[mythtv-users] Lirc and logitech harmony

Tom Flair tom at graniteskies.net
Wed Oct 21 22:49:08 UTC 2009


On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Jim Stichnoth <stichnot at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM, jansenj <jansenj+myth at gmail.com<jansenj%2Bmyth at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > I Have a logitech harmony remote that I would like to play around with
> using
> > for myth.  I noticed Logitech has Mythtv profile for Mythbuntu which
> looks
> > like it is a hauppage remote possibly.  I also noticed there was a
> logitech
> > profile in mythbuntu for lirc.  But the logitech option in mythbuntu is
> not
> > for the same remote as the logitech software set my remote up as.
> >
> > Does anyone have a recommendation of what profile pairing to use to get
> > maximum use out of the remote (it does have multiple pages of buttons for
> > each device).  I would need to know what product to tell logitech remote
> to
> > emulate, then the appropriate lirc conf files for that remote.  If it
> > matters to anyone, I have the 550 and for the receiver I'm using
> hdhomerun.
> >
> > I figured there have got to be plenty of people out there that use a
> > logitech harmony on myth.  I just didn't want to spend a lot of time
> > training either one for a bunch of commands.  Any recommendations on
> > configuration pairings that would take minimal changes?
> >
> > Historically, I've used an ATI remote wonder plus (RF), but I'd like to
> just
> > drop down to the one remote if possible since I already have it
> controlling
> > everything else.
>
> I have a Harmony 880 and here's what I did with it:
>
> http://www.mythtvtalk.com/forum/hardware/7871-biggest-baddest-best-remote-control.html#post31319
>
> In short, I have it emulate one of these Sony receivers whose remote
> control has about a thousand buttons.  Hopefully it works the same way
> with the 550.
>
> Jim
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I didn't see a response in that thread, so I'll ask it here.  What receiver
are you using to accomplish this?  I've never tried using a codes to a
different remote on either of my receivers, but if all it takes is modifying
the config, I'm all for trying it.
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