[mythtv-users] Harmony Hub and MythTV

[David Engel]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 08:48:47PM -0500, Jack McGee wrote:
> On 07/26/2018 12:55 PM, David Engel wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 12:19:09PM -0500, Jack McGee wrote:
> > > I recently purchased Harmony Elite, which has a hub.
> > > 
> > > I see two ways to control Mythtv, one is IR the other Bluetooth.
> > > 
> > > Everything I read says bluetooth preferable.
> > 
> > Absolutely!
> > 
> > > I use a bluetooth keyboard with my Ubuntu 16.04 mythtv frontend.
> > > 
> > > Can I pair Harmony to the same dongle the keyboard is using?  For some
> > > reason that doesn't seem to work.
> > 
> > I cna't see why it shouldn't work.  What errors do you get?
> > 
> 
> Thanks David. I am using Logitech K4000 keyboard and the Logitech dongle
> that came with it.  It sees two devices, LK300 and Harmony Keyboard.
> I assume LK300 is the keyboard and Harmony Keyboard is the remote.  I have
> used the Android Harmony app to add the computer, it gets to the screen
> where it says to pair bluetooth, but no instructions for doing so and
> nothing to click but the back button.
> 
> When I have an hour to spare, I will contact Harmony support and see what
> they suggest.

It's been a while since I did it, so my memory if fuzzy.  I used
whatever bluetooth manager GUI comes with XFCE.  As I recall, it took
multiple attempts and a lot of trial and error to get things paired.
Just keep trying, it is worth it in the end.

David
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David Engel
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