JP1 software can be used in Puppy

[kuapao]

I have an old JP1 enabled universal remote that I decided to reprogram, since I have changed some of my devices. I used to do this on my old Windows system, but decided to try it on Puppy and see how far I could get.

Thanks to this article: http://www.hifi-remote.com/jp1/ir_rm_linux.html, I followed the instructions (with some minor modifications). So, I now have 7 devices that I control with my remote: projector, up-converting dvd player, audio receiver, cable/dvr, hdmi switch, lutron light dimmer, and an iHome speaker/dock/alarm radio for my iPod!

My notes:
* I hadn't used LPT interface on Puppy before. My JP1 cable has a JP1 and an parallel connector. This was simply a matter of loading the lp module:

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# modprobe lp

then ensuring that the /dev/parportN is recognized with a quick check in /var/log/messages

* When I installed wine, per the article, I added the registry key HKCU/Software/Wine/VDM/ppdev, with a string value of "378" = "/dev/parport0" (since my LPT was /dev/parport0) and used winetricks to set the Windows version to win98.

* The JRE/SDK mentioned in the article is meant to be installed in Linux, not in wine.

Once again, I am so glad I have switched to Puppy and have found comparable workarounds (wine and java), such that my use of Windows is very minimal!

[Aitch]

Hi

Have often read about home automation, but I don't use any myself [subject seems to be Radio Shack/US oriented]

I was surprised when I googled JP1 to find this informative site

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/index.php

So, Puppy + JP1, with extras

woof

Aitch