SnapStream Firefly Remote and Boxee

[poetxpress]

I just got my Firefly remote working with Boxee thanks to EventGhost which is truly excellent software. A plus is that EventGhost takes the place of the bloatware that comes with the Firefly remote (BeyondMedia, etc).

Step 1. Hook up your SnapStream Firefly remote and install the drivers (but not the beyondmedia, etc).

Step 2. Install EventGhost (www.eventghost.org)

Step 3. Download the attached xml file and open it with EventGhost

And it should just work. It is quite nice to have use of all of the control buttons instead of just up, down, left, right and select.

[agentlame]

best remote in the world... thanks for the tip on getting it running in windows!

[Digerati]

Awesome!!! I will test this tonight; I had configured my Firefly remote using IntelliRemote but not all of the buttons worked even after I modified the XBMC .xml profile. Thanks a bunch

[Neilyboy]

Very awesome! I will try this out tonight Thanks again.

Neil

[caseypicker]

Where's the cheapest place to find the SnapStream Firefly remote? A lot of the major online retailers don't seem to carry it...

[agentlame]

Where's the cheapest place to find the SnapStream Firefly remote? A lot of the major online retailers don't seem to carry it...

i got an oem-whitebox one on ebay for ~$25USD.

[khirsah]

I snagged the remote back in the day when I picked up beyondtv.. however its been so long since i used it, i can find the USB receiver, but not the stinkin remote! ooooh woe is me

[anomaly07]

There is no need for Event Ghost to use Boxee with this remote.

Just copy/paste this code into a file called Boxee.xml and save it in this path "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SnapStream\Firefly\Profiles" on XP. It's a little different on Vista. I believe the path is "C:\ProgramData\SnapStream\Firefly\Profiles", not exactly sure. Then you can edit GLOBAL.xml to launch Boxee with the "Firefly" button. This is the code for the "Firefly" button.

<Actions Button="Firefly" Description="Boxee">
<LaunchAction ActivationState="Down" Program="C:\Program Files\Boxee\BOXEE.exe" Arguments="-fs -p" />
<PlaySoundAction ActivationState="Down" Sound="Select" />
</Actions>

Just make sure you don't have 2 entries for the "Firefly" button.

Here is the Boxee.xml code.

<Profile Type="SnapStream.Firefly.Core.Profile" Name="BOXEE" ShowOSD="false">
<Identifier WindowText="BOXEE" FileName="" />
<Actions Button="Right" Description="Right">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{right}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Left" Description="Left">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{left}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Down" Description="Down">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{down}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Up" Description="Up">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{up}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="OK" Description="Select">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{enter}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="VolumeDown" Description="Volume Down">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{subtract}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="VolumeUp" Description="Volume Up">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{add}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="ChannelDown" Description="Channel Down">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{pgdn}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="ChannelUp" Description="Channel Up">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="{pgup}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Exit" Description="Exit Player">
<KeyAction Keys="{alt}{f4}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Maximize" Description="Full Screen">
<KeyAction ActivationState="Down" Keys="{tab}" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Rewind" Description="Rewind">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="R" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="FastForward" Description="Fast Forward">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="F" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Stop" Description="Stop">
<KeyAction ActivationState="Down" Keys="X" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Play" Description="Play/Pause">
<KeyAction ActivationState="Down" Keys="P" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Pause" Description="Play/Pause">
<KeyAction ActivationState="Down" Keys=" " />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number0" Description="0">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="0" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number1" Description="1">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="1" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number2" Description="2">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="2" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number3" Description="3">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="3" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number4" Description="4">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="4" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number5" Description="5">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="5" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number6" Description="6">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="6" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number7" Description="7">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="7" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number8" Description="8">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="8" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Number9" Description="9">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="9" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="ChannelEnter" Description="Queue">
<KeyAction Keys="Q" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Menu" Description="Menu">
<KeyAction Keys="M" ActivationState="DownRepeat"/>
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Exit" Description="Exit">
<KeyAction Keys="{esc}" ActivationState="DownRepeat"/>
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Options" Description="Context Menu">
<KeyAction Keys="CONTEXTMENU" ActivationState="DownRepeat"/>
</Actions>
<Actions Button="Info" Description="Info">
<KeyAction Keys="I" />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="SkipBack" Description="Previous Track">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="," />
</Actions>
<Actions Button="SkipForward" Description="Next Track">
<KeyAction ActivationState="DownRepeat" Keys="." />
</Actions>
</Profile>

[tgggd86]

best remote in the world... thanks for the tip on getting it running in windows!

I don't see what makes this so great. Why not use a standard MC remote or harmony remote?

[agentlame]

I don't see what makes this so great. Why not use a standard MC remote or harmony remote?

it's rf, not ir... unlike the mce; it has many more buttons than the mce.

also, it has a better lay-out than most mce remotes.

as for the harmony, it's a learning remote, not a native pc remote. it's it's waaaaaaaay over priced. and for all that price it's a crappy ir remote.