[mythtv-users] Remote controls on OS X (Mac Mini)

Joe Nyland joe at joenyland.co.uk
Fri Mar 23 15:59:19 UTC 2012


 

-----Original message-----
From:Matt Wynne <lists at mattwynne.fastmail.fm>
Sent:Fri 23-03-2012 13:47
Subject:[mythtv-users] Remote controls on OS X (Mac Mini)
To:Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>; 
I'm trying to set up a Mac Mini as a frontend. I have everything working
bar the remote control, and I've rather hit the wall trying to
understand how to do it. I have a Hauppague remote that came with my DVB
card which worked wonderfully with the Ubuntu box (which is now the
backend).

>From my research, it seems as though OS X doesn't really support any
other remotes than the crappy Apple one, or a handful of others. I'd
much rather use a nice remote like the Hauppague one. Is it going to be
possible to use this remote with OS X, or am I going to need to rebuild
the box with Ubuntu instead? From this tutorial[1] I get the impression
that Ubuntu should be a viable option, but I'd prefer to sick with OS X
if possible.

Can I make the remote work with OS X? If so, any pointers to tutorials /
guides? I don't mind building from source as long as I know what
incantations I need to spell out :)

Thanks in advance for any help,

Matt

[1]
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_an_Intel_Mac_Mini_using_Ubuntu

 
Hi Matt,

 
I use MythFrontend on my Mac mini too.

 
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.

 
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€.

 
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. 

 
Joe

 
 
[1] http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/

[2] http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/hardware/

 
** I am in no way affiliated with iOSpirit or the Remote Buddy product in anyway - just a user recommending it to others.

 
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