[WINDOWS] HOW-TO control XBMC using EventGhost with the Microsoft MCE Remote

kemik · 2009-04-30 17:13

Can anyone help I have an irda port in my PC and I also have an MCE remote which I'd like to get to work together

If I go into system - device manager under USB ports I don't have an MCE remote driver installed. How do I go about getting this installed please?

Thanks

cgmark · 2009-05-05 17:25

kemik Wrote:Can anyone help I have an irda port in my PC and I also have an MCE remote which I'd like to get to work together

If I go into system - device manager under USB ports I don't have an MCE remote driver installed. How do I go about getting this installed please?

Thanks

irda ports use a different frequency for sending data than remote controls for consumer electronics like dvd players. There are some hacks but it really is not worth doing when you can buy a usb reciever cheap.

MacUsers · 2009-07-19 01:34

Has anyone tried running EventGhost as normal user? It doesn't seem to work that way; but reads the signals if only run as administrator. Which is kinda useless for me as I run XBMC as a normal user. Everyone out here uses EG run XBMC as admin user? Cheers!!!

TerranQ · 2009-07-19 01:45

MacUsers Wrote:Has anyone tried running EventGhost as normal user? It doesn't seem to work that way; but reads the signals if only run as administrator. Which is kinda useless for me as I run XBMC as a normal user. Everyone out here uses EG run XBMC as admin user? Cheers!!!

Right click the eventghost exe and set it to "run as administrator"

MacUsers · 2009-07-19 07:10

TerranQ Wrote:Right click the eventghost exe and set it to "run as administrator"

already tried that but didn't work; even changed the permission in the registry but still no luck. Is it working for you? Cheers!!

rausch101 · 2009-07-19 08:44

I highly recommend the XBMCRepeat plugin as an alternative to the built-in XBMC plugin for EventGhost. It's far more comprehensive and even includes mappable JumpSMS functionality now.

MacUsers · 2009-07-19 09:28

rausch101 Wrote:I highly recommend the XBMCRepeat plugin as an alternative to the built-in XBMC plugin for EventGhost. It's far more comprehensive and even includes mappable JumpSMS functionality now.

If it was for me, then I don't think plugin is the problem. It seems to be the EG (or maybe Windows) itself, which fails to operate from a non-admin user account. cheers!!!

huto2 · 2009-09-02 08:50

Do you know how to capture mouse events?

For me only Mouse.MiddleButton is logged, but no right click and left click.

unknwn · 2009-09-29 19:12

is it possible to keep all mapped keys to their original status ( vol.up / down/ mute/ left rright etc.. ) but re-map the big green windows key ? I can map it to XMBC, but now Windows Media center opens along with XMBC.. annoying.

is there a way of doing it with eventghost ?

sergiocos · 2009-12-04 00:12

Does anyone knows what key (or combination of keys) I have to map to get MUTE sound? I have disabled the HID service in order to have the volume overlays in Aeon but I can't get the mute button to map/work. Thanks!

kemik Senior Member Posts: 123 Joined: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-04-30 17:13 Post: #21 Can anyone help I have an irda port in my PC and I also have an MCE remote which I'd like to get to work together If I go into system - device manager under USB ports I don't have an MCE remote driver installed. How do I go about getting this installed please? Thanks
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MacUsers Fan Posts: 407 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: London, UK	2009-07-19 01:34 Post: #23 Has anyone tried running EventGhost as normal user? It doesn't seem to work that way; but reads the signals if only run as administrator. Which is kinda useless for me as I run XBMC as a normal user. Everyone out here uses EG run XBMC as admin user? Cheers!!!
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TerranQ Senior Member Posts: 292 Joined: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-07-19 01:45 Post: #24 MacUsers Wrote:Has anyone tried running EventGhost as normal user? It doesn't seem to work that way; but reads the signals if only run as administrator. Which is kinda useless for me as I run XBMC as a normal user. Everyone out here uses EG run XBMC as admin user? Cheers!!! Right click the eventghost exe and set it to "run as administrator"
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MacUsers Fan Posts: 407 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: London, UK	2009-07-19 07:10 Post: #25 TerranQ Wrote:Right click the eventghost exe and set it to "run as administrator" already tried that but didn't work; even changed the permission in the registry but still no luck. Is it working for you? Cheers!!
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rausch101 Fan Posts: 580 Joined: Sep 2006 Reputation: 1 Location: Washington D.C.	2009-07-19 08:44 Post: #26 I highly recommend the XBMCRepeat plugin as an alternative to the built-in XBMC plugin for EventGhost. It's far more comprehensive and even includes mappable JumpSMS functionality now.
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huto2 Junior Member Posts: 8 Joined: Aug 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-09-02 08:50 Post: #28 Do you know how to capture mouse events? For me only Mouse.MiddleButton is logged, but no right click and left click.
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unknwn Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: Sep 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-09-29 19:12 Post: #29 is it possible to keep all mapped keys to their original status ( vol.up / down/ mute/ left rright etc.. ) but re-map the big green windows key ? I can map it to XMBC, but now Windows Media center opens along with XMBC.. annoying. is there a way of doing it with eventghost ?
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sergiocos Posting Freak Posts: 782 Joined: Jul 2009 Reputation: 4 Location: Bucharest, Romania	2009-12-04 00:12 Post: #30 Does anyone knows what key (or combination of keys) I have to map to get MUTE sound? I have disabled the HID service in order to have the volume overlays in Aeon but I can't get the mute button to map/work. Thanks!
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