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On 24/04/18 16:20, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 24/04/18 10:27, Alec Leamas wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 23/04/18 18:10, Michael Wisniewski wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:55 AM, Andrew Stadt <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:acstadt@stadt.ca"><acstadt@stadt.ca
></a>>> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:acstadt@stadt.ca"><mailto:acstadt@stadt.ca></a>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18/04/18 08:19 AM, Rick wrote:
>>>
>>> I've been using a myblaster for years. It was a great piece
>>> of kit, just worked but it has finally given up the ghost.
>>> What are people using to control the hd-pvr these days. A
>>> look through Amazon and other places reveals a dizzying array
>>> of devices that may or may not work. Can anyone suggest
>>> something that is known to work? A make and model would be
>>> nice as I'm no genius when it comes to electronics.
>>>
>> If you want an old-school device which works with LIRC I'd suggest
>> IguanaIR. It's well supported by the kernel and can usually be used
>> without too much trouble, especially if you already have a lircd.conf
>> file for the remote available.
>>
> It is my understanding that one has to recompile the drivers in order
> to get IguanaIR support. Is this still so?
>
> I have one of these devices but have never been able to fully get it
> to talk to mythtv.
>
Actually, with the current kernel support no separate driver should be
required - the "default" lirc driver (a k a the driver with the silly
name) should make it. Works for me (tm).
--alec
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