Logitech UltraX Media Remote

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To get the Logitech UltraX Media remote R-RC6 working in Mythtv there are a few steps to be taken. When you plug in the device, some of the keys are working as this usb device present itself as a keyboard. However the special keys are mapped to a second input device which needs to be enabled to work.

Modify Xorg.conf

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "remotekeyboard1"
Driver      "evdev"
Option	    "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
Option	    "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option	    "XkbModel" "evdev"
Option      "Phys" "usb-*/input1"
Option	    "Protocol" "evdev"
EndSection

and to add in:

Section "ServerLayout"
InputDevice    "remotekeyboard1" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

This will enable X to see all the events related to this remote. Restart X to get this effective.

Map key events

The keyboard codes are not yet recognized by X. To have X recognize the keys create a Xmodmap. You can find these events by checking using xev and clicking the keys one-by-one Save the file in the user homedir with the name .Xmodmap

!Xmodmap mapping for Logitech UltaX Remote R-RC6
!Start
keycode 150 = F13
!Home
!Close
keycode 214 = F14
!TV
keycode 129 = F15
!DVD
keycode 141 = F16
!FMRadio
keycode 137 = F17
!Pictures
keycode 234 = F18
!Video's
keycode 145 = F19
!Music
keycode 143 = F20

!Record
keycode 175 = R
!Stopkey
keycode 174 = Escape
!Mute
keycode 121 = F9
!vol-
keycode 122 = F10
!Vol+
keycode 123 = F11
!PlayPause
keycode 172 = P
!DVDMENU
keycode 147 = M
!Info/EPG
keycode 138 = I

!<>keys
keycode 173 = less
keycode 171 = greater
!skip
keycode 176 = KP_Home
keycode 216 = KP_End

!Back
keycode 166 = BackSpace
!Angle - strange - same event as Voldown
!keycode 123 = F21
!Ch Up
keycode 154 = KP_Add
!Ch Down
keycode 155 = KP_Subtract
!SAP
keycode 144 = F22
!LastCH
keycode 157 = F23
!Language
keycode 120 = l
!Repeat - strange - same event as fmradio
!keycode 137 = F24
!Subtitle - same event as vol up
!keycode 122 = F24
!Shuffle
!keycode 162 = Space
!CC/Teletext
keycode 140 = T

Map key codes in Myth

As now all the keys are regular X keys, you can use the key mapping in mythtv to map the special keys to the related actions. e.g. map video's to the video's key (F19 with the above mapping)