2013-03-18, 05:04
OK so you are on xbmcbuntu aren't you?
ssh in and then run the following commands, you don't need to copy and paste my comments
I have never had to do that last step, but if you find the sapphire module is not loading and you have the hid-topseed module staying loaded, then simply edit the file /etc/rc.local and add the line /usr/local/bin/sapphire_startup.sh just before the last line.
Sounds a hassle, but it really is quite simple.
I will post later tonight about how to make the keymap suit xbmc - it is set up for mythtv as shipped.
ssh in and then run the following commands, you don't need to copy and paste my comments
Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential # add the packages necessary for building software
wget http://rtr.ca/sapphire_remote/sapphire-4.4.tar.gz #get the software source package
tar xzf sapphire-4.4.tar.gz # unzip it
cd sapphire-4.4 #change directory to where you just unzipped the source code
sudo make install #compile the software and install it!I have never had to do that last step, but if you find the sapphire module is not loading and you have the hid-topseed module staying loaded, then simply edit the file /etc/rc.local and add the line /usr/local/bin/sapphire_startup.sh just before the last line.
Sounds a hassle, but it really is quite simple.
I will post later tonight about how to make the keymap suit xbmc - it is set up for mythtv as shipped.
