[mythtv-users] Where's the ESC button on the ATI Remote Wonder?

[Mercury Morris]

On 11/26/05, Jakob Fix <jakob.fix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mercury, Michael,
>
> thanks for the recommendations to use LIRC.  Is it painless to switch
> from the kernel support to LIRC?  Is there some Howto for this?  I'm
> really uneasy to fix something that's not broke (well, it is not
> working, agreed).  I'm using the frontend on a Breezy Ubuntu, the
> backend is on a Debian.
>
> Well, complete disclosure requires the following to be said:  There is a
bit of work to be done switching from kernel support to LIRC.  But after
doing the work, I was quite happy to have made the extra effort.

Here is how I started: I removed the LIRC package that had been loaded as
part of Fedora Core 3 installation.  Then, I downloaded lirc-0.7.2 package
from lirc.org.  By following the documentation in the lirc-0.7.2 package
(and there is a lot of documentation scattered throughout), I was able to
make the switch.

Before copying all my notes from the process, I recommend that you start
with the lirc-0.7.2 (or whatever is the latest) package and see how far you
can get.
Since you are using both Ubuntu AND Debian, I'll assume that you know your
way around Linux.

Here's a hint: Only one of the kernel modules, ati_remote -and- lirc_atiusb,
can be active.  So, you must rename the ati_remote kernel module, AND then
you have to adjust the Ubuntu equivalent file for Fedora Core's
"/etc/modprobe.conf".

By now, it might seem that LIRC isn't worth it, like it might be way too
much work.  It isn't.  The LIRC package is really WELL DONE.  I have no
regrets whatsoever.  In fact, the package is so good, I was able to figure
out how to have multiple ATI Remote Wonder remotes controlling multiple
MythTV systems.  Having multiple MythTV systems using only the kernel
support might be a real challenge.

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MM
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