[juliushibert]

I can't get my Logitech Harmony to work with Kodi.

I've found a couple of forum posts suggesting changing the settings to allow keyboard presses via remote control.

In System settings, System, Input devices enable the setting "Remote control sends keyboard presses".

However in Kodi 14.2 this setting no longer exists.

I have the device type setup in the MyHarmony app as Microsoft MCE keyboard and have a DIGIflex cheap USB IR receiver like this one (I also have the matching remote).




Alas the key presses on the Harmony 300 remote just don't do anything in Kodi.

HELP?

[Ned Scott]

That setting only affects the ability to select letters on the on-screen-keyboard.

As far as I know, "true" MCE remotes do not work on OS X. Only remotes that are seen as fake keyboards work.

[juliushibert]

That setting only affects the ability to select letters on the on-screen-keyboard.

As far as I know, "true" MCE remotes do not work on OS X. Only remotes that are seen as fake keyboards work.

Do you know what device to select in the MyHarmony remote app to make the remote work as one of these 'fake keyboards'? Or know of any way of getting a Harmony remote to work with an IR receiver, OS X and Kodi? Most people discussing it on the Kodi forums are using Windows, Linux or some other distro like OpenELEC?

[Ned Scott]

There is no setting on the remote that you can use. The receiver itself has to be seen as a USB keyboard, such as a Flirc (wiki).

[juliushibert]

The receiver itself has to be seen as a USB keyboard, such as a Flirc (wiki).

The IR receiver AFIK doesn't appear as a USB keyboard. And because of the way OS X gets you to configure new keyboards by first connecting it to the computer and then pressing a series of keys, such as 'Press the button to the right of the shift key' which the remote doesn't have, I don't think I can actually get the IR receiver to but officially recognised as a keyboard device using the OS X System Preferences.

Maybe it's just not possible?

[Ned Scott]

It is not possible with that receiver. You need a Flirc or something similar.

[aaronb]

That setting only affects the ability to select letters on the on-screen-keyboard.

As far as I know, "true" MCE remotes do not work on OS X. Only remotes that are seen as fake keyboards work.

Do you know what device to select in the MyHarmony remote app to make the remote work as one of these 'fake keyboards'? Or know of any way of getting a Harmony remote to work with an IR receiver, OS X and Kodi? Most people discussing it on the Kodi forums are using Windows, Linux or some other distro like OpenELEC?

I used a Harmony with OSX for years, using the Plex profile in the Harmony software

[Ned Scott]

For the built-in IR receiver, sure. However, a lot of Macs don't have that anymore :(