[mythtv-users] HP MCE remote... same as MS MCE?

[Jarod Wilson]

On 09/03/2009 10:08 PM, Bill Williamson wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Jarod Wilson<jarod at wilsonet.com>  wrote:
>> On 09/03/2009 09:26 PM, Bill Williamson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HP-MCE-KIT-REMOTE-CONTROL-USB-IR-RECEIVER-EMITTER-VISTA_W0QQitemZ140343285254QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Input_Peripherals?hash=item20ad1c9606&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_5645wt_902
>>>
>>> Is this device the same as the MCEUSB2 that everyone uses?  The remote
>>> doesn't match anything on the wiki, and it's branded HP.
>>
>> That looks to be the first-gen transceiver. It does work though, including
>> transmit on port 2 now with current lirc cvs. I'm actually booting my
>> thinkpad into Windows to do some usb traffic snooping with my own
>> identical-looking transceiver to see if I can see what's necessary to enable
>> port 1 as well...

Amusingly, Vista BSOD's on me when I try to sniff traffic on it. So much 
for that idea. Guess

...
> I do not care about transmitting.  I want a remote that will work with
> myth AND allow suspend-to-ram and resume from STR.

Should work fine for you then. Haven't actually tried str w/the mceusb 
driver myself, but I know assorted other folks have. Of course, that's 
w/later gen transceivers, iirc. Should work though.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com