[ Thanks to aRTee for this link.
]
“Since I have a server (paris) that is always on, I figured I
could turn it into a music server, aside from being an
internet/file/print/scan server. The real ‘problem’ in my situation
was twofold: first, the server is headless mouseless and
keyboardless; second, it resides in a different room than the HiFi
that I wanted to connect it to.“Luckily, there is such a thing as LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote
Control), which allows you to use almost any IR remote control to
give commands to the programs on your computer that have a plugin
for LIRC. I had some experience with LIRC due to my Hauppauge
WinTV-FM (which, btw is very well supported in Linux, so don’t let
the product name fool you) that comes with its own IR remote sensor
and remote control. This time around, I had to build my own IR
receiver, since the server had none, and I wasn’t going to put a
TV-card in my server just for the IR eye.“Also, the Hauppauge IR receiver only lets me use the IR remote
control that came with it; I know it says (for instance in the LIRC
FAQ) that the Hauppauge remote receivers should also function with
any RC5-standard remote, but I tried with the various Marantz
(CD-50) and Philips (Garbo Projector remote) remotes that I have
lying around here, and they just don’t work with the Hauppauge IR
receiver…”