[RyneFlood]

Hi I just switched to XBMC from VMC and it's so much better, glad to be rid of MS on all my computers now.

With that being said there's a couple things I still need to get working - I have googled and searched the forums but couldn't quite find an answer. I'm not sure this is the correct forum for these questions but ....

I have a MythTV backend set up on my fileserver (finally, MythTV was easily one of the fussiest pieces of software I've ever dealt with). I can stream TV and change channels with the built-in myth://. What I am wondering is which is better at this point, the built-in myth:// or the Python script I've been reading about? What are the pros/cons for each right now? And also which is the best way to get TV guide data working in XBMC?

Ok now I have my MCE remote working fine (ver2 Phillips) but I much prefer my XBOX 360 Universal DVD Remote control. I had it working in VMC as the USB receiver works for both remotes but I can't seem to get the receiver to pick anything up from the X360 remote in Ubuntu. I tried downloading an lirc.conf file from http://lircconfig.commandir.com/lircd.co...remote=337 for the X360 remote but when I set it up and run irw, it doesn't pick up any input. Can anyone point me in the right direction of how I can get Ubuntu to get data from this remote? I have no problem mapping the keys out or something like that I just don't know where to start.

Thanks!

[kgraf6]

Hi,

I've recently made the move from VMC to Linux XBMC myself also.
XBMC has been a dream, however Live and Recorded TV has been a nightmare.

Originally I was using the built-in MythTV integration that you have been using. However it was not reliable at all especially with fast-forwarding etc.

So for my current setup I have edited the skin files of XBMC to have a "LIVE TV" button which switches from XBMC to MythTV. To return to XBMC I have the green button on the media center remote programmed for this action. This setup has required multiple scripts, If you want some assistance setting up something similar I am willing to help.

I am still having issues with setup also; sometimes the system can freeze when switching between the applications. However, I do believe that at this stage this is the best integration of MythTV and XBMC. I have a fair few issues with my linux installation in general, so the problems I have mentioned are most probably due to this. I will likely be starting from scratch and will use this method of integrating MythTV and XBMC.

Good Luck. I am not very experienced with Linux and XBMC but feel free to ask me any questions.

Cheers,
Karl

[RyneFlood]

Hey,
I'd definitely be interested in any help you can give me setting up some scripts to do what you have set up. If you could post any scripts/examples or how exactly you did it that would be great.

Thanks