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gene0915 · 2015-03-19, 23:42

Recently picked up an Asus Chromebox and was looking for a remote and kept hearing good things about the Fire TV remote from this thread BUT...... this remote has LOTS of negative reviews on Amazon. Is this remote crap or the people leaving the bad reviews just dumb? (More than 1 person complaining of FTV remotes dieing after a few days....button problems, etc.)

Should I just get a PS3 remote?

InfoJunky · 2015-03-20, 00:33

(2015-03-19, 23:42)gene0915 Wrote: Recently picked up an Asus Chromebox and was looking for a remote and kept hearing good things about the Fire TV remote from this thread BUT...... this remote has LOTS of negative reviews on Amazon. Is this remote crap or the people leaving the bad reviews just dumb? (More than 1 person complaining of FTV remotes dieing after a few days....button problems, etc.)

Should I just get a PS3 remote?

I couldn't get my PS3 remote to stay connected. So opted for a FireTV Stick remote.

It had it's own set of quirks that I described here: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=219614

I was a little worried given the negative reviews on amazon. But I found them to be unwarranted. And for 14.99 it isn't much of a gamble tbh, even if it doesn't last.

I've had it for a month, and while simple, it fits my needs perfectly. (Purely anecdotal evidence of course).

wrxtasy · (This post was last modified: 2015-03-20, 06:12 by wrxtasy.)

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-03, 09:03

Hi guys,

I have a Chromebox with Stand-alone install of OpenELEC 5.0.8 and an Amazon Fire TV remote. I love this remote!!! The feel, response, etc. etc. I have tried a few other remotes and to me, they just don't compare. It works BEAUTIFULLY! Except one damn button - the Menu button (#6) (context menu) doesn't work.

I see you guys keep mentioning to use the Keymap program, but to be honest, I couldn't figure out how to use that thing! :-(

Instead, I fixed my issue by creating a keyboard.xml file and placing it in userdata/keymaps/

I chose Keymap #4 from here: http://kodi.wiki/view/Alternative_keymap..._TV_remote

This fixed my Menu button, but I don't like the fact that when I press the Back button during full screen video... it STOPS the video. Can you guys please guide me on how to change that feature from STOP... to BACK instead? I do not want the video to stop when I press the back button.

~~Ned Scott~~ · (This post was last modified: 2015-05-04, 02:51 by Ned Scott.)

Just remove the lines under FullScreenVideo that mention stop, and it will use the default, which is to escape the video but keep playing. So your keymap would look like this:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<keymap>

  <Global>

    <keyboard>

      <rewind>PageUp</rewind>

      <fastforward>PageDown</fastforward>

      <browser_home>ActivateWindow(Home)</browser_home>

      <key id="0xf200">ContextMenu</key>

    </keyboard>

  </Global>

  <Home>

    <keyboard>

      <menu>ActivateWindow(Favourites)</menu>

      <key id="0xf200">ActivateWindow(Favourites)</key>

    </keyboard>

  </Home>

  <FullscreenVideo>

    <keyboard>

      <menu>SmallStepBack</menu>

      <key id="0xf200">SmallStepBack</key>

      <backspace>Stop</backspace>

      <browser_back>Stop</browser_back>

      <rewind>Rewind</rewind>

      <fastforward>FastForward</fastforward>

    </keyboard>

  </FullscreenVideo>

  <VideoOSD>

    <keyboard>

      <menu>CodecInfo</menu>

      <key id="0xf200">CodecInfo</key>

    </keyboard>

  </VideoOSD>

  <FullscreenLiveTV>

    <keyboard>

      <menu>ActivateWindow(pvrosdchannels)</menu>

      <key id="0xf200">ActivateWindow(pvrosdchannels)</key>

    </keyboard>

  </FullscreenLiveTV>

  <pvrosdchannels>

    <keyboard>

      <menu>back</menu>

      <key id="0xf200">back</key>

    </keyboard>

  </pvrosdchannels>

  <MyFiles>

    <keyboard>

      <play_pause>Highlight</play_pause>

    </keyboard>

  </MyFiles>

  <virtualkeyboard>

    <keyboard>

      <menu>shift</menu>

      <key id="0xf200">shift</key>

      <play_pause>enter</play_pause>

      <rewind>backspace</rewind>

      <fastforward>number0</fastforward>

      <browser_back>PreviousMenu</browser_back>

      <backspace>PreviousMenu</backspace>

    </keyboard>

  </virtualkeyboard>

  <Visualisation>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>Fullscreen</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </Visualisation>

  <Favourites>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>close</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </Favourites>

  <NumericInput>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>Close</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </NumericInput>

  <PVROSDChannels>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>Close</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </PVROSDChannels>

  <PVROSDGuide>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>Close</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </PVROSDGuide>

  <PVROSDDirector>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>Close</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </PVROSDDirector>

  <PVROSDCutter>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>Close</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </PVROSDCutter>

  <MyTVSettings>

    <keyboard>

      <browser_back>PreviousMenu</browser_back>

    </keyboard>

  </MyTVSettings>

</keymap>

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-04, 05:26

(2015-05-04, 02:49)Ned Scott Wrote: Just remove the lines under FullScreenVideo that mention stop, and it will use the default, which is to escape the video but keep playing. So your keymap would look like this:

Under FullScreenVideo, here's what I changed:

<backspace>back</backspace>
<browser_back>back</browser_back>

My remote is now exactly how I wanted it! Thank you!!! :0)

Out of curiosity and because I like learning, where exactly is the code that makes the Menu button work? Remember, without this xml file, the menu button doesn't work.

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-04, 05:43

(2015-05-04, 05:26)Newbie_from_NJ Wrote:
(2015-05-04, 02:49)Ned Scott Wrote: Just remove the lines under FullScreenVideo that mention stop, and it will use the default, which is to escape the video but keep playing. So your keymap would look like this:

Under FullScreenVideo, here's what I changed:

<backspace>back</backspace>
<browser_back>back</browser_back>

My remote is now exactly how I wanted it! Thank you!!! :0)

Out of curiosity and because I like learning, where exactly is the code that makes the Menu button work? Remember, without this xml file, the menu button doesn't work.

Never mind, after analysing the keymap I was able to see that key id="0xf200" is the Menu button, which now I'm beginning to understand a little more, how the keymap code works.

Thanks again!

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-15, 16:50

(2015-05-03, 09:03)Newbie_from_NJ Wrote: Can you guys please guide me on how to change that feature from STOP... to BACK instead? I do not want the video to stop when I press the back button.

Here's the fix without having to create the keyboard.xml file:

-Run Keymap Editor (found in Kodi-Add on repo)
-Edit
-FullScreen Video
-Navigation
-Back
-Edit Key
-When asked to press a button, press the Back button on remote
-save changes

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-15, 16:53

(2015-05-03, 09:03)Newbie_from_NJ Wrote: Hi guys,

I have a Chromebox with Stand-alone install of OpenELEC 5.0.8 and an Amazon Fire TV remote. I love this remote!!! The feel, response, etc. etc. I have tried a few other remotes and to me, they just don't compare. It works BEAUTIFULLY! Except one damn button - the Menu button (#6) (context menu) doesn't work.

Here's the fix on this without having to create a Keyboard.xml file:

-Run Keymap Editor (found in Kodi-Add on repo)
-Edit
-Global
-Navigation
-Context Menu - c
-Edit Key
-When asked to press a button, press the Menu button on remote
-save changes

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-15, 16:56

Also, If you have a Fire TV remote (not the Stick) and would like to take advantage of the Microphone button, here's a great tip:

A friend of mine remapped this button to be his reboot button. Works flawlessly! Great idea actually - going to do this myself... ;-)

-Run Keymap Editor (found in Kodi-Add on repo)
-Edit
-Global
-System
-Reboot
-Edit Key
-When asked to press a button, press the Microphone button
-save changes

**hdmkv** · 2015-05-16, 21:09

Guys, can you help... I've got the Fire TV Stick remote and trying to use with Chromebox. Mine looks convoluted now due to copy/paste from above, keymap #4, here at OpenELEC forum, etc.

All I want is as follows:
- Up ... skip ahead 5 minutes
- Down ... skip back 5 minutes
- Left ... skip back 1 minute
- Right ... skip forward 1 minute
- Select/OK ... bring up Kodi on-screen nav controls
- Back ... stop video or go back previous Kodi screen
- Menu ... context menu
- Rewind ... rewind
- Pause/Play ... pause/play
- FF ... FF

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-17, 00:05

(2015-05-16, 21:09)hdmkv Wrote: Guys, can you help... I've got the Fire TV Stick remote and trying to use with Chromebox. Mine looks convoluted now due to copy/paste from above, keymap #4, here at OpenELEC forum, etc.

All I want is as follows:
- Up ... skip ahead 5 minutes
- Down ... skip back 5 minutes
- Left ... skip back 1 minute
- Right ... skip forward 1 minute
- Select/OK ... bring up Kodi on-screen nav controls
- Back ... stop video or go back previous Kodi screen
- Menu ... context menu
- Rewind ... rewind
- Pause/Play ... pause/play
- FF ... FF

Off the bat, you don't need this keyboard.xml file for what you want. Start fresh and delete that file. Reboot Kodi. The only button at this point that shouldn't work is the Menu (context menu) Follow my instruction from previous post to fix it with the keymap editor. After this, all your buttons are now working.

Now, for your specific seek times, this tweak is achieved with an advancedsettings.xml file, Not via keymaps. Remember, your buttons already work... you just want to tweak them a bit. If you don't already have an advancedsettings.xml file, create one and enter below code. I already changed the numbers to what you want:

<advancedsettings>
<video>
<usetimeseeking>true</usetimeseeking>
<smallstepbackseconds>7</smallstepbackseconds>
<timeseekforward>60</timeseekforward>
<timeseekbackward>-60</timeseekbackward>
<timeseekforwardbig>300</timeseekforwardbig>
<timeseekbackwardbig>-300</timeseekbackwardbig>
<percentseekforward>2</percentseekforward>
<percentseekbackward>-2</percentseekbackward>
<percentseekforwardbig>10</percentseekforwardbig>
<percentseekbackwardbig>-10</percentseekbackwardbig>
</video>
</advancedsettings>

source: http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Modify_time_seeking

If you need help creating an advancedsettings file, let me know. Easiest way will be to create it on your computer and then transfer it to the Chromebox accordingly (/storage/.kodi/userdata/) Reboot Kodi after adding the file.

~~Ned Scott~~ · 2015-05-17, 03:47

If you don't mind using v15 betas, you can do the whole using a keymap using "seek(##)". For example:

Code:
<left>seek(-60)</left>

<right>seek(60)</right>

<up>seek(300)</up>

<down>seek(-300)</down>

**hdmkv** · 2015-05-17, 15:25

Thanks guys... I'll try Kodi v15. So, my keyboard.xml would only have the following?

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<keymap>

<left>seek(-60)</left>

<right>seek(60)</right>

<up>seek(300)</up>

<down>seek(-300)</down>

</keymap>

Newbie_from_NJ · 2015-05-17, 15:51

Not familiar with Kodi v15 but here's more info on that http://kodi.wiki/view/Skip_steps