[mythtv-users] More Cheap Remotes

[blake]

OK, not having a lot of luck here... I can't install mythcontrols on
mythbuntu. It sort of acts like it's there then says there's no installation
candidate.

But, cool, I figure I'll just use IRW. But what I'm getting out of IRW
is--well, it's the actual character represented by the binary (this is
keyboard behavior, I've read?) Anyway, it's ^[[A for up and ^[[B for down,
"OK" actually causes a carriage return/line feed (13/10?)....

Can't quite figure out how to proceed....


On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Glen Hawksworth
<glenhawk at optusnet.com.au>wrote:

> On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 18:08 -0700, blake wrote:
> > Speaking of cheap remotes, I bought this one:
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.buy.com/prod/mce-remote-control-black-mouse-emulating-capability-with-backlight-49/q/loc/101/216431214.html
> >
> >
> > Less because it was cheap and more because it was backlit. It says
> > it's an MCE remote aaand well it almost works. Well, no, it works for
> > changing channel and adjusting volume. I have to use the power button
> > for what I'd normally use "stop" for (going up a level or stopping a
> > playback or whatever).
> >
> >
> > Directly across from the power button is the standby button, which
> > also works, but only one way--putting the machine to sleep. Those are
> > the only buttons that work with Mythbuntu's MCE remote setting.
> >
> >
> > I know all this stuff can be programmed, but I'm not sure how. Am I
> > down to tweaking cfg files? Is there an app for building the files.
> > (If not, should there be?)
> >
> >
> > ===Blake===
>
> I think you will find that a lot of the buttons already work but are not
> assigned to a key press in mythtv.
>
> Open a terminal and type "irw" and hit enter. Then press all the buttons
> on the remote and see what you get in the terminal.
> If you look at the files in /home/user/.lirc/ you can see which of the
> buttons you saw in "irw" are mapped to keystrokes for different
> applications. If some of the buttons are missing from the file you can
> add them and assign them keys (I think you need to restart lirc before
> you try to use those buttons or maybe you just have to restart
> mythfrontend).
> The next thing you can do is install the "MythControls" package to edit
> the keybindings. Go into the edit keys window select a control you want
> to bind to a button and then press the button on the remote. You should
> get a keystroke assigned and then when you click ok it will lock in that
> setting or tell you if there is a conflict with another control. Then
> you exit and save the settings and your system will respond to the
> button you set up.
>
> I have played with a few generic MCE remotes and should have an LIRC
> file somewhere along with a picture showing what keys are mapped to each
> button. If you'd like me to send it to you let me know and I'll hunt it
> down for you.
>
> Glen
>
>
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