If you've already installed your PVR-250, but the remote doesn't work, try running the following as root (type "su" and hit enter, then type your password when prompted.)

install-i586-l (for 586 processors - pentium/k6-2/viaC3)
install-i686-l (for 686 processors - pIII/athlon)

then reboot and enjoy. Most of the buttons are fairly obvious.

If the remote still does not work

Hauppauge distributes three different remotes with the PVR250/350 - black, grey and silver. Each requires a different /etc/lircd.conf file. If you've followed the above instructions and still have no luck, you likely have the wrong /etc/lircd.conf for your particular flavor of Hauppauge remote. Let's get the correct one

For example, if you have a silver remote (verified by the marking A415-HPG on the barcode label in the battery compartment) do the following:

1) Download the Hauppauge file from sourceforge:

$ wget http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/hauppauge/lircd.conf.hauppauge

2) Edit lircd.conf.hauppauge and delete all the lines except for the section relating to the A415-HPG. If you have one of the other remotes, identify the section which corresponds to the buttons on your particular remote, and use that section instead.

3) Save the original /etc/lircd.conf in case you need to refer back to it:

$ mv /etc/lircd.conf /etc/lircd.conf.orig

4) Copy the edited lircd.conf.hauppauge file to /etc/lircd.conf:

$ cp lircd.conf.hauppauge /etc/lircd.conf

5 ) Tweak /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc:

Since the silver remote has a substantially different button layout than the grey one, you'll probably want to tweak your /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc file to your liking. You can use the one in this thread as a starting point

Now reboot and enjoy!