diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 16f44124..32fa17f9 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.c 1.8 2000/07/15 12:39:20 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.c 1.9 2000/07/15 16:35:18 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ void cKeys::Clear(void)
       k->code = 0;
 }
 
+void cKeys::SetDummyValues(void)
+{
+  for (tKey *k = keys; k->type != kNone; k++)
+      k->code = k->type + 1; // '+1' to avoid 0
+}
+
 bool cKeys::Load(char *FileName)
 {
   isyslog(LOG_INFO, "loading %s", FileName);
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ unsigned int cKeys::Encode(const char *Command)
 {  
   if (Command != NULL) {
      const tKey *k = keys;
-     while ((k->type != kNone) && strncmp(k->name, Command, strlen(k->name)) != 0) // must use 'strncmp()' because LIRC delivers trailing characters!
+     while ((k->type != kNone) && strcmp(k->name, Command) != 0)
            k++;
      return k->code;
      }
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 22099b90..8edba128 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.h 1.7 2000/06/24 13:42:32 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.h 1.8 2000/07/15 16:26:57 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
   tKey *keys;
   cKeys(void);
   void Clear(void);
+  void SetDummyValues(void);
   bool Load(char *FileName = NULL);
   bool Save(void);
   unsigned int Encode(const char *Command);
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index e3786c5c..931cfd33 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Ported to LIRC by Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>  2000-06-16.
  *
- * $Id: remote.c 1.9 2000/07/15 12:19:50 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remote.c 1.10 2000/07/15 16:34:35 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "remote.h"
@@ -365,17 +365,20 @@ cRcIoLIRC::~cRcIoLIRC()
 
 const char *cRcIoLIRC::ReceiveString(void)
 {
+  char buf[LIRC_BUFFER_SIZE];
+
   while (InputAvailable(true)) {
         if (read(f, buf, sizeof(buf)) > 21) {
-           const int repeat = 10 * (buf[17] - '0') + (buf[18] - '0');
            const int now = time_ms();
+           int repeat;
+           sscanf(buf, "%*s %x %7s", &repeat, keyName); // '7' in '%7s' is LIRC_KEY_BUF-1!
            if (repeat == 0) {
               firstTime = lastTime = now;
-              return buf + 20;
+              return keyName;
               }
            else if ((now > firstTime + REPEATDELAY) && (now > lastTime + REPEATLIMIT)) {
               lastTime = now;
-              return buf + 20;
+              return keyName;
               }
            }
         }
@@ -384,6 +387,7 @@ const char *cRcIoLIRC::ReceiveString(void)
 
 void cRcIoLIRC::Flush(int WaitSeconds)
 {
+  char buf[LIRC_BUFFER_SIZE];
   time_t t0 = time(NULL);
 
   for (;;) {
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index 38961b9c..7b94ac78 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 1.6 2000/06/24 15:52:56 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remote.h 1.7 2000/07/15 16:32:43 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __REMOTE_H
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ public:
 
 class cRcIoLIRC : public cRcIoBase {
 private:
-  enum { LIRC_BUFFER_SIZE = 128 };
+  enum { LIRC_KEY_BUF = 8, LIRC_BUFFER_SIZE = 128 };
   int f;
-  char buf[LIRC_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char keyName[LIRC_KEY_BUF];
   const char *ReceiveString(void);
 public:
   cRcIoLIRC(char *DeviceName);
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 4c1dce0a..a065bfd2 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.20 2000/07/15 11:45:05 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.21 2000/07/15 16:26:57 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   Channels.Load("channels.conf");
   Timers.Load("timers.conf");
-#ifndef REMOTE_LIRC
+#ifdef REMOTE_LIRC
+  Keys.SetDummyValues();
+#else
   if (!Keys.Load(KEYS_CONF))
      Interface.LearnKeys();
 #endif