Apple remote

davilla Wrote:This is 8.04 Ubuntu variant with a 2.6.24 kernel? MacMini support should be present. The tip off is "/dev/usb/usbhid0", it that's present, the kernel knows and see the IR device. If absent, then the kernel usbhid device does not see it.

check dmesg and see what is says about IR or usbhid.


The correct device id should be "0x8240" for the MacMini and a correct modprobe option would be

Code:

options usbhid quirks=0x05ac:0x8240:0x10

Success! I was running 2.6.22 until I worked out some vmware problems, but after
switching back to 2.6.24-17-generic I now have a /dev/usb/usbhid0. I used irrecord to create my own lircd.conf replacing the stock ubuntu file and the remote is now working with irw.

Ahh, that's why 2.6.22 does not have the modprobe usbhid quirks option.

Anyone have a pre-made Lircmap.xml for the apple remote?

Quote:<remote device="AppleRemote">
<select>play-pause</select>
<play>play-pause</play>
<pause>play-pause</pause>
<stop>play-pause</stop>
<forward>forward</forward>
<reverse>back</reverse>
<left>back</left>
<right>forward</right>
<up>plus</up>
<down>minus</down>
<menu>menu</menu>
</remote>

More progress. I have a partially working Lircmap.xml - as listed above I can scroll around the main screen options, but pressing the play-pause key when over a selection does not mimic the keyboard enter key or a mousepress.

Just as a side note, I remembered that I had an mceusb remote packed away in a closet. I hooked that up and had total support under XBMC on my intel mac mini. I'm going to use that in the living room where wife-friendliness is paramount. I'm still working on the apple remote for my home office machine (also a mac mini).

Added to my Lircmap.xml file:

Quote: <remote device="macmini">
<select>ok</select>
<left>back</left>
<right>forward</right>
<up>plus</up>
<down>minus</down>
<menu>menu</menu>
</remote>

My Apple remote now fully works.