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2008-10-19, 09:38
So I'm preparing to load XBMC onto my new Apple TV, but I am concerned about the tiny remote Apple supplies. With so few buttons and controls available, it seems to me that I would be happier with a more 'normal' remote. I have been using a Harmony remote programed for my old Xbox with XBMC for well over a year and have had no issues. There is an Apple TV remote profile for the Harmony remote on Logitech's site, but I'm curious if it's possible to map the other buttons from the remote within XBMC. For example the 'Guide' button or the 'Display' button. These obviously do not exist within the Apple TV remote. In order to use those features you need to hold down certain button combinations.
So in short, can XBMC map IR signals (Button presses from any remote) that are not part of the normal Apple TV remote? Or is it limited to those few buttons and their combinations?
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So I successfully installed and updated XBMC to Atlantis Beta 2 on my Apple TV. All works as expected, and it seems to perform as well as it does on my old Xbox. My only concern is the button mapping. I am using a Harmony 550 universal remote with the remote codes downloaded from the Logitech database. Unfortunately it does not work as I had hoped. For instance, if I push the Pause button while a full-screen video is playing, it brings up the OSD Menu. Then I have to press Pause again to actually pause the video. At no time can I press the 'Stop' button and stop the video. I do know how to edit the Keymap.xml, but don't know what the remote codes would be for the functions on my Harmony that do not have similar buttons one the Apple Remote.
Can I use the 'Apple Remote' settings somehow to allow me to map the other buttons? Is there a ShowRemoteCodes setting for the XBMC for Apple TV?
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Im wondering this too, as that tiny remote would get lost pretty easily in my room, lol.
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Well I did a little searching but didn't come up with anything. Was hoping Divilla would have a more definitive answer. Glad to know I'm not the only one curious though! Hopefuly someone with more knowledge of the backend of the Apple TV notices this thread.
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Im just surprised that this isnt implemented yet, as theres a pretty generous amount of Atv users, and I dont know how they are satisified with the remote. Plus isnt it all just software thats limiting the remotes? Or does hardware block them?
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Tim, did you or anyone else ever end up porting this? I've just bought an apple tv myself and i'm keen to get my harmony fully working with it also.
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2009-01-17, 18:23
(This post was last modified: 2009-01-17, 19:27 by darklordjames3.)
So has anyone had any success with using Universal Mode to get ATV XBMC working much more like Xbox XBMC? I am in the same boat as Tim, an Xbox XBMC user extremely frustrated by the 6-button interface of ATV XBMC.