[LINUX] XBMC remote controller commands
#1
Hi all,

I have been struggling a lot with different remote controllers and IR-receivers lately. The real information about these things is so random and very hard to get together. I believe that there is a lot of people that feel like me.
I think I have a very basic system with Zotac ION 330 board, minimal Ubuntu 9.10 and XBMC live 9.11 installed by a XCI script to hard drive.
My goal is to command the system with MCE (König) compatible remote.

First if someone knows I would like to know which commands are supported natively from MCE remote by XBMC as I did notice that only a few keys are basicly functioning? Have to also mention that the remote installation is done by that XCI script by choosing MCE remote.

Once when I tried to get some other remote to work on Ubuntu minimal,
compiling the lirc with modified lirc_mceusb.c file, I manageg to get quite
clear responses from irw saying what commands were received like xxxx Vol Up, xxxx Play etc..
Now with this basic system mentioned above no such output is available
from irw.

Br, Zemy
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#2
See http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Usi..._with_XBMC

The article is oriented towards Windows, but a lot of the points are relevant to Linux as well.

JR
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#3
at the beginnin sorry for bad english .. im work on it ;-)

I have install "lirc" and its run for ur remote

nativly works nothing with the mce remote in xbmc because the Lircmap.xml ist not in the .xbmc folder in ur home space of linux
u must copy the Lircmap.xml from usr/share/xbmc/system
now paste it on ur homefolder under .xbmc/userdata/
(if u dint see the folder u must enabble hide folders-push strg+H)
so thats it the mce can be used

<remote device="mceusb">
<play>Play</play>
<pause>Pause</pause>
<stop>Stop</stop>
<forward>Forward</forward>
<reverse>Rewind</reverse>
<left>Left</left>
<right>Right</right>
<up>Up</up>
<down>Down</down>
<select>OK</select>
<pageplus>ChanUp</pageplus>
<pageminus>ChanDown</pageminus>
<back>Back</back>
<menu>PreviousMenu</menu>
<title>Guide</title>
<info>More</info>
<skipplus>Skip</skipplus>
<skipminus>Replay</skipminus>
<display>Teletext</display>
<start>Home</start>
<record>Record</record>
<volumeplus>VolUp</volumeplus>
<volumeminus>VolDown</volumeminus>
<mute>Mute</mute>
<power>Power</power>
<myvideo>Videos</myvideo>
<mymusic>Music</mymusic>
<mypictures>Pictures</mypictures>
<mytv>TV</mytv>
<one>One</one>
<two>Two</two>
<three>Three</three>
<four>Four</four>
<five>Five</five>
<six>Six</six>
<seven>Seven</seven>
<eight>Eight</eight>
<nine>Nine</nine>
<zero>Zero</zero>
<star>Star</star>
<hash>Hash</hash>
<clear>Clear</clear>
<enter>Enter</enter>
<red>Red</red>
<green>Green</green>
<yellow>Yellow</yellow>
<blue>Blue</blue>
</remote>

iḿ using streamzap, Logitech Harmony and MS-Tech MC1200 (MCE-Clone)with lirc and all does working well after modify- also u can use the remote over network with a pda, iphone ap or some wlan handy with touchdisplay
hope i cant help ya
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#4
Thanks xbmc-Zombie.
As I realized You are using multiple remotes.
Have You modified Your /etc/lirc/lircd.conf file or is it necessary?
Basicly after lirc install it is quite "clean".
I have also an old original mce remote but there is no reaction at all
with current setup.

Zemy
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#5
jhsrennie Wrote:See http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Usi..._with_XBMC

The article is oriented towards Windows, but a lot of the points are relevant to Linux as well.

JR

Thanks. I checked that too. That article points me to ask...how to find out which command types the remote uses?

Zemy
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