[mythtv-users] Which remote code set and LIRC file should I pick for my MX-500?
Allen Edwards
allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com
Sun Jul 20 14:39:44 UTC 2008
Mark Small wrote:
> On July 20, 2008 12:53:02 am Allen Edwards wrote:
>> I see there are something like 500 LIRC files and something like 250
>> ways to program my MX-500. I am not sure what the overlap space is but
>> I am sure there are hundreds of choices.
>>
>> So, I want to program my MX-500 to something and pick a corresponding
>> LIRC file before I go about debugging getting remote to work.
>>
>> I have a HD HomeRun if that matters and am going to use that as the IR RX.
>>
>> Anyone care to suggest a good set of choices here?
>>
>> Allen
>>
>
>
> On my last remote (motorols drc-425), I used codes for a primestar satellite
> reciever. I created my own lircd.conf for it. It worked very well for me.
>
> When that remote died, I got a motorola drc 800 and was annoyed to find that
> it didn't have the old code that I used. Now I used MCE codes. They seem to
> be very prone to interference from reflected evening sunlight shining through
> the window. If I'm watching when the sun is low in the evening, keypresses
> often don't work.
>
> The key is to find a code that makes the most buttons on your remote work.
>
> Mark
>
My remote (MX-500) has 31 hard buttons and 2 pages of 10 soft buttons.
There is no code for Microsoft but there is a code for Primestar.
However, as you pointed out, there is no lirc.conf for Primestar.
I wonder if there are any good lirc.conf files that would be a good fit
for one of the settings I have on the MX500?
The sections that the MX500 has that seem like candidates are Cable,
Sat, and the TiVo section which curiously does not list TiVo.
Craig Treleaven wrote:
> I've got my Harmony 880 set up to emulate an older Panny DVD player's
> remote. I chose it as I found a decent picture of one on eBay (so I
> could compare the actual button labels) and there was a complete
> lirc.conf in the LIRC database. Details are:
>
> # this config file was automatically generated
> # using lirc-0.6.1 on Sat Sep 2 23:49:54 2000
> #
> # contributed by xercist
> #
> # brand: Panasonic
> # model: VEQ2249
>
> My lircrc file is attached. (NB, the "I" and "U" commands are not
> working right at this point. Haven't spent the time to figure out
> why.)
>
> Craig
Thanks. I will look for some pictures. That could really help.
Allen
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