[mythtv-users] using ati remote to start mythtv

Kenneth Aafløy ke-aa at frisurf.no
Sat Nov 8 22:10:41 EST 2003


On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 03:58, Harondel J. Sibble wrote:
> Is there an easy way to use Xmodmap with the ati remote wonder to assign the 
> tv key to start up mythfrontend?  I just got my remote wonder working nicely 
> (it's been sitting attached and unused for almost a year now) and want to use 
> it to replace my PB remote so that I can use lirc with my irblaster to 
> control my DCT2000 until such time as the cableco gets the serial port enable 
> (I'm not holding my breath).

>From what i've read on this list before, I thought it was an issue of
just replaing (reprogrammin) your box?

> Reading through the xmodmap man page, it doesn't look like it can do anything 
> other than send a keysyms for each press, making it unable to run a command. 
> Is there another/better way to pull this off?

Sorry if my knowledge is not adequate, but I was thinking this was what
irxevent was for? Which can send an arbitrary event to any program, and
possibly do more?

Kenneth



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