How to use ATI REMOTE Wonder II Remote for MythTv Frontend?

How to use ATI REMOTE Wonder II Remote for MythTv Frontend?


Inspired by their wiki-page, I ended up buying ATI REMOTE WONDER II Remote for my new MythTv Front End system. Here's how I setup
this remote control using xmodmap.


Here's how it works: (1) Launch myth front end with a custom keymap. (2) When we finish and exit myth frontend, reset the keymap to
the normal (sane keymap)


Step 0: Disable gnome-screensaver

I added the following to root's crontab to prevent auto screen lock whenever I pressed the lock button:

* * * * * /usr/bin/killall gnome-screensaver 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || :


Step 1: Create default/sane keymap

Fire up a terminal window (xterm/gnome-terminal) and run:

xmodmap -pke > /somedir/sanekeys.txt


Step 2: Create a launcher for myth front end

Let us call it /usr/bin/wmyth. Here would be its content.

#! /bin/bash

/usr/bin/xmodmap /somedir/map.txt | /usr/bin/mythfrontend 2>/dev/null
/usr/bin/xmodmap /somedir/sanekeys.txt


Step 3: Create /somedir/map.txt


Place the following as /somedir/map.txt:

! power
keycode 222 = F1
! scan
keycode 229 = F2
! mute
keycode 160 = F3
! recall
keycode 133 = F4
! stop
keycode 232 = F5
! play
keycode 179 = p
! <<
keycode 152 = Q
! >>
keycode 233 = U
! vol+
keycode 176 = F10
! vol-
keycode 174 = F11
! options
keycode 41 = o
! options1 
keycode 136 = o
! options2
keycode 56 = F8
! escape
keycode 232 = Escape
! pause
keycode 110 = p
! ff
keycode 102 = Right
! rew
keycode 100 = Left
! arippa
keycode 158 = Escape
! red
keycode 54 = d
! green
keycode 40 = i
keycode 119 = i
keycode 140 = w
! record
keycode 177 = z



Step 4: Launch wmyth, enjoy.