diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index da28f389..29149e9d 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: remote.c 1.35 2002/12/15 10:09:27 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remote.c 1.36 2002/12/15 15:58:59 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "remote.h"
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static tKbdMap KbdMap[] = {
   { kfNone,   0x0000000000000000ULL }
   };
 
+bool cKbdRemote::kbdAvailable = false;
 bool cKbdRemote::rawMode = false;
 
 cKbdRemote::cKbdRemote(void)
@@ -195,11 +196,13 @@ cKbdRemote::cKbdRemote(void)
      tm.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
      tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &tm);
      }
+  kbdAvailable = true;
   Start();
 }
 
 cKbdRemote::~cKbdRemote()
 {
+  kbdAvailable = false;
   active = false;
   Cancel(3);
   tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &savedTm);
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index 0b8c7a30..7908b1db 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: remote.h 1.23 2002/12/15 09:58:32 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remote.h 1.24 2002/12/15 15:49:06 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __REMOTE_H
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ enum eKbdFunc {
 class cKbdRemote : public cRemote, private cThread {
 private:
   bool active;
+  static bool kbdAvailable;
   static bool rawMode;
   struct termios savedTm;
   virtual void Action(void);
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ private:
 public:
   cKbdRemote(void);
   virtual ~cKbdRemote();
-  uint64 MapFuncToCode(int Func);
+  static bool KbdAvailable(void) { return kbdAvailable; }
+  static uint64 MapFuncToCode(int Func);
   static void SetRawMode(bool RawMode);
   };