[mythtv-users] Hauppauge Nova TD Dual Stick - Infra Red input generates spurious cr*pola!!

[John Veness]

On 18/06/2013 16:34, Another Sillyname wrote:
> Anyone?
>
> On 17 June 2013 05:47, Another Sillyname <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> I've read the wiki where it talks about firmware 1.2 and
>> disable_rc_polling to get rid of the spurious generation of keypresses
>> that this devices RC input randomly generates.....
>>
>> I'm using firmware 1.2 and disable_rc_polling turns off ALL infra red
>> input, not just the spurious unwanted stuff.
>>
>> Does anyone on the list use any of the Hauppauge products known to
>> have this 'feature' and if so could you let me know what you did to be
>> able to either eliminate or at least minimise it.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.

disable_rc_polling will indeed disable the IR receiver on that device. I 
think the idea is that the IR receiver on that device isn't very good, 
so you need to use something else, but if you don't disable it, it will 
still generate keypresses.

Cheers,

John

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John Veness, MythTV user, UK, DVB-T