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Thanks for the great guide!
I got everything working except for the life of me I can't get the ir script to run at startup. I can run it manually, but this is obviously not ideal. I followed the guide to the letter. Can anyone provide some assistance? ,auspbe something else I can try or something I may have overlooked? Thanks.
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I'm running Xubuntu 13.10. I'll give this a shot when I get home. Thanks a ton!!
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2014-03-16, 07:14
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mushoss:
1) sorry, but I don't know how to help you make it go to windows since I use linux
2-3) the skip forward/backward is an xbmc thing and isn't customizable (or at least I don't know a way to do it)
4) Under your "xbmc" device look for "next page in list" and "previous page in list" and correlate them w/ ch up/down
5) The blinking power button on the remote means it's "sleep". You need to change your power settings in the harmony software for your NUC to "leave device on". That being said, I've also created a shortcut on my harmony to turn just the power and sound back on (I have it named "long pause" - i.e. I'm going to make dinner, so I want the tv power and soundbar off, but the computer to keep it's place. My "long pause" is set to just power toggle the tv and soundbar power. When I press "long pause" again, it turns my tv and soundbar back on.)
To do this, click on "customize buttons" in the Harmony software activity for your NUC > click on "additional buttons" > device is "sequence" and go from there. Hope that helps.
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2014-03-16, 07:25
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Gedc:
Firstly, sorry, but I don't use windows or harmony one. The Logitech software must have updated and/or that command doesn't respond on windows the same way as it does on ubuntu. There's actually two different windows media center options as you pointed out, but my "MCE Remote" options on my Harmony software does allow for "Mouse Lup" which I correlated w/ my "1" on my remote, etc. I do have to press and hold the 1 for it to actually move though. As others have mentioned, it's slow and I don't really use it all that often. Try searching for the device again under Harmony?
Halburrows:
So glad Jorgensen's solution worked for you! For whatever reason, I seem to have gotten lucky and it worked for me the way I had it posted; but I'm glad that we have some alternatives on this thread in case it doesn't for others, like you.
Also, thanks for the tip Jorgensen!
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2014-03-16, 07:35
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Want to use your iphone/ipad or Android instead of your keyboard/mouse?! Try "HippoRemote Lite" (for iPad, you have to search for it under the iPhone apps). I came across it today and it's great for use OUTSIDE of XBMC. For whatever reason, it won't work for me inside XBMC (but that's what I have my Harmony for). If you do decide to use it, and use linux, follow the linux instructions for setup, BUT search for "desktop sharing" on your linux; it's not the "remote desktop" thing in ubuntu 13.10.
Also, my biggest issue with my harmony is a quick way to select a certain part of the show I want to watch (i.e. I stopped it 15 mins in or something). I came across "sybu xbmc" remote on my ios devices and you can scroll right to the minutes/seconds of the show! Awesome!
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Hi
I am speculating about buying the Intel NUC D54250WYK2 (is this the new model?). It comes with HDMI, but is it possible to connect the NUC to an amplifier via optical? It has a stereo/mic jack. Is this with digital audio output? Is it possible to use it with a jack to optical adapter cable?
KODI 20 - LibreELEC 11
Intel NUC 4250U (Haswell) in Abel H2 chassis, Philips 55OLED804
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Yes, it's the current model. 3.5mm headphone jacks are analog. You would need a converter, & even then the sound isn't truly digital. Why wouldn't you use HDMI to connect to your display & then the audio out of the display to your amplifier? That's actually my setup. Using xbmc w/ this set-up though, you'll have to play w/ the audio settings inside xbmc. If it comes to that, let me know, & I'll give you details on how mine's set up.
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Yes, the NUC is mini-HDMI. I got my mini-HDMI to full HDMI cable from tiger direct, but I'm sure you can find them a number of places. With that device that was linked, I'm not sure about the audio settings, but it definitely looks like it's your best bet...my setup does go through the audio pass through settings on xbmc. Good luck!
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Since you're going w/ openelec, it sounds like it's strictly for xbmc - 4gb will be plenty.