[mythtv-users] Setting up a USB IR receiver (Streamzap)

[Chris Weiland]

What kernel are you running?  I had to edit the source from the latest cvs
snapshot just to get it to compile because of changes in the kernel, so i
doubt there would be working binaries on apt.  I might give it a shot down
the road though.

On 2/10/07, Dan Ritter <dsr-myth at tao.merseine.nu> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 11:37:41AM -0500, Chris Weiland wrote:
> > This isn't really a mythtv specific question, but I don't know of many
> other
> > places to look.  I just got a Streamzap USB IR receiver, and I can't
> seem to
> > figure out how to use it.
>
> ...
>
> > I'm running Debian Etch, kernel 2.6.20.
>
> I'm running Etch, and I just did this yesteday.
>
> 1. become root.
> 2. module-assistant
>   - if you don't have module-assistant, apt-get install
>     module-assistant
>   - step through the menu. Configure your system to compile
>     modules. Choose the lirc modules.
>   - pick the Streamzap modules
>   - let module-assistant compile and install them
> 4. plug in the USB receiver
> 5. modprobe lirc_streamzap
> 6. apt-get install lirc
> 7. Put in an /etc/lirc/lircd.conf -- I got one from
> http://www.kdegraaf.net/contact.html
> 8. /etc/init.d/lirc start
> 9. Put in a ~/.lircrc for a test program -- I used xmms
> 10. Start your test program
> 11. Point and click.
>
> -dsr-
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