[mythtv-users] MythTV Light installation

[James Purl]

Friends,

(Re: FLIRC)
I've had flaky LIRC response with MCE USB on the mythbox connected to our
main TV (combined FE/BE) since my upgrade to Mythbuntu 16.04-ish (have to
push keys a couple times).  I was required to keep it or else find another
transmitter to use in its place with an STB. Reading this thread, I saw
mention of the FLIRC.

OMG - I just got my FLIRC 2 and within minutes I'm using a remote from a
long-dead TV easily with MythTV, including some combo key mappings I setup
for some jump points. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED .  For the old eBayers.. A+++++++
would buy again ;)

(On topic): I'm going to try my old PS3 BD remote with the built-in
bluetooth on a RPi 3B+ mythfrontend I'm building. Anybody have experience
with that--specifically do the batteries really run down in a few days on
average? I'm aware of the pages on the wiki. If it's too much hassle, back
to the interwebs for another FLIRC - I've got other old remotes!

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 2:39 AM Mike Holden <mikeholden99+mythtv at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 at 03:51, Jay Harbeston (ISeePeople) <
> jharbestonus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Oct 3, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Jerry <mythtv at hambone.e4ward.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 10:29 AM Jerry <mythtv at hambone.e4ward.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 3) Buy one of those mini keyboard remotes that can be used with
>>> Android.  You'd have a full keyboard.  Most of them work with a radio
>>> signal and you don't have to use line of sight like with an IR remote.
>>> Some tilt (they have some kind of gyroscope) and they have really awkward
>>> mouse control.  Some of them have a touchpad, like a laptop, and you can
>>> move the pointer with that.  They're cheap, probably less than $25
>>>
>> I bought this one: http://a.co/d/2lJGK6R and it's not available but
>> there are several others (This one is Amazon's Choice:
>> http://a.co/d/4SHvnFH and as you can see, it's less than $15).
>>
>> If you go this route, I'd look around for the one you want as you're the
>> one who is going to have to use it.  Some have touch pads and some don't.
>> You can find these remotes all over the internet.
>>
>> It's just $15 bucks and you can use it in just about any USB device.  It
>> emulates a keyboard.  You can program a few IR commands too like your TV
>> Power.  Mine learns commands from another remote control but only for a few
>> buttons.  It works pretty much out of the box; there is almost no
>> configuration needed.
>>
>>
>> I too have one of the remotes you link to above with the ‘gyro mouse’ I
>> rarely use that function with mythtv as all the other buttons on the
>> arrow/media control side function fine for most mythtv functionality.  I
>> did do an xmodmap to map some of the media control side buttons to mythtv
>> functions. Here is the contents of my xmodmap that I used:
>>
>
> I would be interested in any info anyone has for mapping the colour
> buttons (red, blue, green, yellow), as these don't seem to send any code
> that Linux can see. xev doesn't see anything, and also the "Keyboard
> Shortcuts" configurator doesn't see anything when these keys are pressed.
>
> This is the model I bought:
> https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-Wireless-Remote-Control-Keyboard-Air-Mouse-2-4G-For-Android-TV-Box-AU-PC/163143015723?hash=item25fc14dd2b
>
> Also, MythTV sees nothing in the Key Setup page.
>
> This is on Fedora 27, but any guide for any Linux would be a good starting
> point.
>
> I've tried Googling, but hits are primarily related to remotely
> controlling your Linux, rather than controlling your Linux WITH a remote
> :-(
>
> The remote I bought has a TV remote on one side, and a keyboard on the
> other. The keyboard works for typing letters for MythTV functions (like D =
> Delete etc.), but the keys are fiddly to find, and I would like to set up
> the Red button to Delete, Blue to Skip etc.
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James Purl - *jamesp at mzrfzr.com <jamesp at mzrfzr.com>*
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