[mythtvnz] RF remote works with linux?

[Brett Miller]

You hijacked this thread..

Gets everyone upset..

On 18/03/2010 9:29 a.m., Nick Wallingford wrote:
> I just got a remote yesterday, a Hauppauge similar to the ones described
> in this thread.  The output from lsusb -v doesn't give the same TopSeed
> Technology Corp ID as described, but I didn't have *too* much trouble
> getting it all to work pretty well - thanks for the lircd.conf, Geoff!
>
> The key layout is different again from most that I've seen, but it sure
> beats having the keyboard as the only viable controller!
>
> But I wanna go further!  The mythtv wiki describes how some MCE type
> controllers are minimally programmable.  That is, on/off and vol up and
> vol down buttons can be taught the codes from another device.  My
> interest is I want to use the power on/off to turn the TV power on/off -
> currently the last thing I have to have that remote hanging about for...
>
> But the various instructions such as
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote describe holding down DVD menu and
> OK until the backlight goes off, etc - but my remote isn't backlit.  How
> can I tell if my remote is 'teachable', and how do I go about it?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nick in Tauranga
>
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