[mythtv-users] Using non xbox remotes with the official xbox remote usb receiver

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On 2/27/06, Alexander Fisher <alex at alexfisher.me.uk> wrote:
> The MS Xbox remote is a bit short on buttons and I've got 3 hauppauge
> PVR remotes which came with my Nova-T's not being used.
> According to this post ...
> http://pvrguide.no-ip.com/bbs-old/viewtopic.php?t=35957
> I should be able to use alternative remotes with my Xbox.  Does anybody
> here know how to do this?  Could you post your lirc config files?
> I'm a lirc newbie and so far haven't even got irrecord to work :(
>

I believe that the IR receiver on the XBox only accepts a limited
number of codes, mostly those produced by the XBox DVD Remote itself. 
This is probably true for most remote/IR receiver pairings.  If your
Hauppauge PVR happens to send the same codes as the XBox DVD Remote,
then you could try it out.

I ran an experiment where I ran irrecord, pointed my XBox360 remote at
it and pressed a few buttons... irrecord didn't see anything.

However, I know that the IR receiver for the basic XBox DVD remote
will accept codes from the XBox Media Center Extender remote.  I own a
Logitech Harmony 880 remote, so I downloaded MCE remote the codes onto
Harmony 880 and now have mapped many of the MCE remote buttons onto my
Harmony; without ever actually having bought an XBox MCE remote.