[mythtv-users] Re: Recommended Remote Controls?

[Scott Pouliot]

So will any IR receiver work?  I see TONS of dirt cheap remote setups on
eBay....some as low as $1 + $8 shipping.  Usually with a serial interface.
I already own a TiVo....so if I replace it with this Myth box....I've got
the remote on hand already.  Just don't know much about IR I guess.  Myth
has opened up a whole new world of possibilities (and questions!) for me.
haha
 
Scott

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John F DeLuca
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:48 PM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: Recommended Remote Controls? 



I personally use a Tivo remote as it is a remote I am very familiar with,
has distinctive feel buttons (different shapes), is well matched for PVR
functionality, and can be bought alone ($30).  The TIVO34 in the philips
folder at lirc.org works well for the Tivo remote (the TIVO file did NOT
work well....it has to be the TIVO34).  But the IR receiver is the tricky
part...not the remote.  Since I am not  well versed in resistors, etc, I
just went to CompUSA and bought a SnapStream PC USB remote ($30 with rebate
which is now expired I think / $40 now).  While the remote is fine and well
suited for PVR, I discarded it and just use the receiver with my Tivo
remotes.  The only trick is that in order to get my Snapstream remote to
work with lirc, I had to install an lirc patch as follows: 

Remote control URL:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=303538&pfp=src
h1 

Since I followed Jarod's Fedora Redhat guide, I installed lirc as per his
apt-get commands.  Not sure this was necessary. 
from  http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/#lirc 
# export KERNEL=`uname -r` 
# apt-get install lirc-kmdl-$KERNEL 
# apt-get install lirc 


I then needed to get a CVS version as the StreamZap 
from  http://www.lirc.org/cvs.html 
# cvs -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lirc login 
(press enter when prompted for password) 
# cvs -z8 -d:pserver:anonymous at cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lirc co lirc 

I then needed to download the patch for StreamZap 
from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/szremote/streamzap-0.04.diff?download 

I then applied the patch and compiled the driver by following the
instructions here: 
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=177518 

Finally, I edited my /etc/modules.conf to include 
alias char-major-61 lirc_streamzap 

(I also removed/commented out the other lirc statements in my
/etc/modules.conf) 

I've sucessfully done it several times as it needs to be done for each
kernel upgrade I do.  The only problem I had was with the KnoppMyth
distribution....under Jarod's Fedora Core 1, it works every time. 

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