Linux and remote

**oliv** · August 6th, 2008, 09:18 AM

Hi there,

I use ubuntu 8.04.

Is there a way to use a remote controller for boxee, like on the mac?
If so, which one would you recommend?

Oli

**Brian** · August 12th, 2008, 05:36 PM

I would also like to know what is the recommended remote control for Linux. I have a Firefly RF remote from my old BeyondTV system. I love the remote.

A list would be great; I don't mind purchasing a supported remote

**tsella** · August 13th, 2008, 12:14 AM

we support anything that is supported under lirc and also linux input (so if you have a special keyboard or trackball, you can map those as well).

according to http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php...m_firefly_mini, it maps as /dev/input/by-id/usb-HOLTEK_USB_Keyboard-*

so you can add entries for
/dev/input/by-id/usb-HOLTEK_USB_Keyboard-event-kbd
/dev/input/by-id/usb-HOLTEK_USB_Keyboard-event-mouse
/dev/input/by-id/usb-HOLTEK_USB_Keyboard-mouse

in ~/.boxee/userdata/Lircmap.xml

if you make it work, please send me your xml for inclusion in boxee.

**skywise** · August 13th, 2008, 12:03 PM

bluetooth remotes under boxee?
a ps3 bluetooth remote caught my eye the other day and thought it would be cool to use that with boxee, no need to have line of sight to the media box (which i'm hoping to put in the basement and component up to the tv in the living room)

sky

**tsella** · August 14th, 2008, 01:36 AM

@skywise - it may work - i suggest you look up how ps3 remotes work under mac/linux in general. are they identified? do they pass event codes?

if yes, then you can map it under boxee and use it.

**kenadak** · October 27th, 2008, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by skywise

bluetooth remotes under boxee?
a ps3 bluetooth remote caught my eye the other day and thought it would be cool to use that with boxee, no need to have line of sight to the media box (which i'm hoping to put in the basement and component up to the tv in the living room)

sky

I use the PS3 remote on a windows box and XBMC, and it works fine... I use a tool that maps the commands to keyboard keys in Windows, I was able to pair it with linux I just need to get the event codes and how it handles them now... *I know the XBMC forums talk about it working in linux(hence why I bought it in the first place.) and their are lirc config files floating around somewhere.

**malmeida** · May 2nd, 2009, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by skywise

bluetooth remotes under boxee?
a ps3 bluetooth remote caught my eye the other day and thought it would be cool to use that with boxee, no need to have line of sight to the media box (which i'm hoping to put in the basement and component up to the tv in the living room)

sky

It does, I have it working in my computer.

**rmclaren** · July 24th, 2009, 09:37 PM

malmeida

Care to share your set up for the PS3 Bluetooth remote. I installed Blueman (recommended on XBMC forum) but cannot get all the way through the initial connection procedure. Would appreciate a few pointers.

**malmeida** · July 25th, 2009, 03:28 PM

Sure,

I followed the instructions in
http://antst.blogspot.com/2008/02/li...bd-remote.html

I have also posted on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=874284 a how-to on this subject. I don't know how up-to-date it is, as I've read that there might have been some changes in Ubuntu 9.04 regarding the way the remote communicates with Linux (as per antst's blog entry's last comment(s)).