Linux, PVR-500 and IR Blasters

[jpwegas]

I need to control an external STB tuner (for the higher "digital" channels).

Based on the other forum postings, SageTV on Linux supports the IR Blaster on PVR-150's.

I have seen the PVR-500 described as a single card that contains two PVR-150's.

Does anyone know:

1. If the IR Blaster on the PVR-500 is supported? Assuming it would appear as a PVR-150 IR Blaster but I wanted to ask.

2. Whether the PVR-500 has two IR Blasters (since it has 2 inputs/tuners) and whether they can both be configured/used by SageTV on Linux?

Thanks!

[Opus4]

The PVR-500 has no built-in IR blaster (or IR receiver port) at all. You would need some other IR blaster solution for Linux if you use that card.

The PVR-500 MCE Kit comes with an MCE remote + blaster. I have no idea if there is any way to use that on a Linux system; I'm just mentioning its existence.

- Andy

[jpwegas]

Originally Posted by Opus4

The PVR-500 has no built-in IR blaster (or IR receiver port) at all. You would need some other IR blaster solution for Linux if you use that card.

The PVR-500 MCE Kit comes with an MCE remote + blaster. I have no idea if there is any way to use that on a Linux system; I'm just mentioning its existence.

- Andy

My bad, I should have mentioned I was looking at the PVR-500MCE kit. I was confused by the wording on the Hauppauge page - "The WinTV-PVR-500 MCE-Kit includes the WinTV-PVR-500MCE board plus a Media Center remote control transmitter, receiver and "blaster"" (Their quotes around "blaster", not mine. ) I wasn't sure if that was the same type of IR blaster as in the PVR-150 or something else. I was suspicious of the quotes.

You mention I might need "some other IR blaster solution for Linux" but as far as I can tell from the forums the only supported option (on Linux) for a cable STB that needs IR control is to use the PVR-150's built in IR blaster.

There was a thread a few months back about a non-supported LIRC plugin that might work in this case, but it wasn't clear whether that was a workable solution for harrijay.

Thanks for the clarification!