[mythtv-users] USB IR Receivers For LIRC

[Steve Greene]

Here's the code from my known good mythbuntu frontend. I think I tried
grafting this line before, but here goes nothing:

%mythtv ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/poweroff,/sbin/reboot,/sbin/shutdown
>

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:

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> On 10/7/2015 1:42 PM, Alec Leamas wrote:
>
>> On 07/10/15 21:10, Kirk Bocek wrote:
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>>> On 10/7/2015 11:58 AM, Kirk Bocek wrote:
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>>>> I thought I'd start a new thread since our other one got mixed in with
>>>> some ECS Liva stuff.
>>>>
>>>
>> There must be something out there.
>>>>
>>>
>> Personally I'm happy with the IguanaIR device [1]. It's generic, very
>> LIRC-centric and can also do IR blasting. You can use it either with the
>> built-in kernel driver or a user-space daemon packaged on most distros.
>>
>> Also, there are good reports from the IrToy device [2], with a fresh lirc
>> driver.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --alec
>>
>> PS: I answered the same question in  a recent thread in the lirc list;
>> check the archives.
>>
>> [1] http://www.iguanaworks.net/
>> [2] http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/USB_Infrared_Toy
>>
>>
> Well I apologize Alec. Somehow I keep missing your answers or am
> distracted by something else.
>
> The naked PCB of the Toy is a bit ugly. The IguanaIR, if you say there is
> a kernel driver, should be definitely workable with the addition of a USB
> extender cable. These things need to be moved to somewhere around the TV so
> the user can point the remote at it.
>
>
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