[blastspawn]

Hello all.. This is my first post to this forum and I really hope someone could help me out! I have a Jailbroken AppleTV 2 that I have been using XBMC on for about a year now. I have been using the Rowmote Pro app to control the AppleTV and the built in keyboard to type in XBMC. Everything has been working great until I just decided to update my XBMC version.

First, I removed xbmc using nitotv. I then removed all the preferences and plugins using a guide I found online and then removed the dependencies. I did this to get as clean of a new install as possible. I was able to update to the newest version and all went well. However, my Rowmote app would not allow me to use the keyboard to type in XBMC.

Second, I thought that I messed something up during re-install xbmc so I restored and re-jailbroke my AppleTV and reinstalled everything. Once again, the Rowmote works to browse XBMC but the keyboard does not. The keyboard in Rowmote works in other apps like Infuse and Couch Surfer.

I beleive it is definitely an issue with the newest version of XBMC.. Has anyone else had any experinece with this or know a possible fix

Thank you so much for your help!

[Memphiz]

4,50 Euro for this stupid app? Not again that i Pay for something i don't even need - i Fixed Real Bluetooth Keyboard Support and this now somehow broke that rowmote app - any ios dev around with this app who can have a look by any chance?

[slukin]

RemoteHD isn`t working either after upgrading to 12.3...same thing happened to me when I first read your post and checked...only the keyboard is not working ( i can navigate, no probs )...hope there`s an easy fix

Thx so much for everything!

[Memphiz]

Even better - Only 8 Euro - any Free app which Shows the error too?

[charrua72]

I upgraded to 12.3 today and have experienced the same problem as the original poster. Any word on a fix would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.

[phnord]

@Memphiz - here:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=44688

The person in this thread released a java app a few years back that can be used to send keystrokes to XBMC on a remote machine (assumably using the web interface's protocol). That app can be downloaded directly here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/mzwdjx...Client.jar

When running that app, you will find that all keystrokes seem to work... for the most part. The arrow keys navigate, the enter key works as it should, as does escape, etc. Even hitting the "c" key on an item will bring up its context menu.

However: when a text entry keyboard comes up on the screen - for instance when trying to use the search function of an addon - the keyboard keys do nothing.

I'm assuming that whatever change you coded into 12.3 is for some reason blocking the virtual keyboard from receiving these remote keystrokes. Anything that can be done to fix this would be much appreciated

[Memphiz]

And this Happens only when running xbmc on ios/atv2? My changes are platform specific - What you describe Sounds like a different generic issue to me...

[Memphiz]

which ios version are you people running on the atv2?

[phnord]

I am running 5.3 (6.1.4) - the latest Jailbreakable one for the Apple TV 2.

However, I have confirmed that this is a system-independent issue. When using the aforementioned java program - or any of the other remotes - to connect to my Mac's XBMC, I experienced the same behavior. Specifically: most keypresses worked as expected, but when a keyboard was displayed on screen the keypresses could not be used to enter text.

Easiest way to reproduce this:

Download this java applet onto a computer running XBMC:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/mzwdjx...Client.jar
Set it to connect to 127.0.0.1
Try using it to control the program - it should work as expected (assuming that "Allow programs on this system to control XBMC" is on)
Navigate to the Filemanager section of XBMC (under "Settings")
Go to Add source
Click on the text entry field that says "<None>"
Try typing

[blastspawn]

I am running 5.3 (6.1.4) - the latest Jailbreakable one for the Apple TV 2.

However, I have confirmed that this is a system-independent issue. When using the aforementioned java program - or any of the other remotes - to connect to my Mac's XBMC, I experienced the same behavior. Specifically: most keypresses worked as expected, but when a keyboard was displayed on screen the keypresses could not be used to enter text.

Easiest way to reproduce this:

Download this java applet onto a computer running XBMC:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/mzwdjx...Client.jar
Set it to connect to 127.0.0.1
Try using it to control the program - it should work as expected (assuming that "Allow programs on this system to control XBMC" is on)
Navigate to the Filemanager section of XBMC (under "Settings")
Go to Add source
Click on the text entry field that says "<None>"
Try typing

Thanks for the response.. Very interesting.

[phnord]

@blastspawn I think you misunderstand: that is a way to demonstrate the issue, for developers, not to fix it

[blastspawn]

This is what I did that worked as a temporary fix. I downgraded to 12.2 using the instructions for installing XBMC nightly builds..

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...tly_builds

and then downloaded and installed this via ssh.

Code:

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_12.2-0_iphoneos-arm.deb

I know I'm not on the latest version but atleast my rowmote is working.

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@blastspawn I think you misunderstand: that is a way to demonstrate the issue, for developers, not to fix it

Got you! Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was just trying to help out.

[OhSizzle]

Follow blastspawn's instructions above, more specifically:

1. ssh into your Apple TV. If you are using OSX, open terminal and enter:
ssh root@"insert your Apple TV IP address here" (go to settings > network > IP address)

2. Enter password: alpine

3. Enter the following commands:
rm -f *xbmc*.deb (press enter)
wget http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2/deb/org...os-arm.deb (press enter)
dpkg -i *xbmc*.deb (press enter)

Done! You are now back on XBMC Frodo 12.2 and Rowmote's keyboard will work inside XBMC. Keep checking back here to determine if this compatibility has been fixed for Frodo 12.3 or Gotham 13.0. FYI - there is no need to uninstall Frodo 12.3 before downgrading or upgrading.

[OhSizzle]

Follow blastspawn's instructions above, more specifically:

1. ssh into your Apple TV. If you are using OSX, open terminal and enter:
ssh root@"insert your Apple TV IP address here" (go to settings > network > IP address)

2. Enter password: alpine

3. Enter the following commands:
rm -f *xbmc*.deb (press enter)
wget http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2/deb/org...os-arm.deb (press enter)
dpkg -i *xbmc*.deb (press enter)

Done! You are now back on XBMC Frodo 12.2 and Rowmote's keyboard will work inside XBMC. Keep checking back here to determine if this compatibility has been fixed for Frodo 12.3 or Gotham 13.0. FYI - there is no need to uninstall Frodo 12.3 before downgrading or upgrading.

AFTER FOLLOWING MY OWN INSTRUCTIONS, I REALIZED THAT IF YOU COPY AND PASTE EACH COMMAND INTO TERMINAL IT WILL NOT WORK ON THE SECOND COMMAND AS THE FORUM COLLAPSED THE WEB ADDRESS. HAND TYPE IN THE WEB ADDRESS.

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2/deb/org...os-arm.deb

[Memphiz]

Capslock broken? (no need to scream it ... fix your keyboard!)