> The XBox port of MythTV requires either the remote > control/dongle, or a keyboard hooked up to the XBox. > I have both, from when I was using the XBox as a > front-end, but don't use it anymore. > > MythTV ignores the mouse, so there's no pointer on the > screen that you could use to click on the buttons and > such. > > If you get the Microsoft DVD dongle, then you don't > have to use the Microsoft remote, I successfully used > an One For All URC-6131 universal remote control with > it, which gave me many more buttons to use (with some > hacking of the lircd.conf file). > > If you're interested in the keyboard route, I bought a > keyboard that was designed for the XBox. I think it's > called the SharkBoard, and it works with the PS2, > GameCube, XBox and PC. The XBox connector is a > regular USB adaptor that plugs into the XBox > controllers memory card slot. Cost was $20.
Thanks. I was asssuming that I'd _have_ to go down the keyboard route anyway because I won't be able to install and config a linux distro on the Xbox without a keyboard. Is that correct? Regards, Phill _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
