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

Adam Anderson adamand at sbcglobal.net
Tue Dec 6 19:23:29 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.

Sounds like you have everything right.  The only difference is I used the
packages which were available at the time and you complied MythTV yourself.
Maybe that has something to do with it, or the config files are in the wrong
location for you.

Another idea is try running mythfrontend from command line and see what the
output is, to the terminal, when you use the remote.

Adam



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