Boxee with Windows MCE Remote Control [IR Suite]

[iBurger]

IR Suite is a third alternative to make your MCE Remote work with Boxee. Unfortunately, I couldn't get LM Remote to work so I digged up this good'ld app that worked with xbmc.

Alternative MCE remote threads
1. Boxee with Windows MCE Remote Control [ LM Remote ]
2. Ultimate guide [ Event Ghost ]

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IR Suite download link

Steps

1
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In the zip-file there is a MCE Remote driver. You can use this driver to update current driver. * I'd only recommend this, after a fresh install of windows with no 3rd party utilities installed yet.


2
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Install .NET Framework 2.0. (they suggest 3.5 in the previous guide, however 2.0 should do).


3
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install IR Server Suite - Test Build 1.4.2.1711.exe
- provided in attached zip file.
- make sure to only check the "input service"

4
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Screenshot of IR configuration



Configure the IR Server Suite.
- click the MS MCE remote as device.
- then set the advanced MCE settings:


# Input Service Configuration:
- Microsoft MCE
- Boxes Receive and Transmit are both checked

# Configure:
- Basic
- Remote
- Keyboard
- Mouse

# Basic
- Learn IR timeout : 10.000
- Disable Windows Media Center services (check)
- All others are grayed out.

# Remote
- Enable remote control input (check)
- Disable automatic buttons (check) (this makes the mute and volume buttons work)
- use system keyboard rate settings (uncheck)

# Keyboard
- Enable keyboard input (check)
- Handle keyboard locally (check)
- Use system keyboard rate settings (check)
- Use Qwertz Layout (uncheck)

# Mouse
- Enable mouse input (check)
- Handel mouse locally (check)

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This is a pretty nifty part. We now use a CMD file (batch file) to start up Boxee. This batch will check that the IR server suite is runnig, and if not starts it up. To install, copy the contents of the Boxee folder in the zip-file to your program files.
- now start up Boxee with the CMD file called: "start boxee with MCE remote support.cmd"
- possibly create shortcuts to the CMD file.

[Kiggold]

It seems that you copy and pasted these "instructions" from another website. They are very confusing and do not indiciate what to do entierly. I do appreciate the 3rd alternative method, but your going to have to be more specific, as I am more confused with your directions than anything else.

[nail]

I use a HP media center remote and will be testing this later to get more button functionality out of it.

What I simply need is to change the "Back" button to be the same input as "Cancel" so I do not have to reach from the middle of the remote to the bottom.

Very minor inconvenience that I think this will help me out with.

Also I picked up a Dell IR remote/receiver and will be testing it out shortly as well.

[iBurger]

this was the only solution that worked for me right out of the box.
- this was originally crafted for XBMC, but I'm unaware of any problems with Boxee so far.
- I'd only use this, if all else fails, since the first two solutions seems to be specifically written for boxee,

[kikkegek]

I was already using IR Server Suite with XBMC.

Under XBMC everything is working just fine.

So I thought copying only the Boxee folder was going to be enough. For some reason I can not seem to get thing going under Boxee. Can anyone tell me what is going wrong?

I am running the newest Boxee.
version: boxee-0.9.9.5324.exe

And I did everything that is in the Howto from the first post. I just did not install the driver, since everything is working just fine under XBMC.

please help?

[kikkegek]

I was already using IR Server Suite with XBMC.

Under XBMC everything is working just fine.

So I thought copying only the Boxee folder was going to be enough. For some reason I can not seem to get thing going under Boxee. Can anyone tell me what is going wrong?

I am running the newest Boxee.
version: boxee-0.9.9.5324.exe

And I did everything that is in the Howto from the first post. I just did not install the driver, since everything is working just fine under XBMC.

please help?

I dont understand this, in the new Alpha version I am using there is IR Server Suite support.

But for some reason I cant get it to work. Meanwhile it runs just fine under XBMC. Since Boxee is powered by XBMC, why is it not working? and why is nobody responding to these questions?

[Kiggold]

I dont understand this, in the new Alpha version I am using there is IR Server Suite support.

But for some reason I cant get it to work. Meanwhile it runs just fine under XBMC. Since Boxee is powered by XBMC, why is it not working? and why is nobody responding to these questions?

This has been asked before, but I will answer your question anyway;

As of now, there is no documentation / support for this feature in boxee. It will be added in at a later date.

[kikkegek]

This has been asked before, but I will answer your question anyway;

As of now, there is no documentation / support for this feature in boxee. It will be added in at a later date.

OK Kiggold, fair enough, but tell me this.

isn't it strange to add a feature and option in a release and not answer questions about it?

Somebody added this option, so somebody moust be able to tell something about it.

or is it just a placeholder (placebo effect) at this time?

[Kiggold]

I didn't add it, so I don't know what to tell you.

[kikkegek]

I didn't add it, so I don't know what to tell you.

oke, thanks for you support then on something with no suport I guess hahaha

Is there a way to "debug" Boxee like there is in XBMC? So I can checkout what is going wrong?