How to use an Xbox remote with OpenElec on a Raspberry Pi

Thanks to a recent commit all the modules are built in. All that remains is some configuration.

Add Lircd configuration

Connect to your Pi with ssh and copy + paste (or download) following code in /storage/.config/lircd.conf :

begin remote

name  XboxDVDDongle
bits            8
eps            30
aeps          100

one             0     0
zero            0     0
gap          163983
toggle_bit_mask 0x0

begin codes
LEFT                     0xA9
UP                       0xA6
RIGHT                    0xA8
DOWN                     0xA7
SELECT                   0x0B
1                        0xCE
2                        0xCD
3                        0xCC
4                        0xCB
5                        0xCA
6                        0xC9
7                        0xC8
8                        0xC7
9                        0xC6
0                        0xCF
MENU                     0xF7
DISPLAY                  0xD5
REVERSE                  0xE2
FORWARD                  0xE3
PLAY                     0xEA
PAUSE                    0xE6
STOP                     0xE0
SKIP-                    0xDD
SKIP+                    0xDF
TITLE                    0xE5
INFO                     0xC3
BACK                     0xD8
end codes

end remote

Fix lircd command line

The easiest way I found is to add create an autoexec.sh file :

vi /storage/.config/autostart.sh
chmod +x /storage/.config/autostart.sh

Don’t forget to paste these lines in the autoexec :

#!/bin/sh
killall -9 lircd
/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc0 --uinput \
--output=/var/run/lirc/lircd \
--pidfile=/var/run/lirc/lircd-lirc0.pid \
/storage/.config/lircd.conf

Reboot

reboot

Update 04/2014

I had to tweak a little the script to make if work with a recent build of Openelec. See more here.

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How to use an Xbox remote with OpenElec on a Raspberry Pi

Add Lircd configuration

Fix lircd command line

Reboot

Update 04/2014

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