[mythtv-users] Pinnacle Remote Kit MCE USB with ir Blaster

[jedi at mishnet.org]

> Scott Pleavin skrev:
>>
>>
>> Fredrik Hallgarde wrote:
>>> Scott Pleavin skrev:
>>>
>>>> I haven't been able to make it work. I see in this forum
>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=388728&highlight=lirc&page=3
>>>> where someone did get it to work.
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>> Matt Emmott wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 4, 2007 12:18 PM, Fredrik Hallgarde <mythtv at tedde.nu
>>>>> <mailto:mythtv at tedde.nu>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Scott Pleavin skrev:
>>>>>     > Has anyone had success getting the Pinnacle MCE Remote with ir
>>>>>     blaster
>>>>>     > to work with Mythtv?

[deletia]

>> fyi
>>
>> Just put it on an older laptop that I have with Ubuntu 7.10 and it
>> works.
>>
>> Scott
> I bet a proper patch to the lirc driver would be appreciated by the LIRC
> project.

   What makes you think some sort of patch is the issue? Gutsy is just
a very new version of a distro that's intention is to automate stuff
like this so it isn't gnarly anymore.

    This is probably just good packaging. LIRC has always been really
bad when it comes to packaging.

    The PVR150 MCE transceiver worked automagically on Ubuntu 7.10
once I plugged it in and rebooted the system. I had setup LIRC but
I had set it up for another IR blaster. Everything "just worked"
when I plugged in the MCE tranceiver.

    Although I did have to tweak my lircrc files. I had mine setup
for another brand of remote and there were not consistent button
naming between the two (things like 1 vs. one ).