[mythtv-users] LIRC v ir-keytable -- Remote Control

Alec Leamas leamas.alec at gmail.com
Wed Feb 11 23:53:08 UTC 2015


On 12/02/15 00:28, jim wrote:
>
> On 02/10/2015 09:22 AM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Stephen Worthington
>> <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
>>>   But it seems that the IR capability may only be
>>> for its four "IR learning keys".  All  the other keys may well only
>>> transmit via RF, and will only be able to be mapped to one keycode.
>>> That will cause you serious problems with the different key mappings
>>> required for different programs, but should be fine for just running
>>> MythTV.
>> If the RF interface presents itself as a keyboard instead of an IR
>> device, that doesn't mean you can't use LIRC and still get all of its
>> program dependent key mapping by using LIRC's devinput driver.
>>
>> http://lirc.org/html/devinput.html
>>
>> You can use any keyboard as an LIRC device using devinput and map keys
>> accordingly.
>>
>> Eric
>>
> Lost Internet service here for about 30 hours - thus the slow response.

:)

>
> I like the thought of being able to gain the benefits of LIRC if
> possible, at least as an option to try and compare. However, I looked at
> that article and it relies upon HAL,	

lirc certainly does not rely on HAL, this is outdated documentation.

--alec


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