[mythtv] X10 MouseRemote for Linux

[mythtv-dev@snowman.net]

On  9 Dec, Harondel J. Sibble wrote:
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> On 9 Dec 2002 at 15:03, misleb@onshore.com wrote:
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>> All this talk about remotes has got me thinking. I was initially going
>> to get one of those pack bell remotes for a few bucks. But then I
>> realized that I only have one serial port! I am also going to need an IR
>> transmitter to change channels on a cable box. 
> 
> Get a serial to usb adaptor or use a pci multiport serial card.
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> ex's
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> http://www.lavalink.com/products/serial/prod_dserial_pci.html

Ok. I was confused by the lirc faq. I guess its just homebrew IR
recievers that you can't convert to USB. But "IRman" devices can?
Are most commercial remotes irman such as the Packard Bell?


-matthew