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XBMC_Remote - chrisjburgess - 2008-09-24 00:22
Thanks Davilla for posting this. I guess I don't understand how this works. Do I install it on the Apple TV? If yes, where do I install it and then how does it work? Sorry for all the amateur questions
- davilla - 2008-09-24 00:49
chrisjburgess Wrote:Thanks Davilla for posting this. I guess I don't understand how this works. Do I install it on the Apple TV? If yes, where do I install it and then how does it work? Sorry for all the amateur questions
If "xbmc_remote", then as the thread says
Quote:It's an XBMC EventClient that runs an a host OSX platform and sends keyboard commands to the remote XBMC (on AppleTV).
You download this command-line app. Stick it in some directory, open a terminal window to that directory. Run it
./xbmc_remote <IP number> 9777
where <IP number> is the IP of your AppleTV.
If you have have enabled remote events by external computer enabled in XBMC on the AppleTV, arrow up, arrow down with the SDL window (host computer) and the arrow up, arrow down gets send to XBMC on the AppleTV. It's just like you have a keyboard connected.
- yzeyze - 2008-09-24 00:59
davilla Wrote:NitoTV looks in ~/Applications for Applications. If NitoTV can't see XBMC, then your sym link is wrong
ls -l ~/Applications
should show a sym link from ~/Applications/XBMC.app to /Applications/XBMC.app
Thankyou, that put me on the right path.
Needed to create the Applications folder in the Frontrow users folder,
but I then needed to use
ln -s /Applications/XBMC.app /Users/Frontrow/Applications/XBMC.app
not
ln -s /Applications/XBMC.app /Users/Frontrow/Applications.XBMC.app
Then it appeared.
Will now do the remote fix.
Have used XBMC on xbox for a few years, just got the AppleTV, but it was lacking something until now.
- yzeyze - 2008-09-24 01:17
Yay, all working, can see my NAS box and play files just like on my xbox.
Funny that the Play/Pause button changes the screen aspect ratio (like yellow button on xbox remote).
- yzeyze - 2008-09-24 02:08
Next stupid question/s.....
Set the Video to full screen and calibrated it no problem
Hooked up to my NAS box and played video.
Set the skin to standard PM3.
Also set the Video to the vertical sync while playing video option.
In the settings, accidentally set the Apple Remote to 'Disabled' (it was on 'Normal' and I thought it might have a setting that made the play/pause button pause, bu the next option was 'disabled' and then of course it no longer responded to the remote)
Had to unplug / replug the atv to get back.
Now when I start XBMC, the screen does not start up (stays with the "Applications" folder, under that "XBMC.app >" and the XBMC logo on the left.)
However, I do hear the XBMC startup sound, and when I use the remote, I can here the skin 'click' sounds.
But no screen.
Any ideas?
(also, after a time out it dims my screen as well until I press on the remote, just like XBMC normally does)
- davilla - 2008-09-24 03:29
yzeyze Wrote:Next stupid question/s.....
Set the Video to full screen and calibrated it no problem
Hooked up to my NAS box and played video.
Set the skin to standard PM3.
Also set the Video to the vertical sync while playing video option.
In the settings, accidentally set the Apple Remote to 'Disabled' (it was on 'Normal' and I thought it might have a setting that made the play/pause button pause, bu the next option was 'disabled' and then of course it no longer responded to the remote)
Had to unplug / replug the atv to get back.
Now when I start XBMC, the screen does not start up (stays with the "Applications" folder, under that "XBMC.app >" and the XBMC logo on the left.)
However, I do hear the XBMC startup sound, and when I use the remote, I can here the skin 'click' sounds.
But no screen.
Any ideas?
(also, after a time out it dims my screen as well until I press on the remote, just like XBMC normally does)
That's a issue that the dedicated XBMC launcher will fix. There is an issue with all previous application launchers where one could not get the application launched into the front 100 percent of the time. This is now fixed with the new plugin launcher which is in final testing now.
Until this is released, remember that you can ssh in, kill both XBMC and XBMCHelper, then you should get back to frontrow.
It's funny but you are the second person to inadvertently disable the IR remote. This sounds like a bug when the remote becomes disabled as soon as you select disable and pop you have lost control.
- jmarshall - 2008-09-24 04:04
What is the advantage of the "disabled" option anyway? Is it due to interfering with other things? If it has to be there, then perhaps we make it only update when leaving the screen (possibly with a popup to check if a client is connected).
- griffore - 2008-09-24 06:11
1. Any update on the USB installer for AppleTV?
2. What is the highest bitrate that I can expect the AppleTV to smoothly play 720p mkvs? My videos range from between 7,500-10,000 kibt/s.
- d4rk - 2008-09-24 07:03
griffore Wrote:2. What is the highest bitrate that I can expect the AppleTV to smoothly play 720p mkvs? My videos range from between 7,500-10,000 kibt/s.
This thread has more information on supported bitrate ranges etc.
- yzeyze - 2008-09-24 09:39
davilla Wrote:... This is now fixed with the new plugin launcher which is in final testing now.Thanks for the reply, look forward to the plugin launcher, will make it much easier for my wife to start it rather than digging through menus on Nito.
...
One thing I had noticed, when playing back avi files (standard bitrate files), there appeared to be some 'tearing' in the picture when doing scene changes etc.
Not noticed that on xbox xbmc (also at 1280x720).
mind you, the ATV is connected via HDMI, the xbox component, so could be my screen.
Anyone else seen this?