[mythtv-users] Free USB RF remote (just $5.90 for shipping)

Johnny Lee johnny at fishcounts.com
Wed Apr 21 15:09:49 EDT 2004


> At 04:14 PM 4/16/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>I think it would be a great remote if all the buttons where learnable.
>>For some reason only power, ch+, ch-, vol+, vol-, and mute are.  Every
>>other button always goes to the pc.
>
> I got my remote today, and while I was originally very optimistic about it
> I'm somewhat less impressed.  By going through the manual, I though that
> perhaps I could use it as a universal remote to control all of my devices.
>   Even though the manual contains codes for programming DVD players and
> other devices, if you press the play button for example the remote will
> send the signal using the "PC" device.    It's pretty hard to control a
> DVD
> player with just power, ch+, ch-, vol+, vol-, and mute.     But for only
> $6, I still can't complain.
>
> Greg, any word on the progress of re-writing your module so that it uses
> an
> external config file to map the buttons?
>
>
> -WD
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I too am very interested in that module. I just got mine and I noticed
when I use the lirc 0.7.0 driver it autodetects the usb module as an
atiusb device.

Johnny


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