[mythtv-users] MythUbuntu 8.04, Streamzap Remote and programming RED button to Delete recording

Krzysztof Adamski k at adamski.org
Wed May 7 01:37:45 UTC 2008


On Tue, 2008-06-05 at 19:31 -0600, Larry on the Dell Laptop wrote:
> I would like to have the RED button on the Streamzap remote bring up the 
> delete recording  menu in my new installation of MythBuntu 8.04.  Most 
> of the normal remote buttons ( example: up down left right) all work  
> but my attempts to program the RED button have failed.
> 
> When I start mythfrontend in a terminal,  I see
> 
> "2008-05-06 18:51:52.849 lirc init success using configuration file: 
> /home/lj/.mythtv/lircrc"
> 
> The configuration file is actually a link   " /home/lj/.mythtv/lircrc -> 
> ../.lirc/mythtv "
> 
> So in the directory  /home/lj/.lirc,   I find the file "mythtv"
> 
> That file mythtv contains  the stanza shown below which was placed there 
> by me which reads:
> 
> begin
>    remote = Steamzap_PC_Remote
>    prog = mythtv
>    button = RED
>    config = d
>    repeat = 0
>    delay = 0
> end
> 
> When the RED button on the streamzap remote is pressed,  IRW shows
> 
> " lj at mythtv:~$ irw
> 00000000000028e0 00 RED Streamzap_PC_Remote  "
> 
> But when while watching a recording,  pressing the RED button does 
> nothing.  However pressing either "D" or "d" on the keyboard brings up 
> the "delete program recording" menu that I would like brought up when 
> pressing the RED key on the Steamzap remote.  I'm missing something 
> obvious, I hope...
> 
> All suggestions greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
> 
> Larr

This is a guess, but should not the program be mythfrontend instead of
mythtv.

K



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