[mythtv-users] Hauppauge remote; how to activate? [2nd of 2 questions]

[Mike Perkins]

On 23/09/13 03:29, Leif Pihl wrote:
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> I upgraded the software from 0.25 to 0.27 , but I still did not see an explicit reference to the remote I have, from the Hauppauge HVR-2250.
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> As above states, please see images attached below.
> * Under a separate post I've discussed the program-schedule problem (see "SECOND card in addition to...").
> * I've also updated the "Blue Screen of death...." posting (about the MythTV upgrade).
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> On Sep 21, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Stephen Worthington wrote:
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>> On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:25:18 -0500, you wrote:
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>>> Along with my Hauppage HVR-2250 there came a remote that I'd like to use with my MythBuntu box.  I don't see much of a model number or serial number on the remote.  The only identifier is a sticker on the back that says "RC6".
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>>> Continued use of a wireless mouse and wireless keyboard for my own use isn't such a big deal.
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>>> This is also the family's replacement for a regular TV.
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>>> ** I have to at LEAST get this one remote working, and can't figure out how.
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>>> Side issue:
>>> Both my wife and I have Android phones, the Samsung Galaxy S (hers is a S2, mine is a S3).
>>> Installed in both is the "mythmote" application.
>>> A setting for this app that I can not recall HAS been set in the MythTV settings.
>>> It would be nice if I could get all three remotes to work.
>>> (Although not at the same time of course!)
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>>> Can anyone provide me with some advice on how to get the Hauppauge remote working?
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>> It is not unlikely that the HVR-2200 remote is very similar to my
>> Hauppauge Nova TD-500 and Hauppauge HVR-900R2 remotes, which are
>> virtually identical.  If so, then you can try the config files for
>> them that I have available for download from here (my personal web
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>>   http://www.jsw.gen.nz/mythtv/Nova-TD-500-lirc.bz2
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>> I made this config largely using the information on this page:
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>> http://linhes.org/projects/linhes/wiki/Architecture_and_Customization
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>> which describes how remotes work with the new kernel drivers and how
>> to debug each stage of the config.  That page is for LinHes, so there
>> are a few differences with Mythbuntu (some different commands and
>> placement of files), but most of the detail is the same.
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> Below is the only external label I can find on the remote (back side):
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> BTW, the "fine" print, such as it is, on the back side's label says:
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One place to look for a model no. is inside the battery compartment - with the 
batteries removed, of course. Of course, every manufacturer does something 
different, even across their own model ranges.

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Mike Perkins