Win HOW-TO setup the original Xbox DVD remote the correct way with EventGhost
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2010-01-27, 20:27
chunk_1970 Wrote:Ok, I will throw in my two pennies as I have recently just replaced one of my old Xbox's for an HTPC.

I have the Asrock ION 330 but didn't like the Media Remote and didn't even want to worry about Eventghost or similar running on my system. The HTPC generally runs at 720p as the system also acts as my file server and link to the Internet.

After about a week of trying different methods I decided to give the XBOX remote idea a go as the original xbox remote does a fantastic job with XBMC on the XBOX.

I didn't want to break my XBOX IR dongle as I still have another xbox in house and gives me a backup incase my other IR dongle goes wrong.

So:

Making USB dongle.
- I removed one of the gameport pairs from my decomissioned xbox. Four ports definately an overkill so they wont be missed.
- Simply chopped up the cable and resoldered to a spare USB cable. Took only a few minutes and very easy soldering.
- Bingo, one xbox-port to USB cable.

Installing the drivers:
- Downloaded the XBCDRC software v0.28 and install as normal.
- Disable the second USB port created - just for safety.
- Setup XBCDRC to run at startup so its always in the task bar.
- Re-define all of the functions through the XBCDRC programm so that it mainly sends keystrokes and also re-assigned number "4" on the remote to perform Ctrl-F6.
- Bingo, Remote control prepped and ready.

XBMC Setup:
- Created a custom Keymapping so that all the controls perform exactly as the XBMC xbox version runs with the remote.
- Place the new file into the userdata\keymaps\keyboard directory.

Ease of Use:
As I do use the HTPC for other things I wanted a simple way to:
- Change the default screen resoloution to 1080p
- Startup XBMC
- When XBMC stop swap the resoloution back to 720p

This was all done by creating a small batch(BAT) file that is set to use the shortcut 'Ctrl-F6' and fire XBMC into action so that XBMC can be started using only the remote.

It took some time to do but the results I feel are superb.
If anyone is interested I can post up all my setup files so you can retain the old xbox-xbmc feel with a very small amount of effort.

I would be interested in your setup files, I'm willing to try anything to get my remote working properly. Do you happen to have a way to open XBMC with a button press on the remote? Also what OS are you using?
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[No subject] - by Josefin - 2009-02-16, 22:43
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eventghost shows on startup - by phearless-d - 2009-07-21, 11:50
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Arrow keys skip fix - by eclin - 2009-12-10, 02:27
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[No subject] - by barrowbl - 2010-07-09, 05:11
No Luck, any ideas - by MontyAus - 2010-07-30, 02:28
[No subject] - by sp1d3y - 2010-07-30, 15:07
Going Next level... - by MontyAus - 2010-08-02, 04:41
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[No subject] - by InstantArcade - 2010-11-27, 23:23
Works Great - by lennon105 - 2010-12-01, 03:19
[No subject] - by rolapinou - 2010-12-12, 14:15
[No subject] - by parttimeplaya - 2010-12-16, 09:41
Updated the guide - by waldo22 - 2010-12-20, 01:24
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[No subject] - by RenZ0R - 2010-12-23, 16:25
didnt work for me - by calev - 2010-12-28, 23:55
Error message in evenghost - by j79b - 2011-01-03, 16:31
[No subject] - by jonib - 2011-01-05, 18:03
Some issues: - by MontyAus - 2011-01-06, 05:29
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XBMCRepeat plugin - by candersonosu - 2011-01-22, 02:16
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Xbox IR and Dharma on Windows 7 - by realjobe - 2011-01-31, 07:29
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Great Guide, Worked like a charm - by Nfidel - 2011-07-22, 22:52
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