[mythtv-users] RE: xbox dvd remote on xebian 1.1.4

Fred Squires fsquires at gmail.com
Tue Dec 6 14:48:18 EST 2005


On 12/6/05, Daniel Walton <dwalton at cisco.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Fred Squires wrote:
>
> > On 12/6/05, Daniel Walton <dwalton at cisco.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > More info here...irw can see the signal coming from the remote
> > >
> > > live at xbox:~$ irw
> > > 0000000000559aa6 00 UP XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000559aa6 01 UP XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000558aa7 00 DOWN XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000558aa7 01 DOWN XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000557aa8 00 RIGHT XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000557aa8 01 RIGHT XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000556aa9 00 LEFT XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000531ace 00 1 XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000531ace 01 1 XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000532acd 00 2 XboxDVDRemote
> > > 0000000000533acc 00 3 XboxDVDRemote
> > >
> > > I installed my .lircrc file from
> > > http://bit.blkbk.com/mythtv-xbox.0.4.5-beta.tar.gz
> > >
> > > #cd /tmp
> > > #wget http://bit.blkbk.com/mythtv-xbox.0.4.5-beta.tar.gz
> > > #tar xpzvf mythtv-xbox.0.4.5-beta.tar.gz
> > > #cd /tmp/live
> > > #cp lircrc /home/live/.lircrc
> > > #ln -s /home/live/.lircrc /home/live/.mythtv/lircrc
> > >
> > > When I use the remote without the frontend running I can see the mouse
> > > moving
> > > up, down, left, right, etc.  It just seems like lirc isn't letting the
> > > mythfrontend know about the signals from the remote.
> > >
> > > This has to be something simple to fix that I'm missing.
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> > >
> > > > The remote should work with just Xebian being installed, without
> messing
> > > > around with any config files.  Try using the remote outside of
> MythTV to
> > > > move the cursor around the desktop.  It should work.
> > > >
> > > > I think this command will show you if the xbox is receiving the
> signals:
> > > >
> > > > $/usr/bin/irw
> > > >
> > > > Adam
> > >
> >
> > It sounds like your remote is working but you're missing an lircrc file
> for
> > mythtv, or it's configured improperly.  I can't send you one right now
> > because I'm at work, but that might point you in the right direction.
>
> cool, thanks.  I attached the lircrc file that I'm using to this email.
>
> > You should stop the remote from controlling the cursor, it'll make
> strange and
> > annoying things happen in the background. To do this, comment out the
> > following line in the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-xbox InputDevice
> "LIRC-Mouse"
>
> I'll give that a try when I get home tonight.
>
> Daniel
>

Yours looks basically like mine.
I have mine in /home/live/.lircrc
with a symlink from /home/live/.mythtv/lircrc no dot in front of the lircrc.

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