[mythtv-users] Twinhan VisionDTV Remote Control and USB dongle.

[Michael Cowell]

Jon Whitear wrote:
> Terry Dawson wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to get lircd configured for use with a Twinhan VisionDTV
>> remote control and it's accompanying USB dongle. I'm having a little bit
>> of difficulty making it all hang together.
>>  
>>
> The USB dongle shows up as a Human Interface Device (HID) - in this
> case, a keyboard. There's no need to use lirc (and I don't think lirc
> supports USB HIDs.) Just map the remote keys to the appropriate
> functions in Myth. Having said that, I never could get the key
> mappings set up satisfactorily, so I made a serial IR receiver, and
> used lirc with that.
I managed to get mine working ok. xev was a BIG help.

Michael