[mythtv-users] Xbox 360 Controller

[David Meixner]

I just recently got my wireless Xbox 360 controller working as a remote in
MythTV and thought I'd share.  It was pretty straightforward:

First, if you want to use a wireless controller, you need the Xbox wireless
gaming receiver, which is about $20.  At the time NewEgg has free
shippping.

Next, the guide here does a good job of explaining how to install the
driver.  It mentions Ubuntu 7.10, but it also worked for me in Fedora 10.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=825464
The driver needs to start up before the mythfrontend, so I put the following
lines in my /etc/init.d file:

/sbin/modprobe uinput
/sbin/modprobe joydev
/sbin/rmmod xpad
/usr/local/bin/xboxdrv --wid 0 &

Finally, the MythTV wiki has an article on how to set up a joystick as a
remote:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Joystick_Control

Regards,
David
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