[mythtv-users] Was: HIPER HMC-2K53A as MythTv Frontend? / SilverStone ML02

[James Buckley]

On 30/05/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/30/07, James Buckley <xanium4332 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > On 30/05/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 5/30/07, George Galt <george.galt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 5/30/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > On 5/30/07, James Buckley <xanium4332 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > On 30/05/07, Mark A. Hoover <mahoover at ispaceonline.org> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Mark A. Hoover wrote:
> > > > > > > >>> I do think we should start emailing them asking for support. They lost
> > > > > > > >>> two customers as far as I can tell and who knows how many potential
> > > > > > > >>> customers.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> The sad this is I've been looking for a case just like this one for ages,
> > > > > > > >> but given that the VFD doesn't work I've gone back to looking at the
> > > > > > > >> Thermaltake Mozart case.  The only other thing I didn't see was a built-in
> > > > > > > >> IR sensor....:(
> > > > > > > > Check out this one
> > > > > > > > <http://www.antec.com/ec/productDetails.php?ProdID=08738>. I have bought
> > > > > > > > one but not set it up so I can't guarantee it. It is solidly built and
> > > > > > > > is supposed to work
> > > > > > > > <http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Volume_Knob_on_Antec_Fusion>. If
> > > > > > > > you don't insist on a slim case it is an economical alternative. It does
> > > > > > > > not have built in IR or any provision to add it to the case.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I found this looking around tonight.  Looks like SilverStone has come out
> > > > > > > with a few new cases since the last time I looked.  Anybody try this one
> > > > > > > yet?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Be forewarned. The remote (an imon-pad) is a pile of junk. Because it
> > > > > > works/almost works as a mouse, the up/down/lewft/right buttons don't
> > > > > > have a 'click' when pressed. Ultimatly you either don't trigger a
> > > > > > keypress or send too many. The IR receiver ONLY works with the imon
> > > > > > remote as well, so with my LC-11M I had to build a serial receiver and
> > > > > > mount it next to the vfd in order to get a decent remote working.
> > > > >
> > > > > there is a driver patch, linked to from the wiki's LC-16M page that
> > > > > will cause the mouse to act as a directional pad.
> > > > >
> > > > > as well, the imon IR signals can be learned to any decent universal remote.
> > > > >
> > > > Steve:
> > > >
> > > > Have you gotten the imon-pad patch to work with the current version of
> > > > Lirc?  The wiki reports:
> > > >
> > > > Warning: PAD patches not working. Several patches exist. Can not get
> > > > the PAD to work with latest lirc 0.8.1 and kernel 2.6.18. Please fill
> > > > the gaps...-Moosylog Feb 2007
> > > >
> > > > I've had no luck myself, so if you have, can you update the wiki on
> > > > how you did it?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > George
> > >
> > > I'm 99% sure I'm running 0.8.1 and that it applied cleanly for me (I
> > > wrote that part of the page when I last updated my frontend).
> >
> > It's not that the pad doesn't work as a 4-way dpad, it's that it
> > doesn't work very well. Because there is no 'click', when pushing it
> > down in a direction, you don't know when you've triggered it or not.
> > Also it's a bit temperamental, as lirc doesn't reliably get all the
> > keypresses (so that the 'repeat = 3' doesn't work). For me, it's just
> > not very good.
>
> true, the stock remote sucks in these matters.
>
>
> > Also I don't want to have to use a learning remote to get back the
> > functionality. I want to be able to use any remote I like, and
> > personally I don't think the remote should have to pick up imon's
> > mess. I'd recommend (although not because of the name). Microsoft's
> > MCE remote / receiver, build a serial receiver, or buy a cheap USB
> > one.
>
> true, though I figure most people will use a universal remote to
> control the rest of their setup.
>
>
> > I've gone through loads of different patches for the imon-pad, none
> > have been very good. I'd like to know whether other's work better.
>
> the one linked to from the wiki works great for me, even with the
> stock remote I've never had the tempermentality problems you write
> about.
>

Hmm, could just be my remote. Anyway in the early days I used patches
from venky.ws forums (http://venky.ws/projects/imon/). There was a
thread with numerous patches floating around. I'm on gentoo, and
recently the current lirc (well the one I was using anyway), had imon
support built into the ebuild, so I just used that!

> > Also my actually remote is slightly dodgey, even after you've stopped
> > pressing the pad, it keeps on transmitting, and will randomly start up
> > again. So you can be watching TV and it'll jump 30seconds cause the
> > remote sent the 'Right' key by itself.