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Ok, updated with a much more thorough video.
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Real integration between XBMC Frode PVR functionality and EyeTV would be real cool.
Lets hoop EyeTV will deliver a XBMC plugin in there next release.
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Hey ,
i would be interested how you made the whole thing work with the Onkyo remote ?
I have an Xtreamer Ultra , with Openelec on it. Is there a way to make the Onkyo also work with it ?
Would be totally awesome !
Thanks for the help in advance , appreciate it !
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yes it is a linux system. as far as i could see , openelec also works with flirc.
so what should i do next ?
Thanks
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Basically you just need to purchase the Flirc receiver, install the linux version of their software and calibrate it.
When you calibrate it, you have a couple of different choices. You can preload the XBMC configuration which will give you all the basic XBMC keyboard functions or you can load the full keyboard configuration and add each key mannually. The advantage of the second method is that you can add more XBMC keys as well as add other keys that allow you to use your Xtreamer to eg. switch between XBMC and whatever else.
I would still ask them either through support or their forums whether there is anything else you should be aware of. Because I do not know Xtreamer, it would be best for you to confirm this with the Flirc guys.
When you are close to the last step, go to XBMC --> Settings --> Remote and set it to 'Remote sends keyboard presses'
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2013-02-27, 20:26
(This post was last modified: 2013-02-27, 20:50 by lgentry.)
Sorry to bump a relatively old threat, but I would love a how-to on this. I have XBMC running on a Raspberry Pi and it's talking to my MacBook Pro which runs EyeTV, but I really want an EyeTV interface on XBMC. Your scripts look like they do the trick. Should I just add this to XBMC as an add-on via Zip file and configure from there or is there more to it than that?
EDIT: I should mention that I'm not using an Onkyo remote, so no need for scripts or instruction on that. I have a Harmony remote that I may try to utilize later on, but right now I'm doing everything with a wireless keyboard.
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Unfortunately eyetv support isn't great which limits are options. It would be great if it could be used as a tv backend in xbmc.
I have dedicated a macmini as a htpc/server which allows me atleast the flexibility to automate the two apps. I haven't had the chance to play around with the pi yet. Can you run an app like safari or vlc on the pi to pick up eyetv from the macbook pro or directly from the network, depending upon your eyetv hardware.
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