2010-03-21, 20:52
Hi again!
I have been trying to set up Lirc (first-timer at that) following amongst others instructions from the AkwardTV project. Even with the right modprobe options, I have no /dev/usb/hiddev0 device; it turns out I needed to use the atvtool utility to get that device node (but creating the node disables the LED, which is a minor annoyance, although the LED can still be handy for 'feedback' from the AppleTV if the screen itself is frozen). So if I run atvtool, I get some scrambled output if I cat /dev/usb/hiddev0; but there's nothing I can make sense of, and the signals from my remote do not result in any actions in Xbmc itself. I'm running Arch Linux, stable, up to date, with kernel 2.6.32.10.
Example:
I was wondering if anyone had gotten a non-Apple remote working on Linux with the internal IR receiver of the AppleTV, and if so, how? I'd also be glad if I could get any pointers on how to set up Lirc to pick up the commands my Logitech Harmony 555 could send.
For the record: using the atvclient tool I can use my Apple remote just fine, but it's a bit like Gnome - not enough buttons . I've seen quite some reports about people setting up universal remotes with Xbmc, on the AppleTV, but it seems most (if not all) of these are on the AppleTV OS, and not on Linux, and if they are on Linux, I often see external IR receivers mentioned too.
I have been trying to set up Lirc (first-timer at that) following amongst others instructions from the AkwardTV project. Even with the right modprobe options, I have no /dev/usb/hiddev0 device; it turns out I needed to use the atvtool utility to get that device node (but creating the node disables the LED, which is a minor annoyance, although the LED can still be handy for 'feedback' from the AppleTV if the screen itself is frozen). So if I run atvtool, I get some scrambled output if I cat /dev/usb/hiddev0; but there's nothing I can make sense of, and the signals from my remote do not result in any actions in Xbmc itself. I'm running Arch Linux, stable, up to date, with kernel 2.6.32.10.
Example:
Code:
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I was wondering if anyone had gotten a non-Apple remote working on Linux with the internal IR receiver of the AppleTV, and if so, how? I'd also be glad if I could get any pointers on how to set up Lirc to pick up the commands my Logitech Harmony 555 could send.
For the record: using the atvclient tool I can use my Apple remote just fine, but it's a bit like Gnome - not enough buttons . I've seen quite some reports about people setting up universal remotes with Xbmc, on the AppleTV, but it seems most (if not all) of these are on the AppleTV OS, and not on Linux, and if they are on Linux, I often see external IR receivers mentioned too.