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I have recently been trying to setup LIRC to work with Mythtv-0.2, which I installed from the debian-multimedia repository on Etch.

However after reading tons of Howto's it seems that Mythtv has to be complied with lirc support, which should give you a config file in ~/.lircrc as I dont see this file in any of the /home dir's for any user I'm assuming it wasn't compiled with lirc support.

Does anyone have any information on this that may help?

Thanks,
Stu.

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Debian Mythtv packaged with

Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2007-03-07 23:13.

You could try taking a look at the source packages and see how they are configured. But I can verify that my remote control stopped working after upgrading to mythtv 0.20.

Now I have to get up from the couch to change the channel or fast forward, just like the old times before remote controls. It really isn't so bad, especially since I had to bounce the signals off the walls at just the right angle and only a few of the buttons on my remote were working anyway.

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Debian Mythtv packaged with

Submitted by Stubie on Thu, 2007-03-22 08:34.

Finally figured out that you have to create the lircrc file yourself for MythTV.

After setting up your lircd.conf file with all of your remotes button codes. You then have to create the lircrc file and place it in the ~/mythtv/.mythtv/ DIR. MythTV will then read this file when the Frontend is started. (You can check this by looking at the lirc log, /var/log/lircd - should say accepted new client on /dev/lircd)

The lircrc file uses the following format:

# Stop (Just a comments line)
begin (Beginning of remote button action)
prog = mythtv (Program using theses actions)
remote = iMON-PAD (Remote used in lircd.conf)
button = Stop (Button Name in lircd.conf,must match exactly)
repeat = 2 (No. of times to repeat button code if held down, I think!!!)
config = T (Program key you want binded to button press)
end (End of button action)

This must be repeated for every Remote Button you want to associate with a key press for MythTV.

Here is an excellent site that creates a file for you:
http://lircconfig.commandir.com/

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