[mythtv-users] OT: two new remotes
Mark Lord
mythtv at rtr.ca
Fri Jan 13 15:43:11 UTC 2012
On 12-01-13 09:35 AM, Mark Lord wrote:
> ..and for anyone looking for a more conventional remote control
> that is dead simple to setup in Mythtv (no LIRC!), I recommend
> this particular $13 (delivered!) unit to my friends:
>
> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/180727780787?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
>
> Contrary to the advertising, it is NOT a Win-MCE remote control,
> but that's a "plus" in my books! :)
>
> There is a "driver" for it in stock kernels, though it's pretty poor.
>
> So I've written my own input (keyboard) driver for it,
> and source code is available on request. Installation is very
> very simple: "make install", no reboot required.
> The driver is preconfigured with mythtv mappings for most keys.
On 12-01-13 09:45 AM, Doug Lytle wrote:
..
> If you would be so kind, I'd like a copy of the driver.
Okay, source code tidied some, and the Makefile has been beefed up:
http://rtr.ca/sapphire_remote/
No documentation, just unpack the tarball and do "make install".
Cheers
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