Logitech Keyboard Controller (for Google TV) works beautifully with Linux, XBMC

tha5150 Wrote:resurrecting this thread..

do the volume keys work? i have the Logitech Revue in my bedroom and a PC with XBMC in the living room. What do i need to buy in order for this to work? Im pretty sure it came with a mini blaster. is this a headphone plug or USB? I have to find the box but want to know what i am getting into before i run with this idea.

i would like to use this one remote for both the google tv AND the XBMC without having an issue with the keyboard/remote trying to control the wrong device.

any tips? links?

Yes the volume keys work. The unit I bought came with a USB RF dongle (the logitech unifying nano type) which was already paried with the keyboard. You can't use the same keyboard with more than one system without moving the dongle around.

If you have a Revue it has an IR blaster built in which you can do all kinds of stuff with, but that doesn't apply to the revue keyboard on its own.

I use the Logitech Mini Controller, which is basically a rebranded diNovo Mini, for XBMC. I also have a Revue keyboard, but haven't tried it.

By default, the volume buttons do work to control XBMC's volume, assuming you're not using passthrough audio.

$12.95 on amazon for a logitech unifying remote usb dongle to plug into the PC

go into your living room and have someone else stand in the bedroom and use the revue remote in the living room (from wherever you think you would use it most)....does it control the revue in the bedroom? If not, there probably wont be a problem with the remote trying to control both devices at the same time

ordered, 5 days shipping. thanks and i will let you know how it turned out..

Guys, this isnt working on my 32bit laptop. Maybe this is a premature post but I have not tried it with XBMC, only desktop and IE and it will not work.

will this ONLY work with XBMC and not navigating Windows 7?

Hello all,

Does anyone know if there is a working sleep button on the Logitech Keyboard controller that works on Windows 7? Like-wise, will it work for WoL (Wake on Lan) Sounds like most of the keys work for this setup, my only short comings are no backlit keyboard and the sleep, WoL functionality. Im coming from a Dinovo mini and am looking to make this my dedicated HTPC keyboard.

Any thoughts would be great.

I discoverd that the PS3 Bluetooth stuff is best even for HTPC based on Windows or Linux .. I have one simple nano bluetooth adapter which connects:

Sony PS3 Bluetooth remote control (20 bucks)
Logitech Cordless Mediaboard Pro for PS3 (50 bucks)
PS3 Wireless Bluetooth Controller (30 Bucks)

Bluetooth advantage: FREEDOM .. Even if it's useless - I can switch channels from 3 rooms away

So long

LastCoder

I ordered this keyboard about 6 months ago for $30 when Newegg was having a sale. This was the best purchase I have made for my HTPC. It works great and I am able to control everything from it. To get those buttons on the top working (on Windows) I ended up using EventGhost. They have a plugin for keyboard commands and actions for XBMC. So, for example, on mine I have the TV button on the left mapped to launch XBMC. The TV button on the right blasts my TV IR command to turn my TV on and off (using EventGhosts Win7 MCE Remote plugin which has IR blaster functionality).

(2011-05-05 00:25)Bonne Wrote:  

Affejunge Wrote:I have been extremely happy using this bad boy:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/...vices/3848

Amazon Link


I am using Linux as well. It works perfectly and folds up nicely. Plus it is fully functional with both right and left clicks. The multimedia buttons integrate perfectly with XBMC.

I had a bluetooth dinovo keyboard and mouse for years and they never played nice with linux. Since then I've avoided bluetooth like the plague. The unifying dongles from logitech , are tiny, work instantly and also work in the bios and console.

There's a version of the fold up mini keyboard like yours that uses a unifying rf dongle instead of bluetooth that I looked at. It's also sold as a google tv accessory but I bet it will work just fine.

Again, Newegg has a sale on a Google TV keyboard. This is the keyboard you are referring to correct? I just ordered one and with the $15 promotion it only cost me $55. It's refurbished but for that price you're basically getting the $150 diNovo for $55. Since I've never had any bad luck with refurbished stuff I'm willing to take that risk. (I just notice Meritline has it $10 cheaper.)

So my problem now is that I am redoing one of my HTPC machines which this new keyboard will go on. Is there any way to find out what the key code is for a button on the keyboard? I would like to be able to map those unused buttons. I would also like to remap the number keys so that if I am holding FN or CTRL and press a number it will act as F1 or whatever number I am pressing.

Anybody know how to get the code for the different buttons on the keyboard? Could I somehow modify ButtonMapper.cpp so it will echo the key code when I press a button?

Edit: A quick Google search led me to this page article which explains how to get key codes, remap keys, and remap keys with temporary modifiers (ctrl, alt, shift, etc) and hard modifiers (capslock, numlock, scrolllock, etc). I won't have my new keyboard for a few more days and I probably won't get around to building that Linux XMBC machine for a week or two. Can somebody that already has one of these keyboards see if they can map the unused buttons?

So I installed Ubuntu on a spare nettop that I had to try to build XBMC from source. I used xev to capture the key presses of the custom keys, but they are not recognized. This is where the problem is.

We need drivers made for the Revue keyboard. I found pyusb which will detect the key presses and supposedly help create drivers, but I'm not a programmer and don't even know where to start with creating a driver.

Does anybody out there know somebody that could play around with this and see if some drivers could be made? It sounds simple when I say it but I'm sure its much harder to actually do. Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated.

Thanks.