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<blockquote data-quote="Karyudo" data-source="post: 1039758" data-attributes="member: 65921"><p>Sigh. Another couple of hours spent getting nowhere. This probably belongs in some other part of the forum, but because I just don't understand how MP is supposed to work with remotes, I guess I'll put it here for now.</p><p></p><p>Well, I guess I shouldn't say "nowhere." I did get WinLIRC running properly. First I ran the (command line!) app for capturing remote keypresses and (after two failed attempts) got a configuration file set up. Then I ran the WinLIRC background app, and successfully tested it with my config file. A little clunky, and not particularly well-documented (see previous comments about Linux and its universally-terrible user-friendliness), but I got it working right. I can see the potential, because I was able to capture just about every button on my Shaw (Canadian cable provider) remote, and it would be pretty cool to be able to use some of those buttons in MP, NPVR, or XBMC.</p><p></p><p>With that success, I then moved on to MP configuration, where I picked WinLIRC from the Remote menu, set the location of the winlirc.exe program, and... promptly got stuck. I have no clue what to do next. The little bit of text on the tab says:</p><p></p><p>[CODE]::Winlirc::</p><p></p><p>> Winlirc must be installed on your PC</p><p>> You should set-up Winlirc with the remote(s) you require.</p><p>> To have Winlirc start when MP does, set the Path to WinLIRC.</p><p>> You should use short names for remotes (like CABLE or AMP).</p><p>> All remotes should be in 1 config file.</p><p></p><p>::MediaPortal::</p><p>Set-up your external channels in this format...</p><p> Remote1:Repeat:Code1[,Code2[,Code...]]|Remote2:Repeat:Code1[,Code2[,Code...]]</p><p>Examples...</p><p> PACE4000:0:1,0,2,OK</p><p> PACE4000:0:1,0,2,OK|AMP:2:PowerOn</p><p> X10:8:dim_lounge|AMP:2:PowerOn|HIFI:0:mode_radio,3</p><p></p><p>::ADDITIONAL::</p><p>> Check out the remote configs @ http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/[/CODE]</p><p></p><p>...which I don't understand at all, after the first three lines (i.e. the part where I got WinLIRC working independently). I have no idea <strong>where</strong> I "should use short names for remotes," I have no idea <strong>what</strong> config file should contain "all remotes," I haven't the foggiest idea what "external channels" are, nor where to set them up.</p><p></p><p>I took a look at the IRSS configuration (outside of MP), and that let me choose WinLIRC. Okaaay... But then within the TV3 plugin for TV Server, I have no idea what's going on. I can't get anything to work. There are options and blank screens and "IR learning" pages galore, but no examples or anything resembling what I think I need.</p><p></p><p>All I want to tell MP is, "I've got two external STBs. So use WinLIRC to blast STB 1 with the IR codes contained in the shaw_box.cfg configuration file, using the IR emitter on the IguanaWorks IR transceiver channel 1/2, and blast STB 2 with the same codes, using transceiver channel 3/4."</p><p></p><p>Something here is overly complicated and underly explained. And it's driving me batsh!t insane.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karyudo, post: 1039758, member: 65921"] Sigh. Another couple of hours spent getting nowhere. This probably belongs in some other part of the forum, but because I just don't understand how MP is supposed to work with remotes, I guess I'll put it here for now. Well, I guess I shouldn't say "nowhere." I did get WinLIRC running properly. First I ran the (command line!) app for capturing remote keypresses and (after two failed attempts) got a configuration file set up. Then I ran the WinLIRC background app, and successfully tested it with my config file. A little clunky, and not particularly well-documented (see previous comments about Linux and its universally-terrible user-friendliness), but I got it working right. I can see the potential, because I was able to capture just about every button on my Shaw (Canadian cable provider) remote, and it would be pretty cool to be able to use some of those buttons in MP, NPVR, or XBMC. With that success, I then moved on to MP configuration, where I picked WinLIRC from the Remote menu, set the location of the winlirc.exe program, and... promptly got stuck. I have no clue what to do next. The little bit of text on the tab says: [CODE]::Winlirc:: > Winlirc must be installed on your PC > You should set-up Winlirc with the remote(s) you require. > To have Winlirc start when MP does, set the Path to WinLIRC. > You should use short names for remotes (like CABLE or AMP). > All remotes should be in 1 config file. ::MediaPortal:: Set-up your external channels in this format... Remote1:Repeat:Code1[,Code2[,Code...]]|Remote2:Repeat:Code1[,Code2[,Code...]] Examples... PACE4000:0:1,0,2,OK PACE4000:0:1,0,2,OK|AMP:2:PowerOn X10:8:dim_lounge|AMP:2:PowerOn|HIFI:0:mode_radio,3 ::ADDITIONAL:: > Check out the remote configs @ http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/[/CODE] ...which I don't understand at all, after the first three lines (i.e. the part where I got WinLIRC working independently). I have no idea [b]where[/b] I "should use short names for remotes," I have no idea [b]what[/b] config file should contain "all remotes," I haven't the foggiest idea what "external channels" are, nor where to set them up. I took a look at the IRSS configuration (outside of MP), and that let me choose WinLIRC. Okaaay... But then within the TV3 plugin for TV Server, I have no idea what's going on. I can't get anything to work. There are options and blank screens and "IR learning" pages galore, but no examples or anything resembling what I think I need. All I want to tell MP is, "I've got two external STBs. So use WinLIRC to blast STB 1 with the IR codes contained in the shaw_box.cfg configuration file, using the IR emitter on the IguanaWorks IR transceiver channel 1/2, and blast STB 2 with the same codes, using transceiver channel 3/4." Something here is overly complicated and underly explained. And it's driving me batsh!t insane. [/QUOTE]
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