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<p><br /> </p><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid #325FBA; padding-left: 5px;margin-left:5px;">-----Original message-----<br /><strong>From:</strong> Matt Wynne <lists@mattwynne.fastmail.fm><br /><strong>Sent:</strong> Fri 23-03-2012 13:47<br /><strong>Subject:</strong> [mythtv-users] Remote controls on OS X (Mac Mini)<br /><strong>To:</strong> Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users@mythtv.org>; <br />I'm trying to set up a Mac Mini as a frontend. I have everything working<br />bar the remote control, and I've rather hit the wall trying to<br />understand how to do it. I have a Hauppague remote that came with my DVB<br />card which worked wonderfully with the Ubuntu box (which is now the<br />backend).<br /><br />>From my research, it seems as though OS X doesn't really support any<br />other remotes than the crappy Apple one, or a handful of others. I'd<br />much rather use a nice remote like the Hauppague one. Is it going to be<br />possible to use this remote with OS X, or am I going to need to rebuild<br />the box with Ubuntu instead? From this tutorial[1] I get the impression<br />that Ubuntu should be a viable option, but I'd prefer to sick with OS X<br />if possible.<br /><br />Can I make the remote work with OS X? If so, any pointers to tutorials /<br />guides? I don't mind building from source as long as I know what<br />incantations I need to spell out :)<br /><br />Thanks in advance for any help,<br /><br />Matt<br /><br />[1]<br />http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_an_Intel_Mac_Mini_using_Ubuntu<br /></blockquote><p> </p><p>Hi Matt,</p><p> </p><p>I use MythFrontend on my Mac mini too.</p><p> </p><p>I wasn't overly impressed with the Apple remote in MythFrontend when I first set it up, so I did some research into the alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>I have ended up using Remote Buddy[1] with the Apple remote, which gives you the ability to completely customise what button does what on the remote, on a per application basis - i.e. separate layouts for MythTV, XBMC, etc.. I use the Apple remote as it does everything I need and it's only £15.00, but I'm sure you can use lots of other types of remotes with Remote Buddy[2] which may help you to configure the remote you already had working under Ubuntu. The downside is that it's not open source - it's still pretty inexpensive at 19.99€.</p><p> </p><p>I know this doesn't directly address your question, but I hope it helps. If you do decide to go down this route, I can provide my key map for MythFrontend, if you want. </p><p> </p><p>Joe</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/</p><p>[2] http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/hardware/</p><p> </p><p>** I am in no way affiliated with iOSpirit or the Remote Buddy product in anyway - just a user recommending it to others.</p><p> </p>
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