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kreaper · 2012-01-21, 19:02

This guid is specially for gentoo users with kernel 3+ (2.6.something at least, where lirc is in kernel) and the Logitech Harmony series remote

What you need
* MCE Compatible remote
* RC6 compatible IR receiver
* Kernel 2.7 or higher
* Gentoo (or something equal)

First step is to get the remote send the right commands(not using harmony, skip this part)
Add a new
* device [Computer => Media Center PC]
* Manufacturer = Microsoft
* Model = MCE

Should look like this

Do not worry about button mappings, the original is good enough to get it to work, sync your remote

Second step is to configure the kernel and LIRC to work together
Uninstall any previous LIRC you may have

Prepare the kernel in the following way

cd /usr/src/linux; makemenuconfig
Device Drivers --->
<*> Multimedia support --->
<*> Remote Controller adapters --->

Save on exit

at the /usr/src/linux
type
make && make modules && make modules_install
copy new /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to boot
modprobe rc_rc6_mce
modprobe ir_rc6_decoder
modprobe mceusb
reboot

If that part was to complicated read section 5 at gentoo-wiki

now that new kernel is booted and you type 'lsmod | grep mce' you should see following line
mceusb 9819 0
if not, then read gentoo-wiki

It is time to install LIRC(to get all the buttons on the remote to work, at this point some buttons should be working, such as navigation and play/paus etc.)

go to /etc/portage
in the file package.use add the following line (on a empty line)
app-misc/lirc lirc_devices_userspace
in the file package.keywords
app-misc/lirc ~x86

type
emerge -av app-misc/lirc

this should get you something like then a long list with options starting with '-'

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ~] app-misc/lirc-0.9.0 USE="X -debug -doc -hardware-carrier -transmitter" LIRC_DEVICES="userspace

if it seems right type yes

Now we should get a working lircd.config (/etc/lirc/lircd.conf) I found some on the webb this is the one i use

Code:
#

# brand:                        HP 

# model no. of remote control:  TSGH-IR01

# devices being controlled by this remote: HP Slimline S3100y

#

# RC-6 config file

#

# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects_remote_control.htm

#         http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf

#

# used by: Philips

#

#########

#

# Philips Media Center Edition remote control

# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver

#

# Dan Conti  dconti|acm.wwu.edu

#

# Updated with codes for MCE 2005 Remote additional buttons

# *, #, Teletext, Red, Green, Yellow & Blue Buttons

# Note: TV power button transmits no code until programmed.

# Updated 12th September 2005

# Graham Auld - mce|graham.auld.me.uk

#

# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote control

#

#

# Updated with codes for MCE 2007 Remote additional buttons

# Visualization, Aspect, SlideShow, Eject

# Note: 

# Renamed some buttons: DVD->DVDMenu, More->MoreInfo, Star->Asterisk, Hash->Pound

# Note: 

# Blue, Yellow, Green, Red, and Teletext buttons do not exist on the HP remote

begin remote

  name        mceusb

  bits                 16

  flags  RC6|CONST_LENGTH

  eps                  30

  aeps                100

  header       2667   889

  one           444   444

  zero          444   444

  pre_data_bits        21

  pre_data        0x37FF0

  gap              105000

  toggle_bit           22

  rc6_mask    0x100000000

      begin codes

#seen on HP Pavilion dv3t remote  --Tim Mann, 3 Nov 2009

    Media         0x00007b7f

    PlayPause     0x00007b91

#unused by HP remote

    Blue          0x00007ba1

    Yellow          0x00007ba2

    Green          0x00007ba3

    Red          0x00007ba4

    Teletext      0x00007ba5

#ba6 - bae unused 

        BA6           0x00007ba6

        BA7           0x00007ba7

        BA8           0x00007ba8

        BA9           0x00007ba9

        BAA           0x00007baa

        BAB           0x00007bab

        BAC           0x00007bac

        BAD           0x00007bad

        BAE           0x00007bae

        Radio         0x00007baf

        Print         0x00007bb1

#bb2 - bb4 unused  

        BB2           0x00007bb2

        BB3           0x00007bb3

        BB4           0x00007bb4

        Videos        0x00007bb5

        Pictures      0x00007bb6

        RecTV         0x00007bb7

        Music         0x00007bb8

        TV            0x00007bb9

#bba - bbf unused 

        BBA           0x00007bba

        BBB           0x00007bbb

        BBC           0x00007bbc

        BBD           0x00007bbd

        BBE           0x00007bbe

        BBF           0x00007bbf

#bc1 - bca unused 

        BC1           0x00007bc1

        BC2           0x00007bc2

        BC3           0x00007bc3

        BC4           0x00007bc4

        BC5           0x00007bc5

        BC6           0x00007bc6

        BC7           0x00007bc7

        BC8           0x00007bc8

        BC9           0x00007bc9

        BCA           0x00007bca

        Eject         0x00007bcb

        SlideShow     0x00007bcc

        Visualization 0x00007bcd

#bce - bcf unused 

        BCE           0x00007bce

        BCF           0x00007bcf

#bd1 - bd7 unused 

        BD1           0x00007bd1

        BD2           0x00007bd2

        BD3           0x00007bd3

        BD4           0x00007bd4

        BD5           0x00007bd5

        BD6           0x00007bd6

        BD7           0x00007bd7

        Aspect        0x00007bd8

        Guide         0x00007bd9

        LiveTV        0x00007bda

        DVD           0x00007bdb

#NoGap

        Back          0x00007bdc

        OK            0x00007bdd

        Right         0x00007bde

        Left          0x00007bdf

        Down          0x00007be0

        Up            0x00007be1

#NoGap

        Star          0x00007be2

        Hash          0x00007be3

#NoGap

        Replay        0x00007be4

        Skip          0x00007be5

        Stop          0x00007be6

        Pause         0x00007be7

        Record        0x00007be8

        Play          0x00007be9

        Rewind        0x00007bea

        Forward       0x00007beb

#NoGap

        ChanDown      0x00007bec

        ChanUp        0x00007bed

        VolDown       0x00007bee

        VolUp         0x00007bef

#NoGap

        More          0x00007bf0

        Mute          0x00007bf1

        Home          0x00007bf2

        Power         0x00007bf3

#NoGap

        Enter         0x00007bf4

        Clear         0x00007bf5

#NoGap

        Nine          0x00007bf6

        Eight         0x00007bf7

        Seven         0x00007bf8

        Six           0x00007bf9

        Five          0x00007bfa

        Four          0x00007bfb

        Three         0x00007bfc

        Two           0x00007bfd

        One           0x00007bfe

        Zero          0x00007bff

      end codes

end remote

#

# this config file was automatically generated

# using lirc-0.8.4a(default) on Tue Mar 10 19:27:09 2009

#

# contributed by 

#

when this is done we type
/etc/init.d/lircd restart

To verify that the lircd config is correct we use irw (from lirc package)
just type irw in a terminal and then press the remotes buttons, should look something like this;

Notice that all the commands seems to come 3 times enumerated from 0..2

If the commands seem to match you have a fully working lirc setup and we add it as a service
type
rc-update add /etc/init.d/lircd
* service /etc/init.d/lircd added to runlevel default

Final step is to configure XBMC

The only config left are
~/.xbmc/userdata/Lircmap.xml read more info about the file here
The one i used looks like this

Code:
<!-- <XBMC_COMMAND>LircButtonName</XBMC_COMMAND> -->

<!-- -->

<!--

For a list of XBMC_COMMAND's check out the <remote> sections of keymap.xml

-->

<lircmap>

<remote device="mceusb">

<play>Play</play>

<pause>Pause</pause>

<stop>Stop</stop>

<forward>Forward</forward>

<reverse>Rewind</reverse>

<left>Left</left>

<right>Right</right>

<up>Up</up>

<down>Down</down>

<select>OK</select>

<pageplus>ChanUp</pageplus>

<pageminus>ChanDown</pageminus>

<back>Back</back>

<menu>DVD</menu>

<title>Guide</title>

<info>More</info>

<skipplus>Skip</skipplus>

<skipminus>Replay</skipminus>

<display>Aspect</display>

<start>Home</start>

<record>Record</record>

<volumeplus>VolUp</volumeplus>

<volumeminus>VolDown</volumeminus>

<mute>Mute</mute>

<power>Power</power>

<myvideo>Videos</myvideo>

<mymusic>Music</mymusic>

<mypictures>Pictures</mypictures>

<mytv>TV</mytv>

<one>One</one>

<two>Two</two>

<three>Three</three>

<four>Four</four>

<five>Five</five>

<six>Six</six>

<seven>Seven</seven>

<eight>Eight</eight>

<nine>Nine</nine>

<zero>Zero</zero>

<star>Star</star>

<hash>Hash</hash>

<clear>Clear</clear>

<enter>Enter</enter>

<red>Red</red>

<green>Green</green>

<yellow>Yellow</yellow>

<blue>Blue</blue>

<teletext>Teletext</teletext>

</remote>

</lircmap>

kreaper · 2012-01-21, 20:15

~/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps/remote.xml read more here

My remote.xml below, note that it is pretty much original

Code:
<keymap>

<global>

<remote>

<play>Play</play>

<pause>Pause</pause>

<stop>Stop</stop>

<forward>FastForward</forward>

<reverse>Rewind</reverse>

<left>Left</left>

<right>Right</right>

<up>Up</up>

<down>Down</down>

<select>Select</select>

<enter>FullScreen</enter>

<pageplus>PageUp</pageplus>

<pageminus>PageDown</pageminus>

<back>ParentDir</back>

<menu>PreviousMenu</menu>

<title>ContextMenu</title>

<info>Info</info>

<skipplus>SkipNext</skipplus>

<skipminus>SkipPrevious</skipminus>

<display>FullScreen</display>

<start>PreviousMenu</start>

<record>Screenshot</record>

<volumeplus>VolumeUp</volumeplus>

<volumeminus>VolumeDown</volumeminus>

<mute>Mute</mute>

<power>XBMC.ShutDown()</power>

<myvideo>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyVideos)</myvideo>

<mymusic>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyMusic)</mymusic>

<mypictures>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyPictures)</mypictures>

<mytv>XBMC.ActivateWindow(VideoLibrary,TvShows)</mytv>

<red>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Home)</red>

<green>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyVideos)</green>

<yellow>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyMusic)</yellow>

<blue>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MyPictures)</blue>

<zero>Number0</zero>

<one>Number1</one>

<two>JumpSMS2</two>

<three>JumpSMS3</three>

<four>JumpSMS4</four>

<five>JumpSMS5</five>

<six>JumpSMS6</six>

<seven>JumpSMS7</seven>

<eight>JumpSMS8</eight>

<nine>JumpSMS9</nine>

</remote>

</global>

<Home>

<remote>

<info>XBMC.ActivateWindow(SystemInfo)</info>

<clear>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Weather)</clear>

<hash>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Settings)</hash>

</remote>

</Home>

<MyFiles>

<remote>

<clear>Delete</clear>

<zero>Highlight</zero>

<star>Move</star>

<hash>Rename</hash>

</remote>

</MyFiles>

<MyMusicPlaylist>

<remote>

<back>Playlist</back>

<!-- Close playlist -->

<clear>Delete</clear>

<zero>Delete</zero>

</remote>

</MyMusicPlaylist>

<MyMusicPlaylistEditor>

<remote>

<zero>Queue</zero>

</remote>

</MyMusicPlaylistEditor>

<MyMusicFiles>

<remote>

<zero>Queue</zero>

<star>Queue</star>

</remote>

</MyMusicFiles>

<MyMusicLibrary>

<remote>

<zero>Queue</zero>

<star>Queue</star>

</remote>

</MyMusicLibrary>

<FullscreenVideo>

<remote>

<zero>Number0</zero>

<one>Number1</one>

<two>Number2</two>

<three>Number3</three>

<four>Number4</four>

<five>Number5</five>

<six>Number6</six>

<seven>Number7</seven>

<eight>Number8</eight>

<nine>Number9</nine>

<left>StepBack</left>

<right>StepForward</right>

<up>BigStepForward</up>

<down>BigStepBack</down>

<back>SmallStepBack</back>

<menu>OSD</menu>

<start>OSD</start>

<select>AspectRatio</select>

<title>CodecInfo</title>

<info>Info</info>

<teletext>XBMC.ActivateWindow(Teletext)</teletext>

<subtitle>ShowSubtitles</subtitle>

<star>ShowSubtitles</star>

<language>AudioNextLanguage</language>

<hash>AudioNextLanguage</hash>

</remote>

</FullscreenVideo>

<VideoTimeSeek>

<remote>

<select>Select</select>

<enter>Select</enter>

</remote>

</VideoTimeSeek>

<FullscreenInfo>

<remote>

<title>CodecInfo</title>

<info>Close</info>

<menu>OSD</menu>

</remote>

</FullscreenInfo>

<PlayerControls>

<remote>

<menu>Close</menu>

</remote>

</PlayerControls>

<Visualisation>

<remote>

<left>PreviousPreset</left>

<right>NextPreset</right>

<up>IncreaseRating</up>

<down>DecreaseRating</down>

<back>LockPreset</back>

<title>CodecInfo</title>

<select>XBMC.ActivateWindow(VisualisationPresetList)</select>

<menu>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MusicOSD)</menu>

<start>XBMC.ActivateWindow(MusicOSD)</start>

<info>Info</info>

</remote>

</Visualisation>

<MusicOSD>

<remote>

<menu>Close</menu>

<title>Info</title>

<info>CodecInfo</info>

</remote>

</MusicOSD>

<VisualisationSettings>

<remote>

<menu>Close</menu>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</VisualisationSettings>

<VisualisationPresetList>

<remote>

<menu>Close</menu>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</VisualisationPresetList>

<SlideShow>

<remote>

<zero>ZoomNormal</zero>

<one>ZoomLevel1</one>

<two>ZoomLevel2</two>

<three>ZoomLevel3</three>

<four>ZoomLevel4</four>

<five>ZoomLevel5</five>

<six>ZoomLevel6</six>

<seven>ZoomLevel7</seven>

<eight>ZoomLevel8</eight>

<nine>ZoomLevel9</nine>

<info>CodecInfo</info>

<skipplus>NextPicture</skipplus>

<skipminus>PreviousPicture</skipminus>

<title>Info</title>

<select>Rotate</select>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</SlideShow>

<ScreenCalibration>

<remote>

<select>NextCalibration</select>

<zero>ResetCalibration</zero>

<display>NextResolution</display>

<xbox>NextResolution</xbox>

</remote>

</ScreenCalibration>

<GUICalibration>

<remote>

<select>NextCalibration</select>

<zero>ResetCalibration</zero>

</remote>

</GUICalibration>

<SelectDialog>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</SelectDialog>

<VideoOSD>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

<menu>Close</menu>

<start>Close</start>

</remote>

</VideoOSD>

<VideoMenu>

<remote>

<menu>OSD</menu>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

<info>Info</info>

<title>CodecInfo</title>

<zero>Number0</zero>

<one>Number1</one>

<two>Number2</two>

<three>Number3</three>

<four>Number4</four>

<five>Number5</five>

<six>Number6</six>

<seven>Number7</seven>

<eight>Number8</eight>

<nine>Number9</nine>

<play>Select</play>

</remote>

</VideoMenu>

<OSDVideoSettings>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

<menu>Close</menu>

<start>Close</start>

</remote>

</OSDVideoSettings>

<OSDAudioSettings>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

<menu>Close</menu>

<start>Close</start>

</remote>

</OSDAudioSettings>

<VideoBookmarks>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

<menu>Close</menu>

<start>Close</start>

<zero>Delete</zero>

</remote>

</VideoBookmarks>

<MyVideoLibrary>

<remote>

<zero>Queue</zero>

<clear>Delete</clear>

</remote>

</MyVideoLibrary>

<MyVideoFiles>

<remote>

<zero>Queue</zero>

<star>Queue</star>

</remote>

</MyVideoFiles>

<MyVideoPlaylist>

<remote>

<back>Playlist</back>

<!-- Close playlist -->

<clear>Delete</clear>

<zero>Delete</zero>

</remote>

</MyVideoPlaylist>

<VirtualKeyboard>

<remote>

<back>BackSpace</back>

<star>Shift</star>

<hash>Symbols</hash>

<zero>Number0</zero>

<one>Number1</one>

<two>Number2</two>

<three>Number3</three>

<four>Number4</four>

<five>Number5</five>

<six>Number6</six>

<seven>Number7</seven>

<eight>Number8</eight>

<nine>Number9</nine>

<enter>Enter</enter>

<pageminus>CursorLeft</pageminus>

<pageplus>CursorRight</pageplus>

</remote>

</VirtualKeyboard>

<ContextMenu>

<remote>

<title>Close</title>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</ContextMenu>

<FileStackingDialog>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</FileStackingDialog>

<Scripts>

<remote>

<info>info</info>

</remote>

</Scripts>

<NumericInput>

<remote>

<zero>Number0</zero>

<one>Number1</one>

<two>Number2</two>

<three>Number3</three>

<four>Number4</four>

<five>Number5</five>

<six>Number6</six>

<seven>Number7</seven>

<eight>Number8</eight>

<nine>Number9</nine>

<enter>Enter</enter>

<back>BackSpace</back>

</remote>

</NumericInput>

<Weather>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</Weather>

<Settings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</Settings>

<AddonBrowser>

<remote></remote>

</AddonBrowser>

<AddonInformation>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</AddonInformation>

<AddonSettings>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</AddonSettings>

<TextViewer>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</TextViewer>

<MyPicturesSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</MyPicturesSettings>

<MyProgramsSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</MyProgramsSettings>

<MyWeatherSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</MyWeatherSettings>

<MyMusicSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</MyMusicSettings>

<SystemSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</SystemSettings>

<MyVideosSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</MyVideosSettings>

<NetworkSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</NetworkSettings>

<AppearanceSettings>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</AppearanceSettings>

<Profiles>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</Profiles>

<systeminfo>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</systeminfo>

<shutdownmenu>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</shutdownmenu>

<submenu>

<remote>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</submenu>

<MusicInformation>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</MusicInformation>

<MovieInformation>

<remote>

<info>Close</info>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</MovieInformation>

<LockSettings>

<remote>

<menu>Close</menu>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</LockSettings>

<ProfileSettings>

<remote>

<menu>Close</menu>

<back>PreviousMenu</back>

</remote>

</ProfileSettings>

<PictureInfo>

<remote>

<skipplus>NextPicture</skipplus>

<skipminus>PreviousPicture</skipminus>

<info>Close</info>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</PictureInfo>

<Teletext>

<remote>

<zero>number0</zero>

<one>number1</one>

<two>number2</two>

<three>number3</three>

<four>number4</four>

<five>number5</five>

<six>number6</six>

<seven>number7</seven>

<eight>number8</eight>

<nine>number9</nine>

<red>Red</red>

<green>Green</green>

<yellow>Yellow</yellow>

<blue>Blue</blue>

<info>Info</info>

<back>Close</back>

<menu>Close</menu>

<start>Close</start>

<teletext>Close</teletext>

</remote>

</Teletext>

<Favourites>

<remote>

<back>Close</back>

</remote>

</Favourites>

</keymap>

kreaper · 2012-01-21, 20:16

Lircmap.xml maps the lircd.cofig commands to XBMC commands
For example when pressing (on the remote) 'menu' button lirc receives it as 'DVD 0x00007bdb'
in Lircmap.xml I have <menu>DVD</menu>, that means when lirc detects DVD sent, send 'menu' command to XBMC.
in remote.xml this is matched with <menu>PreviousMenu</menu>, where menu is the command sent and 'PreviousMenu' is the xbmc action taken.

Note that I have not fine tuned all the commands so some might be missing or be wrong, but it is good enough for me.

If irw are giving correct results, you should now have a working setup to XBMC.
One thing left to do is;
under Settings => System => Input devices
"Remote control sends keyboard presses" set to FALSE
"Enable mouse" does not mather, can be nice as fallback sometimes