How to associate Remote Control to open XBMC?

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blekm Offline
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I have this one

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and If I press Menu it opens Front Row. Instead I want to open XBMC?

Any idea of how to do that? Is that possible?

Now I must open XBMC using keyboard / mouse and after that I can do all with remote control.. just missing the opening of the XBMC?

Any idea?

Thanks
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EDIT: MUCH better (and free) solution below

You can make easy links to the XBMC wiki using double brackets around words: [[debug log]] = debug log, [[Add-on:YouTube]] = Add-on:YouTube, [[Adding videos to the library]] = Adding videos to the library, [[userdata]] = userdata, etc
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(2012-05-07 13:20)blekm Wrote:  I have this one

[Image: 14181621_1.jpg]

and If I press Menu it opens Front Row. Instead I want to open XBMC?

Any idea of how to do that? Is that possible?

Now I must open XBMC using keyboard / mouse and after that I can do all with remote control.. just missing the opening of the XBMC?

Any idea?

Thanks

Go under Settings -> System -> Input Devices and make sure that "Allow start of XBMC using the remote" is enabled. When you exit XBMC then pressing the Menu button on the Apple Remote will start XBMC again.

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(This post was last modified: 2012-05-07 22:28 by winestock.)
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(2012-05-07 22:27)winestock Wrote:  Go under Settings -> System -> Input Devices and make sure that "Allow start of XBMC using the remote" is enabled. When you exit XBMC then pressing the Menu button on the Apple Remote will start XBMC again.

Holy crap, how did I not see this before. I even took a picture of that exact setting for use on the XBMC Wiki. Now I just feel silly :)

In any case, very awesome.

You can make easy links to the XBMC wiki using double brackets around words: [[debug log]] = debug log, [[Add-on:YouTube]] = Add-on:YouTube, [[Adding videos to the library]] = Adding videos to the library, [[userdata]] = userdata, etc
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(2012-05-07 22:27)winestock Wrote:  Go under Settings -> System -> Input Devices and make sure that "Allow start of XBMC using the remote" is enabled. When you exit XBMC then pressing the Menu button on the Apple Remote will start XBMC again.

just done, but still doesn't start Angry
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(2012-05-08 10:48)blekm Wrote:  
(2012-05-07 22:27)winestock Wrote:  Go under Settings -> System -> Input Devices and make sure that "Allow start of XBMC using the remote" is enabled. When you exit XBMC then pressing the Menu button on the Apple Remote will start XBMC again.

just done, but still doesn't start Angry

Exit XBMC and open the AcitivityMonitor utility app. Do you see under processes an entry called XBMCHelper?

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(2012-05-08 21:58)winestock Wrote:  
(2012-05-08 10:48)blekm Wrote:  
(2012-05-07 22:27)winestock Wrote:  Go under Settings -> System -> Input Devices and make sure that "Allow start of XBMC using the remote" is enabled. When you exit XBMC then pressing the Menu button on the Apple Remote will start XBMC again.

just done, but still doesn't start Angry

Exit XBMC and open the AcitivityMonitor utility app. Do you see under processes an entry called XBMCHelper?

yes, it's there. I just killed it, but the menu button still does nothing..
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(2012-05-09 02:31)blekm Wrote:  
(2012-05-08 21:58)winestock Wrote:  
(2012-05-08 10:48)blekm Wrote:  just done, but still doesn't start Angry

Exit XBMC and open the AcitivityMonitor utility app. Do you see under processes an entry called XBMCHelper?

yes, it's there. I just killed it, but the menu button still does nothing..

You don't want to kill off XBMCHelper as it is what processes the Apple Remote key presses. Try renaming your ~/Library/Application Support/XBMC folder to something other then XBMC. Now run XBMC, enable "Allow start of XBMC using the remote", exit XBMC and then press the menu button on the Apple Remote. XBMC should re-start running.

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I don't have the XBMC folder under /Mac/Library/Application Support.. Undecided it should be there?
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(2012-05-10 02:30)blekm Wrote:  I don't have the XBMC folder under /Mac/Library/Application Support.. Undecided it should be there?

The '~' refers to your user account. The Library folder in your user account maybe hidden. To get to it, hold down the option-key while clicking on the Go menu, then select Library. A finder window will open where you now have access to your Library folder.

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2009 2.0GHz MacMini, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD
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