[WINDOWS] HOW-TO use MCE remote in XBMC under Windows XP with IR Server Suite

Hi I tried to follow this guide even thou I don’t have a Windows MediaCenter Remote. My setup is a “Antec Fusion v430” witch have Windows MCE & VISTA® compatible IR receiver included for use with remote control , and then I use the “Logitech Harmony 525”.
Is for PART 1, I didn’t know what driver to install but I chosed “USB Human Interface Device” and “Mute” and “Volume” worked but that could have been the case before to (I forgot to test that). Also worth mention is that installing is done by right clicking on the “*.inf” file in cohering folder, with I don’t think everyone knows.
Then I followed the guide just as written and replaced the <remote> part in Keymap.xml with the part provided in the guide.
So can someone with the same setup please make a guide for all us Antec Fusion and Logitech Harmony users, and perhaps upload settings to Logitech database under (Computer/Media Center-PC/Antec/XBMC) if possible.

Kind regards

"<mytv>FullScreen</mytv> <!-- red -->
<myvideo>AspectRatio</myvideo> <!-- green -->
<mymusic>OSD</mymusic> <!-- yellow --
<mypictures>ShowSubtitles</mypictures> <!-- blue --> "

Does anyone know the XBMC commands to add to the xml.. so when you click on the yellow button, it brings XBMC to the music section, etc..


Also whats the difference between using this and eventghost?

Coeluh Wrote:Is there some way to start up XBMC when you press the Windows button on the remote?

Yes there is.
Run Translator (available in IR Server Suite), programs tab, system wide, new.

Swwethip1,
I didn't used this tutorial but a similar one, also found in the forum, and my IRSSmap.xml looks like this:

<mytv>31652</mytv> <!-- red -->
<mymusic>31651</mymusic> <!-- green -->
<mypictures>31650</mypictures> <!-- yellow -->
<myvideo>31649</myvideo> <!-- blue -->

and my Keymap.xml like this:

<myvideo>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyVideos)</myvideo>
<mymusic>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyMusic)</mymusic>
<mypictures>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyPictures)</mypictures>
<mytv>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Home)</mytv>

Anyone know if IR Server Suite works with others windows programs like Winamp, Media Player Classic...

I try it several times unsuccessful. IR Debug Client receive comands from remote, but others apps don't respond my commands.

Try EventGhost.

did anyone come into any issues, where your remote control wont work under vista media center now?

I needed to go back to using VMC, due to HD playback issues, VMC will not work with my remote.. i even uninstalled Server Suite and still have no luck

any ideas??

Does anyone has a map of all the keys on the MCE remote and what they are called
so we can use and configure keymap.xml file?

If you don't want to mess with the keymap.xml and also want to use your remote for Winamp, WMP classic and many more applications have a look at the following thread:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=38579

Thx a bunch. Worked like a charm =) Even got my harmony to work, perfect.

niko7865 Wrote:I upped the hold to repeat delay to 1,000ms, seemed to fix it.

Tried this and it still skips, anyone else found a way round it, ive also tried setting it to use the keyboard rateand this still dont work.

Really buggin me now lol was loving the fact that it works.

Cheers