[mythtv-users] Remote Suggestions

[Mike Perkins]

On 21/01/16 19:50, Kirk Bocek wrote:
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> On 1/21/2016 11:39 AM, Jerry wrote:
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>>  You get the FLIRC, a small USB dongle.
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> Dongle comes with it?
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>> A big on screen keyboard pops up.  You make a virtual keyboard combination for each separate
>> command you want to perform in Mythtv.
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> I'm used to getting the remote configured and tested with IRW *before* I get the GUI running.
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>> You can use https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Keybindings to use the default keybindings, using the
>> simple set of commands and expanding to add the other commands to suit you.
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> And then map the remote presses to the keybindings to operate Myth. I am familiar how to do this
> under LIRC. I just want to know how you do it with FLIRC.
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>> After that, it's programmed.  You can save the configuration for later on the computer you set it
>> up on if you want to restore it later. Plug the FLIRC into your Mythtv frontend machine and that's
>> it -- it emulates a keyboard.  So you hit a button that you programmed on your remote and it
>> receives the signal and sends the key presses.  I suppose you might need a USB extender cable if
>> your machine is out of sight.  You won't have to deal with irw.  FLIRC does all that by itself
>> internally.
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>> Sorry if that was too simple, but it really is that simple.  Complex configurations might not be
>> possible, but a working one should be. Two different programs -- like Kodi called from
>> Mythfrontend -- I suppose that could be possible (good luck).  RC-6, I'm fairly certain that is
>> the regular standard and works as expected but I'm not an infrared specialist.  It has worked with
>> every remote I've tried. Check on Amazon, there are a zillion reviews on there.
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>> You will go further with LIRC if you can get that all figured out. LIRC is great and that's what I
>> usually use -- I'm lucky in that my configuration is straightforward. FLIRC is a simpler yet
>> beautiful device that you can probably live with.  I have it on a Raspberry Pi and it works
>> great.  You could plug it into any computer or even a Fire TV and execute keyboard commands with
>> it.  It's versatile.
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> Yeah I was a bit confused by Amazon selling it with a Rasberry Pi 2. I assume as a Kodi thing. But
> if there is a mapping thing going on there must be a piece of software to install under Linux.
> Especially if you can use any remote with it.
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You are misunderstanding.

It *is* a dongle. That's it.

The "piece of software that comes with it" runs under a GUI and is used to PROGRAM the dongle.

Once programmed, the dongle presents itself to the OS as a keyboard. Job done.

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Mike Perkins