[mythtv-users] lirc_serial move to serial_ir nightmare in kernel 4.12

[Tom Dexter]

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 11:35 PM, David Krainess
<davidkrainess at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've used lirc_serial in the past.  I've spent countless hours on it over
> the last 15 years, and yes, there is some satisfaction when you finally see
> it work, after a patching a kernel, dealing with changed implementations
> (Jarod)...etc over those years.  I suspect lirc_serial is not really
> maintained, serial ports are dying.
>
> I've since moved on to Flirc (a year ago), though it's not 100% perfect, I'm
> much happier and have no more concerns upgrading MythTV/Linux.
>
> Not saying it's for you, but a little over $20 for it can save a lot of
> time.
>

I actually started a new thread asking if I can use a USB receiver
with my existing TIVO34 IR remote. I can't find anything that
clarifies that at all. Is that a US receiver that would allow be to do
that?

Tom