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10.12.2011 00:17:07

Lion and wake up problem

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hello all.
I was using the apple remote with a mini with xbmc for my htpc. I had to move to lion... terrible choice, what a awful OS!!
In any case... maybe I solved the trouble of crashing of the audio device (!!!) now I need to solve the lack of waking up with the remote.
I read that only with this software I can do was was present for free in Leopard... anyway not a big problem, BUT:
I'M TOTALLY A NEWBY!!!
I would like to have a guide in order to configure remote buddy in order to start up xbmc with a click and then use its key mapping... I don't need extra features (maybe later... now I need to restore the usability of the system) but it seems quite complicate!!
Is there someone so kind and patience do tell me exactly how I have to configure remote buddy?
best regards

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

User

20.12.2011 02:37:57

Re: Lion and wake up problem

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Hi,

I'm sorry to ask here, but how did you solve the audio crash? I have the problem too on my mac mini.

Thanks

User

20.12.2011 09:35:01

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Thanks for asking.

Here's what you'd need to do to
1) control OS X (or any other app with Apple Remote support) when XBMC is not running
2) launch XBMC with the menu button
3) control XBMC when XBMC is the front application
4) not use Remote Buddy's menu at all

Just follow these steps:
1) In Prefs > Behaviours: untick all checkboxes in the list view on the left except for the one in front of XBMC
2) In Prefs > Mapping > Global Mapping: remove all pre-mapped actions (by setting them to "-")
3) In Prefs > Mapping > Default Behaviour:
a) Select "Behaviours > Activate XBMC Behaviour" for the Menu button
b) Select the respective "Virtual Remote" actions for all other buttons (i.e. "Virtual Remote > Left" for the button "Left").

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

22.12.2011 20:33:50

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perfect!
Thank you a lot!

User

09.04.2012 18:35:16

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Hello,
I would configure Remote Buddy to launch XBMC when the Apple Remote "Menu" button is held.
I followed the instruction provided in this thread but in the Mappings section of Remote Buddy Preferences there are several actions for XBMC but the "Activate Behaviour" one is missing.

I run Remote Buddy version 1.20.

Thanks a lot for your assistance.

Massimiliano Carra.

User

09.04.2012 18:58:01

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Thanks for asking.

Chances are you looked for "XBMC > Activate Behaviour" in the popup menu.

The action you're looking for, however, can be found at "Behaviours > Activate XBMC Behaviour" in the popup menu.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

09.04.2012 19:45:38

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Thanks for your prompt answer.

I don't find the Activate Behavior action for XBMC in the popup menu or maybe I didn't understand where look for it.

Following I shared with you two screenshot I took on my Remote Buddy when I tried to add the XBMC Activate Behaviour action for the Apple Remote Menu button;
they show all the actions available for XBMC on my Remote Buddy and as you can see there isn't the Activate Behaviour one.

screenshot #1: http://grab.by/d0dO
screenshot #2: http://grab.by/d0dM

Am I looking in the right place?

Thanks,
Massimiliano.

Last edited: 09.04.2012 19:46:05

User

09.04.2012 22:19:01

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As I suggested earlier, you're indeed looking in the wrong place.

As per your screenshots, you're looking under "XBMC" (as selected at the bottom on your screenshots), whereas you should look under "Behaviours" (near the top of the selection popup as is also seen on your screenshots) and select "Activate XBMC Behaviour" there.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

10.04.2012 10:05:50

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Sorry my fault, I find it.

Thank you for your help and your patience!

Massimiliano.

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