two old laptops.  The drivers are now built into the
kernel, so it's now a matter of yum install lirc (and lirc-devel if you're
compiling) and it 'just works'.  Mine have been rock solid, and the M$
remote is pretty well designed with a good key layout for Myth.
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