[mythtv-users] LIRC v ir-keytable -- Remote Control

[Alec Leamas]

On 10/02/15 15:22, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Stephen Worthington
> <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
>>   But it seems that the IR capability may only be
>> for its four "IR learning keys".  All  the other keys may well only
>> transmit via RF, and will only be able to be mapped to one keycode.
>> That will cause you serious problems with the different key mappings
>> required for different programs, but should be fine for just running
>> MythTV.
>
> If the RF interface presents itself as a keyboard instead of an IR
> device, that doesn't mean you can't use LIRC and still get all of its
> program dependent key mapping by using LIRC's devinput driver.
>
> http://lirc.org/html/devinput.html
>
> You can use any keyboard as an LIRC device using devinput and map keys
> accordingly.

Indeed. Some meat on that bone:

http://lirc.org/html/configuration-guide.html#overall-configuration-decisions

Cheers!

--alec