I am running XBMC Live Dharma with an HP IR receiver. For the purpose of completeness and the future of this thread, I think it would be beneficial to have a definitive configuration process outlined.
I have been reading multiple Harmony configuration threads and it is difficult to sift out the old and outdated information and find the relevant posts for configuring the Harmony One. There are so many topics and threads available that it is information overload.
I am asking the community what steps I should take to get my Harmony One working properly (from start to beginning). I have already completed most of the steps... but I thought it would help others more to see the whole process.
What I have done so far is the following:
Is the process I am taking correct?! I would really appreciate some expert advise from someone who has experience configuring a Harmony One in XBMC Live. From testing the IR receiver to configuring and mapping the buttons on the remote.
Thank You!! I am looking forward to your replies...
For the record, I have looked at information in these threads:
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Five
My HP IR receiver is detected by LIRC (lsusb to see device attached) and is included in the LIRC database for receivers. As I said, the receiver is able to receive key presses, but IRW does not allow connection for me to test that way.
*UPDATE*: I gave up on using XBMCFreak because it was duplicating key presses and doing strange things. I am using OpenELEC without any issues. I cannot speak to my experience with vanilla XBMC Live since it was not working correctly with my GT430 when I tried to use it.
I have been reading multiple Harmony configuration threads and it is difficult to sift out the old and outdated information and find the relevant posts for configuring the Harmony One. There are so many topics and threads available that it is information overload.
I am asking the community what steps I should take to get my Harmony One working properly (from start to beginning). I have already completed most of the steps... but I thought it would help others more to see the whole process.
What I have done so far is the following:
- Plug in HP IR Receiver
- Configure IR receiver/ensure it is detected
- Attempted to run IRW (connection refused, but the remote is detecting key presses and works for some buttons)
- Added my HTPC as a Windows Media Center PC (MCE) on the Harmony Software
- Started manually configuring buttons in Logitech Harmony Software
- ...
- I do not know where to go from here to map the buttons properly and get things working smoothly. Please help!
Is the process I am taking correct?! I would really appreciate some expert advise from someone who has experience configuring a Harmony One in XBMC Live. From testing the IR receiver to configuring and mapping the buttons on the remote.
Thank You!! I am looking forward to your replies...
For the record, I have looked at information in these threads:
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
My HP IR receiver is detected by LIRC (lsusb to see device attached) and is included in the LIRC database for receivers. As I said, the receiver is able to receive key presses, but IRW does not allow connection for me to test that way.
*UPDATE*: I gave up on using XBMCFreak because it was duplicating key presses and doing strange things. I am using OpenELEC without any issues. I cannot speak to my experience with vanilla XBMC Live since it was not working correctly with my GT430 when I tried to use it.
OpenELEC: AMD Athlon X4 | NVidia GT430 | 2x2Gb RAM | Gigabyte MoBo | Antec Case & PSU
FreeNAS: 4x1TB RAIDZ (additional 4x2TB soon)
Supporting Services: SABnzbd+, Couch Potato, Sick Beard on FreeNAS
Home Theater: Panasonic VT25 | Yamaha RX667 | Panasonic 3D BluRay | Harmon Kardon 5.1 | Harmony One (my config guide)
FreeNAS: 4x1TB RAIDZ (additional 4x2TB soon)
Supporting Services: SABnzbd+, Couch Potato, Sick Beard on FreeNAS
Home Theater: Panasonic VT25 | Yamaha RX667 | Panasonic 3D BluRay | Harmon Kardon 5.1 | Harmony One (my config guide)
