[MAC] XBMCHelper (XBMC's IR-helper) new Beta version (with Logitech Harmony support)

Nothing special really. Just enabled "always running" in the options.
It has stopped front row from launching, but no XBMC.
I'm using the latest aeon skin (auriga) but I don't think this is an issue.
Anyway, it simply won't launch on both my machines, an Intel imac, and an also Intel Macbook.
What Kind of details do you mean?

Could anyone tell me how to get the sms jump working for my harmony remote with this keymap.xml? Thanks!

loula Wrote:Nothing special really. Just enabled "always running" in the options.
It has stopped front row from launching, but no XBMC.
I'm using the latest aeon skin (auriga) but I don't think this is an issue.
Anyway, it simply won't launch on both my machines, an Intel imac, and an also Intel Macbook.
What Kind of details do you mean?

pastebin of xbmc.log
pastebin of "ls ~/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/"
pastebin of "cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/XBMCHelper.conf"
pastebin of "ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents/"
pastebin of cat ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.xbmc.helper.plist"

for starters.

Also XBMC.app is launched by holding down the menu button on the IR remote.

Weavus Wrote:Could anyone tell me how to get the sms jump working for my harmony remote with this keymap.xml? Thanks!

To answer my own question I added the follwing to the <joystick name=harmony"> section in MyVideoFiles, MyVideoLibrary, MyMusicFiles and MyMusicLibrary:

<!-- 1 --> <button id="11">JumpSMS1</button>
<!-- 2 --> <button id="12">JumpSMS2</button>
<!-- 3 --> <button id="13">JumpSMS3</button>
<!-- 4 --> <button id="14">JumpSMS4</button>
<!-- 5 --> <button id="23">JumpSMS5</button>
<!-- 6 --> <button id="24">JumpSMS6</button>
<!-- 7 --> <button id="33">JumpSMS7</button>
<!-- 8 --> <button id="34">JumpSMS8</button>
<!-- 9 --> <button id="43">JumpSMS9</button>

Works a treat! Perhaps it should be the in the default keymap?

davilla Wrote:pastebin of xbmc.log
pastebin of "ls ~/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/"
pastebin of "cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/XBMCHelper.conf"
pastebin of "ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents/"
pastebin of cat ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.xbmc.helper.plist"

for starters.

Also XBMC.app is launched by holding down the menu button on the IR remote.

I am the dumbest person on earth. I was just missing the press and hold thing.
A little weird but I can live with that.
Anyway, thanks a milion. You are the guy.

Could you elaborate, because I am having the same issue, whether I press and hold or not it wont start. And it did before I updated the XBMChelper.

Actually it should launch with a simple menu press. Please post the logs davilla mentioned.
Thanks!

As requested, and thanks in advance.

http://pastebin.com/m20cb5bc1


Thanks!

This may be a dumb question, but does this allow for additional button features beyond the basic apple tv remote ones or is this just adding Harmony support for the up/down/left/right pla/pause menu buttons?

I only ask because I already had my Harmony remote replacing the apple tv remote on XBMC. I used the Mac Mini profile on the Harmony setup page and it worked fine. I would switch if it added features like a button that just took me sstraght to music or main menu or whatever.

Um, it worked for about three minutes then stopped working after restart.