2010-05-02, 15:21
I was playing around a bit with remote support for XBMC Live trying to get non-MCE remotes working. My MCE-remote is working very well, but I don't get any other remotes working. Two issues:
1) Cannot edit lircd.conf file
I was trying to make changes to lircd.conf located in /etc/lirc/. When I do the edit directly, it works and my non-MCE remote is recognized and signals are received by Linux (not by XBMC though). However, upon restart the lircd.conf file changes back to what it initially was. It includes the following info:
#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
#
#Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.
#Configuration for the Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.) remote:
include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
2) Make XBMC recognize the new remote (through Lircmap.xml)
Not sure where I need to edit the Lircmap.xml. I have tried the one in /usr/share/xbmc/system, but not with success. Even before rebooting and Linux identifying the remote, XBMC does not see it.
Any thoughts? Your help is hugely appreciated!!!
1) Cannot edit lircd.conf file
I was trying to make changes to lircd.conf located in /etc/lirc/. When I do the edit directly, it works and my non-MCE remote is recognized and signals are received by Linux (not by XBMC though). However, upon restart the lircd.conf file changes back to what it initially was. It includes the following info:
#This configuration has been automatically generated via
#the Ubuntu LIRC package maintainer scripts.
#
#It includes the default configuration for the remote and/or
#transmitter that you have selected during package installation.
#
#Feel free to add any custom remotes to the configuration
#via additional include directives or below the existing
#Ubuntu include directives from your selected remote and/or
#transmitter.
#Configuration for the Windows Media Center Remotes (new version Philips et al.) remote:
include "/usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
2) Make XBMC recognize the new remote (through Lircmap.xml)
Not sure where I need to edit the Lircmap.xml. I have tried the one in /usr/share/xbmc/system, but not with success. Even before rebooting and Linux identifying the remote, XBMC does not see it.
Any thoughts? Your help is hugely appreciated!!!
