Hi guys. Since I had so much fun with the topic in the past I decided, hey, why not open it up again for frodo (xbmcbuntu frodo beta1 image)? 
Jokes aside, as I could have guessed it's not working again the way it did before and again I think changes in linux are to blame. What I did in the past (xbmcbuntu eden) to get this bitch combination to work was the following:
1. I had to "sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc" and chose Linux input layer aka eventX in the first list, in the following list I selected NONE and after that /dev/input/by-id/usb-15c2 0038-event-if00 which may vary to your specific type of iMon receiver.
2. Add the following to /etc/rc.local to start an MCE via iMon specific IR-keytable mapping every boot:
This CAN'T work now because there is no such file and directory anymore. WHEREIS also comes up with nothing. Maybe someone could be so kind as to provide me with the imon_mce file so I could try if it's still possible with this. Sadly I didn't make a backup, I never would've thought it would be removed from the distribution
3. Add a few missing keys to XBMC by creating a Lircmap.xml in ~/.xbmc/userdata with the following content:
I'm still also trying to figure things out for myself, hopefully this thread will result in a definite solution other than having to compile a custom kernel which I read here in another thread.
Jokes aside, as I could have guessed it's not working again the way it did before and again I think changes in linux are to blame. What I did in the past (xbmcbuntu eden) to get this bitch combination to work was the following:1. I had to "sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc" and chose Linux input layer aka eventX in the first list, in the following list I selected NONE and after that /dev/input/by-id/usb-15c2 0038-event-if00 which may vary to your specific type of iMon receiver.
2. Add the following to /etc/rc.local to start an MCE via iMon specific IR-keytable mapping every boot:
Code:
/usr/bin/ir-keytable -w /lib/udev/rc_keymaps/imon_mceThis CAN'T work now because there is no such file and directory anymore. WHEREIS also comes up with nothing. Maybe someone could be so kind as to provide me with the imon_mce file so I could try if it's still possible with this. Sadly I didn't make a backup, I never would've thought it would be removed from the distribution
3. Add a few missing keys to XBMC by creating a Lircmap.xml in ~/.xbmc/userdata with the following content:
Code:
<lircmap>
<remote device="linux-input-layer">
<altname>cx23885_remote</altname>
<altname>devinput</altname>
<start>KEY_MEDIA</start>
<title>KEY_EPG</title>
<one>KEY_NUMERIC_1</one>
<two>KEY_NUMERIC_2</two>
<three>KEY_NUMERIC_3</three>
<four>KEY_NUMERIC_4</four>
<five>KEY_NUMERIC_5</five>
<six>KEY_NUMERIC_6</six>
<seven>KEY_NUMERIC_7</seven>
<eight>KEY_NUMERIC_8</eight>
<nine>KEY_NUMERIC_9</nine>
<zero>KEY_NUMERIC_0</zero>
<star>KEY_NUMERIC_STAR</star>
<hash>KEY_NUMERIC_POUND</hash>
</remote>
</lircmap>I'm still also trying to figure things out for myself, hopefully this thread will result in a definite solution other than having to compile a custom kernel which I read here in another thread.
Ok, all you have to do is to "sudo apt-get install ir-keytable" PRIOR to everything, I somehow forgot it :-( Et voila, /lib/udev/rc_keymaps is present with a lot of preconfigured ir-maps like imon_mce. Things are working as they should now. I'll make a short HOW-TO out of this later.
