<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Jarod Wilson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jarod@wilsonet.com">jarod@wilsonet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM, David Brieck Jr. <<a href="mailto:dbrieck@gmail.com">dbrieck@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I've already read these two pages in the Wiki, but I'm still as confused as<br>
> before. Jarod always seems to recommend MCE remotes on the list, but in<br>
> searching for one online it's nearly impossible to find an original MS<br>
> remote, and I am not clear on which, if any of these other brands support<br>
> blasting.<br>
> <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Using_an_IR_Blaster_with_MythTV" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Using_an_IR_Blaster_with_MythTV</a><br>
> <a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote</a><br>
> I already have Snapstream Firefly RF remotes for my front ends, but I need<br>
> to add a blaster for the new HDPVR that's on it's way. From reading the<br>
> list, it seems like the one that's built in isn't very stable. I like the<br>
> guys at Iguana Works, but I don't want to recompile LIRC just to get their<br>
> blaster to work. I'm looking for something that will work out of the box<br>
> with Ubuntu and MythTV and not interfere with my Fireflys.<br>
<br>
</div>From mceusb.c:<br>
<br>
static struct usb_device_id mceusb_dev_table[] = {<br>
/* Original Microsoft MCE IR Transceiver (often HP-branded) */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_MICROSOFT, 0x006d) },<br>
/* Philips Infrared Transceiver - Sahara branded */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x0608) },<br>
/* Philips Infrared Transceiver - HP branded */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x060c) },<br>
/* Philips SRM5100 */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x060d) },<br>
/* Philips Infrared Transceiver - Omaura */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x060f) },<br>
/* Philips Infrared Transceiver - Spinel plus */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x0613) },<br>
/* Philips eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x0815) },<br>
/* Realtek MCE IR Receiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_REALTEK, 0x0161) },<br>
/* SMK/Toshiba G83C0004D410 */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SMK, 0x031d) },<br>
/* SMK eHome Infrared Transceiver (Sony VAIO) */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SMK, 0x0322) },<br>
/* bundled with Hauppauge PVR-150 */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SMK, 0x0334) },<br>
/* SMK eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SMK, 0x0338) },<br>
/* Tatung eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TATUNG, 0x9150) },<br>
/* Shuttle eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SHUTTLE, 0xc001) },<br>
/* Shuttle eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SHUTTLE2, 0xc001) },<br>
/* Gateway eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_GATEWAY, 0x3009) },<br>
/* Mitsumi */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_MITSUMI, 0x2501) },<br>
/* Topseed eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x0001) },<br>
/* Topseed HP eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x0006) },<br>
/* Topseed eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x0007) },<br>
/* Topseed eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x0008) },<br>
/* Topseed eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x000a) },<br>
/* Topseed eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x0011) },<br>
/* Ricavision internal Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_RICAVISION, 0x0010) },<br>
/* Itron ione Libra Q-11 */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ITRON, 0x7002) },<br>
/* FIC eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FIC, 0x9242) },<br>
/* LG eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_LG, 0x9803) },<br>
/* Microsoft MCE Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_MICROSOFT, 0x00a0) },<br>
/* Formosa eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe015) },<br>
/* Formosa21 / eHome Infrared Receiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe016) },<br>
/* Formosa aim / Trust MCE Infrared Receiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe017) },<br>
/* Formosa Industrial Computing / Beanbag Emulation Device */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe018) },<br>
/* Formosa21 / eHome Infrared Receiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe03a) },<br>
/* Formosa Industrial Computing AIM IR605/A */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe03c) },<br>
/* Formosa Industrial Computing */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FORMOSA, 0xe03e) },<br>
/* Fintek eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FINTEK, 0x0602) },<br>
/* Fintek eHome Infrared Transceiver (in the AOpen MP45) */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FINTEK, 0x0702) },<br>
/* Pinnacle Remote Kit */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PINNACLE, 0x0225) },<br>
/* Elitegroup Computer Systems IR */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ECS, 0x0f38) },<br>
/* Wistron Corp. eHome Infrared Receiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_WISTRON, 0x0002) },<br>
/* Compro K100 */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_COMPRO, 0x3020) },<br>
/* Compro K100 v2 */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_COMPRO, 0x3082) },<br>
/* Northstar Systems, Inc. eHome Infrared Transceiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_NORTHSTAR, 0xe004) },<br>
/* TiVo PC IR Receiver */<br>
{ USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TIVO, 0x2000) },<br>
/* Terminating entry */<br>
{ }<br>
};<br>
<br>
Of course, part of the fun is mapping those to a product's marketing<br>
name/packaging... But I have now five completely different models, and<br>
transmit works on every single one of them...<br>
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--<br>
Jarod Wilson<br>
<a href="mailto:jarod@wilsonet.com">jarod@wilsonet.com</a><br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="h5">_______________________________________________</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Wow! Thank you so much!</div><br><div>Physically, if it has a blaster, it will have a separate cable that plugs into it, correct? I've seen a few on websites that look like they have a receiver but no blaster. Of course, so many simply claim MCE compatibility, not that they are THE "MCE Remote".</div>
<div><br></div><div>David</div></div></div>