2009-12-09, 00:05
thecheekymonkey Wrote:ok after quite a while nd a few headaches, managed to sort it.
yours is a good guide, but a couple of spelling mistakes in the original posting, at least , some wrong directories gave me loads of probs, especially me being a linux novice, BUT IVE EDITED THE QUOTE ABOVE WITH THE PROPER SPELLINGS / DIRECTORIES THAT WORKED FOR MY SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING IS SPOT ON NOW.
the above edited quote has worked perfect for me, Many thanks for the innitial guide
EDITED AGAIN : the blacklist file was incorrectly named
To get the xbox dongle and remote working on your computer under XBMC LIve you first need to get a xbox to usb adapter or make it yourself .
Why you ask? money is my answer Mce remote are about $50-$60AU but xbox Remotes are $20-$30AU. Its all about the money
I did this thru windows
Steps needed to get it all to work after you’ve connected it to the computer.
1. Download Putty (freeware) <Actually, I used Poderosa>
2. Get root access
3. Setup files
STEP 1
Download Putty (freeware)
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/.../x86/putty.exe
STEP 2
1- Open Putty (freeware)
2- type in the field "Hostname (or IP adress)" the IP of your xbmc then press open
3- it will ask you for name type: xbmc
4- then the actual password type: xbmc
then press enter (note it will seem like your not typing but you are)
5- you are loged in
6- Now type: sudo passwd root
7- Follow the instructions
Enter old password then new one
You're all done
STEP 3
First off some vim commands to understand what your doing
w Write (Save)
q Quit (Close)
wq Write and Quit. (Save and Close)
q! Force Quit (Close without saving changes)
To get started
1- Open Putty (freeware)
2- type in the field "Hostname (or IP adress)" the IP of your xbmc then press open
3- it will ask you for name type: root
4- then the NEW password (note it will seem like your not typing but you are)
5- you are loged in
type: sudo vim /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
press i
copy and paste ( if there is anything in the file delete everything then paste):
__________________________________________________ ________
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
# Arguments which will be used when launching lircd
LIRCD_ARGS=""
#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
#START_LIRCMD=false
#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES=true
# Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
DRIVER=""
# If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 will be
# automatically used instead
DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
MODULES="lirc_atiusb lirc_dev lirc_i2c"
# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lirc/lircd.conf"
LIRCMD_CONF=""
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
__________________________________________________ ________
press esc
hold shift and :
type wq and press enter
now typeudo vim /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
press i
copy and paste ( if there is anything in the file delete everything then paste):
__________________________________________________ ________
#
# LIRCD configuration file for Xbox DVD Kit
#
# Marko Friedemann <mfr|bmx-chemnitz.de>
#
#
# brand: Microsoft
# model: Xbox DVD Remote
# supported devices: Xbox DVD Remote via xpad-ir driver
#
# comment: EXPERIMENTAL
#
begin remote
name XboxDVDDongle
bits 8
begin codes
SELECT 0x0b
UP 0xa6
DOWN 0xa7
RIGHT 0xa8
LEFT 0xa9
INFO 0xc3
9 0xc6
8 0xc7
7 0xc8
6 0xc9
5 0xca
4 0xcb
3 0xcc
2 0xcd
1 0xce
0 0xcf
DISPLAY 0xd5
BACK 0xd8
SKIP- 0xdd
SKIP+ 0xdf
STOP 0xe0
REVERSE 0xe2
FORWARD 0xe3
TITLE 0xe5
PAUSE 0xe6
PLAY 0xea
MENU 0xf7
end codes
end remote
__________________________________________________ ________
press esc
hold shift and :
type wq and press enter
Now you need to remove Xpad
type: sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
(NOTE do not delete anything in this file just add)
press i then press down arrow until you reach the end of the writing.
now type:blacklist xpad
press esc
hold shift and :
type wq and press enter
Close down Putty restart you xbmc system
All done should work