[mythtv-users] Can't use remote in Mplayer

[Chuck Filson]

On November 8, 2008 11:16:30 am shacky wrote:
> 2008/11/6 Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com>:
> > You have to add commands in your lirc configuration file that
> > correspond to mplayer's commands. There's more information here:
> > http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/control.html#lirc
>
> I did it, but it does not work.
> This is the mplayer related part of my /home/mythtv/.lircrc and
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc:
>
> ### MPlayer lirc setup
>
> # Show OSD
> begin
>   prog = mplayer
>   remote = Hauppauge_350
>   button = Red
>   config = osd
> end
snip

	Mplayer will be looking for the lirc configuration in the home directory, not 
the .mythtv subdirectory.

	"ln -s /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc /home/mythtv/.lircrc"  will create a link 
to the existing file that can be found by mplayer. (no quotes and watch the 
periods carefully).

Chuck Filson