2012-07-26, 19:23
Hi all,
Does anybody have a recommendation for a motherboard that features an integrated IR receiver that just works without any tweaking? I'd like something where I can simply boot XBMCbuntu from the distribution iso, point a remote at the IR receiver, and have everything work including suspend and wake (and ideally even wake from power-off).
Background: I'm currently going through my third iteration of building a dedicated XBMC box. For some reason it seems like every time I do this it is the remote control (especially suspend/wake) that always causes me grief. In the past I've tried fancy solutions from the Antec VERIS line as well as external USB dongles. It seems like something always just doesn't quite work right and this is really dragging down the Wife-Acceptance-Factor and Child-Usability-Factor for anything I try. The HTPC I'm building now is theoretically going to go into the living room and replace a bunch of existing gear, but only if I can make it work as seamlessly.
Currently I'm making this a build based on an Intel DG45ID motherboard. I had this motherboard (and associated components) laying around from another project and it seemed like it would be perfect for this task; it features an integrated Winbond CIR chip that has theoretically been supported in the kernel since 2.6.39. In practice, however, I find I'm already going down a rabbit hole trying to tweak things to get it to function.
I can find tons of posts where people are struggling to get one solution or another working, but not so many where people say "this motherboard works flawlessly, with the out-of-the-box distribution, with zero tweaking". So what say you all? What motherboard would you suggest for someone who wants things to just work?
Thanks!
Does anybody have a recommendation for a motherboard that features an integrated IR receiver that just works without any tweaking? I'd like something where I can simply boot XBMCbuntu from the distribution iso, point a remote at the IR receiver, and have everything work including suspend and wake (and ideally even wake from power-off).
Background: I'm currently going through my third iteration of building a dedicated XBMC box. For some reason it seems like every time I do this it is the remote control (especially suspend/wake) that always causes me grief. In the past I've tried fancy solutions from the Antec VERIS line as well as external USB dongles. It seems like something always just doesn't quite work right and this is really dragging down the Wife-Acceptance-Factor and Child-Usability-Factor for anything I try. The HTPC I'm building now is theoretically going to go into the living room and replace a bunch of existing gear, but only if I can make it work as seamlessly.
Currently I'm making this a build based on an Intel DG45ID motherboard. I had this motherboard (and associated components) laying around from another project and it seemed like it would be perfect for this task; it features an integrated Winbond CIR chip that has theoretically been supported in the kernel since 2.6.39. In practice, however, I find I'm already going down a rabbit hole trying to tweak things to get it to function.
I can find tons of posts where people are struggling to get one solution or another working, but not so many where people say "this motherboard works flawlessly, with the out-of-the-box distribution, with zero tweaking". So what say you all? What motherboard would you suggest for someone who wants things to just work?
Thanks!
