Using other remote controls with WinTV-dualHD

[xtal256]

Sorry, newbie here.

I have a Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD and it has a built in IR receiver. It comes with a remote control, but it's small and I don't like it. Is there any way I can get other remote controls to work with it?

When I run "ir-keytable" prints this:

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Found /sys/class/rc/rc0/ with: 
	Name: Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD DVB
	Driver: em28xx
	Default keymap: rc-hauppauge
	Input device: /dev/input/event10
	LIRC device: /dev/lirc0
	Supported kernel protocols: rc-5 nec rc-6 
	Enabled kernel protocols: rc-5 
	bus: 3, vendor/product: 2040:8265, version: 0x0100
	Repeat delay: 500 ms, repeat period: 125 ms

So it only has "rc-5" enabled. I guess my other remotes don't do that protocol.

When I run "sudo ir-keytable -p all -t" I get this:

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Protocols changed to unknown other lirc rc-5 rc-5-sz jvc sony nec sanyo mce_kbd rc-6 sharp xmp cec imon rc-mm 
/dev/lirc0: not a raw IR receiver

It will detect the Hauppauge remote, but not my others.
Is there any other way I can make it work?

[xtal256]

I ended up just buying a FLIRC. Was pretty expensive for just an IR receiver ($36 AUD) but it seems like the only way.

[Steve Goodey]

Been using one of these for years. Set it up when I first got it, haven't had to touch it since. Very good.

[xtal256]

Well, despite their website saying how easy it is to use, I have not had any luck getting it to work on Ubuntu 24. Even their documentation / instructions for how to install are either outdated or missing. They have at least been replying to my emails, so hopefully it will be sorted soon enough.

[Steve Goodey]

Sorry to hear that.

Have you had a look at this page?

[xtal256]

Yes, but there is not much on that page.

It was the instructions on the Flirc website that I was trying to use.
Thankfully the developer responded to my email and has updated the documentation. This is the correct page for installing on Linux: https://flirc.tv/pages/flirc-usb-linux-downloads

[Steve Goodey]

Sorry my post didn't help. If it's OK I've posted your information onto the wiki page. Thanks.