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I'm running XBMC 10.1 on a Thunderbolt Mini running Lion, however I saw this issue with XBMC 10.1 running on a 2010 Mini running Snow Leopard as well.

I'm using a Harmony 680 configured as a Plex remote and I'm using the built in IR receiver on the mini. XBMC is configured for true OpenGL fullscreen mode, (i.e. fakefullscreen=false.)

When I start XBMC or come back to a running instance after many hours of idling, it doesn't respond to the remote. If I VNC into the machine, select and start a video with the arrow keys and enter then the video will play. After a certain amount of time playing, the remote will start to work.

Having to VNC in to start a video is a PITA and not very wife friendly. Is there something I need to do to get the remote to work reliably? I have a USB MS media center receiver that I could attach, but I'm not sure about driver support for it.

[Ned Scott]

Need XBMC.log with debugging on: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=47124

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Sorry.
Here's the log with debug level 1 on.
http://pastebin.com/3jTjYpW9
This is just from startup to where it's not responding.

Steps to reproduce:
* Install XBMC 10.1 release from dmg
* Configure for Harmony Remote
* Restart XBMC

XBMC does not respond to remote until 10-15 minutes after starting playback of a video. Once it's working, it's good to go for the rest of the evening. Then I turn off the TV and leave the mini running with XBMC up. Come back the next day after XBMC has been idle and it's the same behavior all over again.

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Here's a full log including watching a couple of shows.
http://pastebin.com/dATBQVb4

As you can see, I have to start the first show with the keyboard at 19:20:07, but then the remote is working at the end of that viewing at 19:48:44. From this point on the remote is working for the rest of the night.

[kungfumonky]

I have nothing constructive to add other than I have exactly the same issue. Happens with my Harmony One and Apple remote.

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I figured I'd try a nightly and see if that made any difference, but it does not. I just installed XBMC-Pre-11.0 Git 20110810-5ef1c7d.

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So, my old Harmony remote (actually an 880, not a 680) was getting flaky, so I replaced it with a new 650. With the 650, if i get right up within inches of the Mini's IR receiver and repeatedly press Up and Down it seems to "wake up" the remote listener thread. Once "woken" I can use the remote just fine for the rest of the evening.