Just wanted to share my results playing with
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ and xbmclive. Synergy allows you to control your xbmc live session from another computer just like it is another desktop screen. The keyboard works just fine but the mouse does not seem to display properly. However XBMC works perfectly fine with keyboard commands.
to install on xbmclive ssh to your xbmclive install or use another console
sudo apt-get install synergy
once installed
edit /usr/bin/runXBMC
sudo vim nano /usr/bin/runXBMC
and after line echo "ulimit -c 0" >> /home/$xbmcUser/.xsession type the line below to start synergy replace IPADDRESS with the IP Address of the Synergy server. (The pc you want to use the keyboard and mouse on)
echo "/usr/bin/synergyc -n XBMCLive --display 0:0 --daemon --restart IPADDRESS" >> /home/$xbmcUser/.xsession
Now your XBMCLive client is setup. You need to install Synergy on your server this is the pc you want to control xbmc from as another desktop.
Follow the instructions on
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/configuration.html however i will give you a heads up below.
First install Synergy on your server download it from
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net for whatever OS you have installed usually windows but could be linux if you want as it supports multiple OS's including Mac.
Setting up the screens is not very intuitive. But essentially on the server you click share this computers keyboard and mouse.
Add 2 entrys to screen. 1 being the hostname of the pc you are using and the other being XBMCLive as this is the name we used in the xbmc client command connecting above. Use the + below screen to add the screens.
Then you set up the links below. This is a bit weird as well. You will need 2 entries.
The first entry will be
0 to 100 % of the RIGHT XBMCLive goes to 0 to 100 % HOSTNAMEOFPC
after you enter the first entry you need to click the + below to add it.
The second line will be
0 to 100 % of the RIGHT HOSTNAMEOFPC goes to 0 to 100 % XBMCLive
THEN Click +
What this does its make XBMCLive a virtual desktop of the right of your desktop. When you move the mouse to the right you will be on the XBMCLive screen the mouse doesnt display but once you are in the right desktop you should be able to control XBMC using the keyboard. Once finished in XBMCLive move the mouse across to the far right again and it will appear back in your normal desktop.
Well check it out I have it setup and it works pretty well.
This could obviously work without the XBMCLive install but that's what i use so I made the tutorial for XBMCLive.
Well check it out and tell me if you get it going.
Take it easy.
Cheers
bobb09