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The good news is that Keymap.xml can be found on your ATV at /Applications/XBMC.app/Contents/Resources/XBMC/system
The bad news is I copied it over and it doesn't seem to be getting read (at least I don't see it popping up in the log).
Also the DisplayRemoteCodes flag in the AdvanceSettings.xml doesn't seem to affect anything.
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"Does not matter how badly you want it, if the AppleTV IR receiver does not pass XBOX IR remote signals, nether Launcher 0.9 nor XBMCHelper will be able to work around this."
Forgetting about the Xbox Remote, is there in place support already for some other remote? For example, I can load up any remote I please into my Harmony. Does ATV XBMC already have, say, Sony DVD player remote codes already working, or any other brand of DVD player/DVR (the most similar type of keys to what XBMC uses)?
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First - I'm certainly paying attention. If you read my replies and believe differently, quote it. I want to again state very explicitly: I'm not requesting you figure out how to make the ATV recognize XBOX remotes. We've resolved that, and we're on to Universal remotes or ANY alternative to the 6-button clicklet remote.
The issue, as it stands, is this:
If you have the XBMCHelper written, to pass IR events ... If XBMC handles the rest of the functionality, then I am asking ... is it fair to say that all that is left is the "glue" or essentially interop code to get UNIVERAL remotes, those which ATV DOES understand, to work?
If so, great, the project is defined and that specific task can be listed in the to-do's and prioritized.
If not, is there something I can provide you to help? Although I'm a developer, I'm not familiar with the XBMC code-base. Therefore, while I can't personally code it, I'll contribute money/testing/whatever else I can.
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Has anyone build a remote file for using a remote with no volume control on the ATV, using a receiver instead? That way the up/down arrows could serve a more useful purpose.
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Hi I have read through this thread and am none the wiser for my question:
I would like to use my mac mini instead of appletv for XBMC. Will the standard apple remote work in the same was as it does on the appletv?
Or can I pull up harmony remote software, find Xbox remote and use these commands through XBMC on a mini?
Sorry if this has been answered but there is a lot of conflicting information. I don't want to tear my home network apart if its not going to work.
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I've tried and tried and haven't gotten Universal Remote mode to work. I turned it on in Multi-Finder and in XBMC, and set the timing to 1 sec to make it easier to test, without any luck. At 1 second I should be able to duplicate commands by hand, but I'm also using a Crestron system to create IR codes with precise timing. Still nothing.
Anyone else have any luck?
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Has there been any discussion to import the Harmony settings from Plex? Plex has hacked together a ton of Apple Remotes to make many, many available buttons to Plex. They even have a Plex Player hardware device listed in the Harmony software now. I assume a similar method could be used in XBMC...
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I'm a brand new user of XBMC on ATV. I've got the current ATV version (2.3.1), and XBMC Atlantis (bf1). I believe I've properly followed the instructions on the site as to installation.
My issue is that my ATV Remote is not performing as documented in the first post. In particular, the "+" key increases volume and the "-" key decreases volume. This leaves me without any way to seek through a video file other than 30 seconds at a time, which is very painful.
I have indeed read through this thread but am afraid I don't have enough context to understand what it may be trying to tell me. I see that there's a possibility of needing to change a keymap file or a XBMChelper application or both. I don't immediately know how to do either of those things and the hints I've seen in this thread seem geared to people who already knew 90% of what they needed to know to do it. I also looked at the Apple and ATV Faqs with no more luck.
Any suggestions for me?