[mythtvnz] Keyboard & mouse/trackpad

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, July 24, 2007 9:57 am, Karl Leaning wrote:
> I want to be able to use my Myth box to do web surfing, so I want to us=
e
> a keyboard to enter URLs and the such like. I really would like the
> keyboard to work as a "normal" keyboard so that I can do bios and text
> level stuff under Linux (ie fix broken things).
>
> Any suggestions for keyboards (and mice/trackpad) that will work say
> more than two metres from the box and won't interfere with WiFi or
> cordless phones?

I tend to use:

1. the remote for day to day functions.

2. ssh for admin (laptop on couch)

3. vnc for admin that involves typing characters into the myth interface
(ditto)

Doesn't help with web browsing on the TV though. I find myth a bit painfu=
l
for that on the supplied interfaces.

Not much good for fiddling with the bios either, but on the rare occasion
that I needed that I have plenty of wired keyboards around.


I understand that the microsoft infra red MCE keyboard and remote will
work via lirc-mod-mce
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/279900

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Nick Rout