[WINDOWS] HOW-TO use XBMC and Vista Media Center with a MCE remote with EventGhost

I'm trying to get my MCE remote RC6 to work with xbmc so I can search for music on my pc by using remote like sms.

I've tried :
- importing the xml file with eventghost
- Keymap.xml in userdata
- Advancedsettings.xml in userdata

What do I wrong or is it so hard to get the remote working like in mce ?

thx

I also created a custom EventGhost config to run XBMC with my MCE remote. However, I am having troubles when navigating up/down/left/right in menus using the arrow keys - the cursor frequent skips 2 places despite 1 button press. I've played around with the "button release timeout" and I tried ticking and unticking "Disable HID service for this remote" without success. I do not have this problem when navigating using the arrow keys on my bluetooth keyboard.

Also, if I hold down an arrow key on the remote, XBMC does not smoothly scroll down/across the list like it does when holding the arrow key on my keyboard. I've tried using commands to repeat the button press when held, but it doesn't work the same.

Does anyone have advice for either of these problems? Thanks in advance!

spritemv Wrote:I also created a custom EventGhost config to run XBMC with my MCE remote. However, I am having troubles when navigating up/down/left/right in menus using the arrow keys - the cursor frequent skips 2 places despite 1 button press. I've played around with the "button release timeout" and I tried ticking and unticking "Disable HID service for this remote" without success. I do not have this problem when navigating using the arrow keys on my bluetooth keyboard.

Also, if I hold down an arrow key on the remote, XBMC does not smoothly scroll down/across the list like it does when holding the arrow key on my keyboard. I've tried using commands to repeat the button press when held, but it doesn't work the same.

Does anyone have advice for either of these problems? Thanks in advance!

The arrow keys are already handled. Don't put anything in eventghost for them-same for the volume keys I believe.

i've got windows 7 and EventGhost 0.3.7.r1194, loaded the xml that was provided here. but the MCE command doest seem to work. The EventGhost doest seem to recognize any button i press, i mean, no log appears on its screen saying that i pressed that button on remote... any ideias why?
i already tryied enable/disable the "Disable HID service for this remote"

also i can move arround the EventGhost soft using my remote (up/down/left right/enter)but still no log appears, and yet for idle/unidle it registers. weird no?

^ Same issue here.

Cant figure out what i am doing wrong.

spritemv Wrote:I also created a custom EventGhost config to run XBMC with my MCE remote. However, I am having troubles when navigating up/down/left/right in menus using the arrow keys - the cursor frequent skips 2 places despite 1 button press. I've played around with the "button release timeout" and I tried ticking and unticking "Disable HID service for this remote" without success. I do not have this problem when navigating using the arrow keys on my bluetooth keyboard.

Also, if I hold down an arrow key on the remote, XBMC does not smoothly scroll down/across the list like it does when holding the arrow key on my keyboard. I've tried using commands to repeat the button press when held, but it doesn't work the same.

Does anyone have advice for either of these problems? Thanks in advance!

the exact same problem here! Dont know how to fix this. I´ve been around this for nearlly 2 hrs. I have a Toshiba Remote MCE.

Does anyone know how to solve the bold part?!

tks

Hi,

i am using a Remote/IR Receiver (RC6) with success.

Now i am searching how to bind the "Info Screen" for each video. When i browse to a video and press my "Info" button, i want to see the "Info Screen" for this video.

Someone could please help?

regards

During the configuration i could see the info message "MCERemote.Details". But why is the folder "XBMC" deactivated?

Should i also copy the new keymap.xml into the /userdata/keymaps?

Most other buttons from the remote are working, only i (Details) not.

thx

Edit: Great, it works very good. Used your xml file

I have an issue when using this. After a reboot, I hit the T or (CC) button to start XBMC and remote is not focused on XBMC. I have to get up, and move my mouse from my PC monitor to TV and click on XBMC to get the remote to work. After that first time, it seems if I shut down XBMC and use MCE and go back and open XBMC, it is focused on XBMC. So, It seems like it mainly happens after a reboot.
Any suggestions?

Thanks,
BNB