Quote: Originally Posted by Seth
thanks for the link... it looks like almost no one has been able to achieve an internal solution (there are many which plug into an external serial port). I managed to make it work this weekend. I used an IR detector available from Radio Shack, along with a capacitor, a resistor, and a diode. You also need a voltage regulator to work with the detector.
WinLIRC WAS the answer, but I only figured that out after a bunch of reading and came across the fact that Girder does not support IrDA. After a bunch of tweaking with WinLIRC settings, it works! And with a plugin to Girder, now I have Girder controlling my remote actions.