[Memphiz]

Thx - I think the test with older macOS is not needed.

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/14383

Let’s hope the best for getting this in.

[corbosman]

I didnt even need to install macos to a usb stick. Checked a few older harddisks and found one that contained a previous boot setup of this same macmini. Booted it through USB, tt was running Sierra instead of High Sierra, and Kodi 17.4 but the remote worked fully as expected.  It scrolls just fine. So I really think this is something that apple changed in some version of High Sierra, either intentionally or introducing a bug.

[Memphiz]

In that case could you try to do a log with my XBMCHelper_2 version I linked earlier in the thread? Would be really interesting ...

[corbosman]

Of course, not a problem, here it is.. looks like it should look without the weird extra events..

https://pastebin.com/dZCrt3Jf

[Memphiz]

Yep - thx for the confirmation. The developer of HIDRemote (the “tool” we use for XBMCHelper) is informed. He wants to investigate it too - we’ll see if he finds something useful. For the time being we go for my workaround.

Thx for contributing in a so responsive and quick way. It’s seldom that bug reporters stick to it so close. Really appreciated .

[buzzdixn]

I've had this same problem since updating to High Sierra 10.13.6 a few weeks ago, except I use an Apple Remote.
I don't have a whole lot of experience doing things through Terminal.
So, if I copy the following into a Terminal window, will it automatically retrieve the new modified XBMCHelper file from the Dropbox link and replace the old one, or will I need to copy and/or move the new file after it's retrieved from Dropbox ?

mv /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper.old
wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/6iiaeg9puccays...per_5?dl=0 -O /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

[Memphiz]

It will do everything that’s needed

[Memphiz]

Hope you are still around. The upsteram developer has come up with a proper fix. Please test this version and report back if it still fixes the issue. (this is a much cleaner solution as my workaround).

new test version:

mv /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper.old
wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/16dor5p5ys7vds...per_6?dl=0 -O /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper

reboot mac ...

[corbosman]

This latest version works great.  So what did they do to fix it on their side?

Cor

[Memphiz]

Commit message tells the story

https://github.com/iospirit/HIDRemote/co...b9955f191a

[corbosman]

Ah so looks intentional on apple's side.

[buzzdixn]

Hi Memphiz,
Tried what you suggested, opened Terminal window and copied & pasted

mv /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper.old
wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/16dor5p5ys7vds...per_6?dl=0 -O /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper

this is exactly what showed:
Mac-mini:~ Chris$ mv /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper.old
Mac-mini:~ Chris$ wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/16dor5p5ys7vds...per_6?dl=0 -O /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper
-bash: wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/16dor5p5ys7vds...per_6?dl=0 -O: No such file or directory
Mac-mini:~ Chris$

Notice what I highlighted in red...I checked to see if the XBMCHelper.old was there & it was, along with the "preflight" file and the "org.xbmc.helper.plist" file...
Just to make sure I wasn't crazy or there wasn't anything else I was missing/not seeing/recognizing, I did a complete uninstall using "App Uninstaller" which I've found to be quite good over the past few years of use.
I then downloaded a new copy of the dmg file from the Kodi site and did a new install, but got the same exact message in the Terminal.
I even read up on the "wget" command and syntax to make sure I wasn't missing something simple or not seeing a misspelling of any kind, but everything was as it should be...
I know it has to be something simple & I feel like a complete jackass for not being able to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Chris

[buzzdixn]

Forgot to mention, after the first try I did do a reboot, before I did the uninstall/reinstall...

[corbosman]

you dont have the tool wget, just click on the download link in the browser from the post at 16:26 (couple posts back), then save it to your Downloads folder..

Then do this in your terminal window:

mv /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper.old    (you already did this maybe?)
mv ~/Downloads/XBMCHelper_6 /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper

Then restart

[buzzdixn]

corb,
did as you said but Terminal replied:

Mac-mini:~ Chris$ mv ~/Downloads/XBMCHelper_6 /Applications/Kodi.app/Contents/Resources/Kodi/tools/darwin/runtime/XBMCHelper
usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
       mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory
Mac-mini:~ Chris$

What's wrong with my shell, has Apple completely f-ed everything up, lol
Also, when I look at the file info, the Kind: heading shows "XBMCHelper.old" as just Document, but the downloaded "XBMCHelper_6" shows as a TextEdit.app Document, does that matter at all for any reason ?
Geez, I feel like such an idiot right now, cuz it seems like such a basic thing todo but it's not happening...