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**Eklar** · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-16, 17:11 by Eklar.)

I'm trying to map a few buttons on my Harmony One remote which can't be mapped with Logitech's software directly.

What I'd like to do is, for example, re-map the Guide button to ContextMenu

Using lirc's irw command, I get the following entry when pressing Guide:

Code:
000000037ff07bdb 00 DVD mceusb

Which means that lirc interprets the button press as "DVD" button.

Then I go to lircd.conf, search for the last three letters in the long string above (000000037ff07bdbbdb), and find the following line:

Code:
DVD 0x00007bdb

Which corresponds to the DVD button.

To edit XBMC's remote.xml, I add the following, which in my view should re-map the Guide button press interpreted as DVD by lirc to XBMC's ContextMenu:

Code:
<DVD>ContextMenu</DVD>

But it doesn't work.

After looking into it further, I noticed that the Guide button is actually interpreted as "menu" button in XBMC. In other words, if I change the appropriate entry to:

Code:
<menu>ContextMenu</menu>

Then the Guide button pops up a context menu.

Now, that fixes that particular button, but there are other buttons which don't do anything, but which I'd like to map to do something, such as turn subtitles on/off or go to the next subtitle.

What am I doing wrong?

**negge** · 2014-02-17, 17:39

You need to map LIRC button names to XBMC's internal button names using Lircmap.xml.

FishOil · 2014-02-17, 19:06

While I am sure negge thought he was helping, an explanation is required. XBMC and Lirc need some understanding before attempting to tweak it.

There are 3 things that need to be understood.

Actual buttons on the remote /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

XBMC names for the lirc buttons /home/xbmc-user-name/.xbmc/userdata/lircmap.xml

XBMC commands that are tied to the XBMC names /home/xbmc-user-name/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps/remote.xml

Here is an example and traced backwards.

XBMC sends the ContextMenu command <menu>ContextMenu</menu> in /home/xbmc-user-name/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps/remote.xml

That ContextMenu command is tied to the menu name <menu>DVD_Menu</menu> in /home/xbmc-user-name/.xbmc/userdata/lircmap.xml

The menu name is tied to the actual button DVD_Menu (thats what its called for MY lirc remote yours will be different) in /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

remote.xml

Code:
<keymap>

  <global>

    <remote>

       <menu>ContextMenu</menu>

lircmap.xml

Code:
<lircmap>

    <remote device="Microsoft_Xbox360">

                <menu>DVD_Menu</menu>

lircd.conf

Code:
begin remote

  name  Microsoft_Xbox360

  bits           13

  flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH

  eps            30

  aeps          100

  header       2682   906

  one           438   451

  zero          438   451

  pre_data_bits   24

  pre_data       0x1BFF80

  gap          107066

  toggle_bit_mask 0x8000

  rc6_mask    0x100000000

      begin codes

          DVD_Menu                 0x8BDB

I have only displayed the parts of those files that are of interest. So dont try to copy paste that into your files.

Remember......lircd.conf is the file that actually contains an actual button on your remote.
DO NOT make the mistake of thinking the other two files describe button names on your remote.
The menu in remote.xml and lircmap.xml have nothing to do with the actual menu button on your remote. They are names and commands that POINT to the button on your remote.

FishOil · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-17, 19:38 by FishOil.)

To expand on your final question.

You cannot make up XBMC names (as you did above <DVD>ContextMenu</DVD>). You must find one you dont intend to use and repurpose it for the new intended function.

Remember...those names have nothing to do with the buttons on your remote.

For example

The name power in remote.xml can be used to turn the subtitles on and off and tied to ANY button on your remote

You can find XBMC names here https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master....cpp#L1269

**Eklar** · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-18, 02:34 by Eklar.)

Thanks for the help. I think I now get the concept, but still can't get the changes to work.

For testing purposes, I'm trying to ge the Guide button on my remote to map to pausing playback.

This is what irw shows for Guide button press:

Code:
000000037ff07bdb 00 DVD mceusb

000000037ff07bdb 01 DVD mceusb

Here is my lircd.conf for bdb

Code:
DVD           0x00007bdb

Lircmap.xml for DVD

Code:
<lircmap>

    <remote device="mceusb">

        <menu>DVD</menu>

and complete remote.xml

Code:
<keymap>

  <global>

    <remote>

      <menu>pause</menu>

    </remote>

  </global>

</keymap>

Doesn't pause, though.

FishOil · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-18, 01:04 by FishOil.)

(2014-02-17, 22:45)Eklar Wrote: Here is my lircd.conf for bdb

<menu>DVD</menu>

Thats not the correct format for lircd.conf

If your entire file follows that format its completely incorrect.

In addition, I forgot to mention that Lircmap.xml has a capital letter L in the name

**Eklar** · 2014-02-18, 02:37

(2014-02-18, 00:57)FishOil Wrote:
(2014-02-17, 22:45)Eklar Wrote: Here is my lircd.conf for bdb

<menu>DVD</menu>

Thats not the correct format for lircd.conf

If your entire file follows that format its completely incorrect.

In addition, I forgot to mention that Lircmap.xml has a capital letter L in the name

My bad, pasted the wrong file. Here's what DVD says in lircd.conf . Previous post updated.

Code:
DVD           0x00007bdb

My Lircmap.xml starts with a capital L.

FishOil · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-18, 04:49 by FishOil.)

(2014-02-18, 02:37)Eklar Wrote:
(2014-02-18, 00:57)FishOil Wrote:
(2014-02-17, 22:45)Eklar Wrote: Here is my lircd.conf for bdb

<menu>DVD</menu>

Thats not the correct format for lircd.conf

If your entire file follows that format its completely incorrect.

In addition, I forgot to mention that Lircmap.xml has a capital letter L in the name

My bad, pasted the wrong file. Here's what DVD says in lircd.conf . Previous post updated.

Code:
DVD 0x00007bdb

My Lircmap.xml starts with a capital L.

Post the full content of lircd.conf.

**negge** · 2014-02-18, 08:35

Make sure you've placed Lircmap.xml directly in your userdata folder, not in keymaps/.

**Eklar** · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-19, 01:20 by Eklar.)

(2014-02-18, 08:35)negge Wrote: Make sure you've placed Lircmap.xml directly in your userdata folder, not in keymaps/.

Double-checked, yes, it is under

Code:
/home/username/.xbmc/userdata

Full lircd.conf below.

Code:
begin remote

  name        mceusb

  bits                 16

  flags  RC6|CONST_LENGTH

  eps                  30

  aeps                100

  header       2667   889

  one           444   444

  zero          444   444

  pre_data_bits        21

  pre_data        0x37FF0

  gap              105000

  toggle_bit           22

  rc6_mask    0x100000000

      begin codes

#seen on HP Pavilion dv3t remote  --Tim Mann, 3 Nov 2009

    Media         0x00007b7f

    PlayPause     0x00007b91

#unused by HP remote

    Blue          0x00007ba1

    Yellow          0x00007ba2

    Green          0x00007ba3

    Red          0x00007ba4

    Teletext      0x00007ba5

#ba6 - bae unused 

        BA6           0x00007ba6

        BA7           0x00007ba7

        BA8           0x00007ba8

        BA9           0x00007ba9

        BAA           0x00007baa

        BAB           0x00007bab

        BAC           0x00007bac

        BAD           0x00007bad

        BAE           0x00007bae

        Radio         0x00007baf

        Print         0x00007bb1

#bb2 - bb4 unused  

        BB2           0x00007bb2

        BB3           0x00007bb3

        BB4           0x00007bb4

        Videos        0x00007bb5

        Pictures      0x00007bb6

        RecTV         0x00007bb7

        Music         0x00007bb8

        TV            0x00007bb9

#bba - bbf unused 

        BBA           0x00007bba

        BBB           0x00007bbb

        BBC           0x00007bbc

        BBD           0x00007bbd

        BBE           0x00007bbe

        BBF           0x00007bbf

#bc1 - bca unused 

        BC1           0x00007bc1

        BC2           0x00007bc2

        BC3           0x00007bc3

        BC4           0x00007bc4

        BC5           0x00007bc5

        BC6           0x00007bc6

        BC7           0x00007bc7

        BC8           0x00007bc8

        BC9           0x00007bc9

        BCA           0x00007bca

        Eject         0x00007bcb

        SlideShow     0x00007bcc

        Visualization 0x00007bcd

#bce - bcf unused 

        BCE           0x00007bce

        BCF           0x00007bcf

#bd1 - bd7 unused 

        BD1           0x00007bd1

        BD2           0x00007bd2

        BD3           0x00007bd3

        BD4           0x00007bd4

        BD5           0x00007bd5

        BD6           0x00007bd6

        BD7           0x00007bd7

        Aspect        0x00007bd8

        Guide         0x00007bd9

        LiveTV        0x00007bda

        DVD           0x00007bdb

#NoGap

        Back          0x00007bdc

        OK            0x00007bdd

        Right         0x00007bde

        Left          0x00007bdf

        Down          0x00007be0

        Up            0x00007be1

#NoGap

        Star          0x00007be2

        Hash          0x00007be3

#NoGap

        Replay        0x00007be4

        Skip          0x00007be5

        Stop          0x00007be6

        Pause         0x00007be7

        Record        0x00007be8

        Play          0x00007be9

        Rewind        0x00007bea

        Forward       0x00007beb

#NoGap

        ChanDown      0x00007bec

        ChanUp        0x00007bed

        VolDown       0x00007bee

        VolUp         0x00007bef

#NoGap

        More          0x00007bf0

        Mute          0x00007bf1

        Home          0x00007bf2

        Power         0x00007bf3

#NoGap

        Enter         0x00007bf4

        Clear         0x00007bf5

#NoGap

        Nine          0x00007bf6

        Eight         0x00007bf7

        Seven         0x00007bf8

        Six           0x00007bf9

        Five          0x00007bfa

        Four          0x00007bfb

        Three         0x00007bfc

        Two           0x00007bfd

        One           0x00007bfe

        Zero          0x00007bff

      end codes

end remote

#

# this config file was automatically generated

# using lirc-0.8.4a(default) on Mon Feb 23 23:55:04 2009

#

# contributed by 

#

# brand:                       Hauppauge

# model no. of remote control: 

# devices being controlled by this remote: PVR-150 Remote (MCE kit)

# SMK dongle 0609:031d

#

begin remote

  name  mceusb_hauppauge

  bits           13

  flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH

  eps            30

  aeps          100

  header       2674   870

  one           455   427

  zero          455   427

  pre_data_bits   24

  pre_data       0x1BFF82

  gap          106288

  min_repeat      1

  toggle_bit_mask 0x8000

  rc6_mask    0x100000000

      begin codes

          TV                       0x1BB9

          Music                    0x1BB8

          Pictures                 0x1BB6

          Videos                   0x1BB5

          Power                    0x1BF3

          Stop                     0x1BE6

          Record                   0x1BE8

          Pause                    0x1BE7

          Play                     0x1BE9

          Rewind                   0x1BEA

          Foward                   0x1BEB

          Replay                   0x1BE4

          Skip                     0x1BE5

          Back                     0x1BDC

          More                     0x1BF0

          Up                       0x1BE1

          Left                     0x1BDF

          Right                    0x1BDE

          OK                       0x1BDD

          Down                     0x1BE0

          VolUp                    0x1BEF

          VolDown                  0x1BEE

          Home                     0x1BF2

          ChanDown                 0x1BED

          ChanUp                   0x1BEC

          Mute                     0x1BF1

          RecTV                    0x1BB7

          Guide                    0x1BD9

          LiveTV                   0x1BDA

          DVD                      0x1BDB

          One                      0x1BFE

          Two                      0x1BFD

          Three                    0x1BFC

          Four                     0x1BFB

          Five                     0x1BFA

          Six                      0x1BF9

          Seven                    0x1BF8

          Eight                    0x1BF7

          Nine                     0x1BF6

          Star                     0x1BE2

          Zero                     0x1BFF

          Hash                     0x1BE3

          Clear                    0x1BF5

          Enter                    0x1BF4

      end codes

end remote

#

# this config file was automatically generated

# using lirc-0.8.4a(default) on Tue Mar 10 19:27:09 2009

#

# contributed by 

#

# brand:  SIIG Vista MCE remote

# model no. of remote control: 

# devices being controlled by this remote:

#

begin remote

  name  vista_mce

  bits           16

  flags RC6

  eps            30

  aeps          100

  header       2654   889

  one           427   427

  zero          427   427

  pre_data_bits   21

  pre_data       0x37FF0

  gap          69850

  toggle_bit_mask 0x8000

  rc6_mask    0x100000000

      begin codes

          Power                    0xEBF3

          Pictures                 0x6BB6

          Radio                    0xEBAF

          Videos                   0x6BB5

          Music                    0xEBB8

          Rec                      0x6BE8

          Pause                    0xEBE7

          Stop                     0x6BE6

          Skipback                 0xEBE4

          Play                     0x6BE9

          Skipfwd                  0xEBE5

          Rwd                      0x6BEA

          Fwd                      0xEBEB

          Start                    0x6BF2

          Back                     0xEBDC

          More                     0x6BF0

          Volup                    0xEBEF

          Voldown                  0x6BEE

          Chup                     0xEBED

          Chdown                   0x6BEC

          Up                       0xEBE1

          Down                     0x6BE0

          Left                     0xEBDF

          Right                    0x6BDE

          Mute                     0xEBF1

          Rectv                    0x6BB7

          Guide                    0xEBD9

          Livetv                   0x6BDA

          Dvdmenu                  0xEBDB

          1                        0x6BFE

          2                        0xEBFD

          3                        0x6BFC

          4                        0xEBFB

          5                        0x6BFA

          6                        0xEBF9

          7                        0x6BF8

          8                        0xEBF7

          9                        0x6BF6

          *                        0xEBE2

          0                        0x6BFF

          #                        0xEBE3

          Clear                    0x6BF5

          Enter                    0xEBF4

      end codes

end remote

FishOil · 2014-02-19, 01:54

I can look more in detail later but off hand I think it needs a capital P in Pause

in remote.xml

<menu>Pause</menu>

**Eklar** · 2014-02-19, 02:23

(2014-02-19, 01:54)FishOil Wrote: I can look more in detail later but off hand I think it needs a capital P in Pause

in remote.xml

<menu>Pause</menu>

I actually have tried both capitalized and non-capitalized, neither work.

I bet the issue is something simple/stupid like that, though Tongue

So many layers of files and so many small things that can go wrong in the chain.

FishOil · (This post was last modified: 2014-02-19, 03:34 by FishOil.)

Lircmap <pause>DVD</pause>
Remote.xml <pause>Pause</pause>

It wont work if the function or name is duplicated in the relevant section. It must be unique

Edit
Just to clarify.
You can make every button pause. as in
Lircmap.xml (if these were th actual name of your buttons)
<pause>DVD</pause>
<pause>Guide</pause>
<pause>Play</pause>
<pause>Stop</pause>
<pause>Rewind</pause>

But you cant
Remote.xml
<keymap>
<global>
<remote>
<play>Pause</play>
<pause>Pause</pause>
<menu>Pause</menu>
Edit again, I actually just tried the above and it still works

So if your Remote.xml is setup correctly the only file you need to modify is Lircmap.xml when you want to change a button function

3rd Edit
What does NOT work is Lircmap.xml
<pause>DVD</pause>
<stop>DVD</stop>
<play>DVD</play>

The actual button NAME must be unique in Lircmap.xml

FishOil · 2014-02-19, 07:00

Ok, So here is the bottom line. There are two acceptable ways of doing this.

In Lircmap.xml you can change <pause>WHATEVER IS THERE NOW</pause> to <pause>DVD</pause>
But "DVD" can only occur one time in that file under the mceusb section. Swap it with whatever your changing or remove just the three letters (DVD) between the brackets. If its <menu>DVD</menu> then make it <menu></menu>

Or

In Remote.xml add whatever xbmc name was given to your DVD (Lircmap.xml XBMC Name) button to the fullscreenvideo or global section.
From your previous post is would seem that its menu. As in <menu>DVD</menu>

So, in Remote.xml

<FullscreenVideo>
<remote>
<menu>Pause</menu>

Personally I prefer only changing Lircmap.xml if your remote.xml is configured correctly.
That way I dont have to hunt down the different instances.

If you still cant get it going, Post all three files to pastebin and I can help you set it up.

**negge** · 2014-02-19, 08:42

(2014-02-19, 07:00)FishOil Wrote: Personally I prefer only changing Lircmap.xml if your remote.xml is configured correctly.
That way I dont have to hunt down the different instances.

I agree, I try to modify the actual keymap as little as possible.