[LINUX] HOW-TO get Hama MCE Remote Control to fully work in Ubuntu 9.04

ok, i finally got it working, with a mix of modifying sudoers and the runXBMC launcher

it basicly does this:

runs hama_mce (i didnt install it, so it does not launch via udev)
runs xbmc

when xbmx exits (TV = yellow button)
kills hama_mce
service inputlirc restart (start should work since inputlircd dies when it looses control of hid device = when hama_mce is ran)
runs tvtime
on tvtime exit, the cycle begins again (i commenteed the touch command so the loop continues)

it works awesome. but the right button is still working partially, sometimes it sends an info command, and sometimes it detects ir correctly as a right click.

thanks fyfe, you rock. I will try now to reinstall dharma beta2, which made my remote stop working with inputlirc and thats why i wanted to start using hama_mce again.

Juanjo

EDIT:
I finally installed dharma beta2
everything runs perfect now, except for the randomness of the right click button!
thanks fyfe!

was anyone able to get the mousepad-thingy on the remote to work?

When I move the mouse with it, I don't see a mouse-pointer on the screen, but I see that I am actually highlighing stuff...

thanks for your great script. compiled version 1.3 yesterday and everything works great i also tried version 1.4, but there i got a compile error of a missing directory

It's already fixed try v1.4.1

thanks will try it tomorrow

slux Wrote:ok Ernie,I've got it!!

First: compile the hama_mce bin and fire it up .
Second: make sure that the option "Allow programs on this system to control xbmc" is enabled.
Et voilà!!! It works perfectly!!!Also the infamous "i" key !!! Yeah

If you have problems,check with ps -ef if you see the hama_mce running and then check with netstat -a -n if udp port 9777 (eventserver) is listening.That's all!

We need this eventclient in Dharma final!!!PLEASEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Sorry, I think I have some serious noob questions. I've never worked with these eventclient things before and I'm having trouble finding a step by step tutorial.

How does this work for XBMC Live Dharma?
Do I download this and copy it over to my XBMC Live box?
How do I compile the bin?

I'm very new at this and feel like a helpless idiot.

Hi.
Read the all thread. All the info you need is here.

Anyway, try this:

Open up a console or ssh into your machine.


Enjoy!

**EDIT**
tar command corrected and link tags removed.

/hudo

Thanks so much!

Is there anything I need to do with the file before I uncompress? I'm getting an error when attempting to uncompress after the wget.

It's telling me it's an HTML doc.


xxxxx@new-host:/usr/local/src$ file hama_mce-1.5.tar.gz
hama_mce-1.5.tar.gz: HTML document text

Ok, I think I figured part of it out. I needed to download the raw attachment -

http://trac.xbmc.org/raw-attachment/tick...1.5.tar.gz


After doing that I still am unable to uncompress. I get the following error:

xxxxx@new-host:/usr/local/src$ sudo tar xvzf hama_mce-1.5.tar.gz

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Ok.
You're right.

It's not a tar.gz file. It's an uncompressed tar file... go figure.

Use the following command:

tar xpvf hama_mce-1.5.tar.gz

On another note, if you never compiled anything on that machine, you need to issue the following command or make will never work:


Keep us posted on progress.

/hudo