[diazamet]

Hi,

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Has anybody tried this remote (with builting keyboard). It says it's for PS3 but as it has a USB dongle, would I be right in thinking it would be seen as a HID device under linux?

3-in-1 Wireless Remote

[supergrapeman]

Looks neat.. I might get one if it works..

[diazamet]

Well, I threw caution to the wind and bought one. When it arrives, I'll post on here how well it works.

[supergrapeman]

Well, I threw caution to the wind and bought one. When it arrives, I'll post on here how well it works.

cool, good luck. Please do let us know how it goes

[eilz]

Hi,

(Moderators, if this is the wrong forum, I apologies, please move to correct forum.

Has anybody tried this remote (with builting keyboard). It says it's for PS3 but as it has a USB dongle, would I be right in thinking it would be seen as a HID device under linux?

3-in-1 Wireless Remote

How about a driver for xbmc in Windows for it I have emailed them to ask!

[diazamet]

Ok, the remote finally arrived.

However, success on XBMC has not arrived yet.

When I plug the base in via USB, linux recognises the device ... well in fact it recognises two devices, a usb keyboard, and a usb joystick.

The keyboard works as expected and if I fire up jscalibrator, the joystick device works as expected.

In XBMC, only the keyboard inputs are recognised. Does anyone know how I can get the joystick/joypad inputs to be recognised by XBMC?

[supergrapeman]

Ok, the remote finally arrived.

However, success on XBMC has not arrived yet.

When I plug the base in via USB, linux recognises the device ... well in fact it recognises two devices, a usb keyboard, and a usb joystick.

The keyboard works as expected and if I fire up jscalibrator, the joystick device works as expected.

In XBMC, only the keyboard inputs are recognised. Does anyone know how I can get the joystick/joypad inputs to be recognised by XBMC?

Sounds like you are almost there.. sorry I can't provide advice on sorting this out (but I'm interested to see if you can get it working!)

What's the quality of the device like - ok or cheap 'n' nasty?

[diazamet]

What's the quality of the device like - ok or cheap 'n' nasty?

I would say the quality is mediocre. It doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart but it doesn't feel like something sony/samsung/panasonic/etc have produced. I have quite large fingers so the keyboard is a little awkward to use. Also, even though the keyboard identifies itself as a standard HID device, when I was playing with Xev, not all the keys triggered events.

Since getting the remote, it has been relegated to a backup remote. I am currently trying to see if I can get my Samsung TV remote to control XBMC so I can reduce the number of remotes instead of adding to them.