Upgrading XBMC
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:date: 2014-07-24 00:00
:tags: xbmc,lirc
:status: draft

* using usbmce
* using ir-blaster
  everything worked under linux
* having multi-remotes
* kernel 3.2 - blaster does not work, `do-release-upgrade -d`
* using irexec
* Lircmap.xml

.. code-block:: xml

    <lircmap>
      <remote device="LG_TV">   
        <play>play</play>
        <pause>pause</pause>
        <up>up</up>
        <down>down</down>
        <left>left</left>
        <right>right</right>
        <title>guide</title>
        <menu>info</menu>
        <back>back</back>
        <select>ok</select>
        <mute>mute</mute>
        <showsubtitles>subtitle</showsubtitles>
        <volumeup>ch_up</volumeup>
        <volumedown>ch_down</volumedown>
        <favourites>fav</favourites>
      </remote>
      <remote device="LG_BAR">    
        <stop>stop</stop>
        <pause>start_pause</pause>
        <FastForward>forward</FastForward>
        <Rewind>rewind</Rewind>
      </remote>
    </lircmap>

both LG maps

hardware.conf:

.. code-block:: sh

    REMOTE="Windows Media Center Transceivers/Remotes (all)"
    REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_dev mceusb"
    REMOTE_DRIVER=""
    REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
    REMOTE_SOCKET=""
    REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb"
    REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
    TRANSMITTER="Microsoft Windows Media Center V2 (usb) : Scientific Atlanta Cable box"
    TRANSMITTER_MODULES="lirc_dev mceusb"
    TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
    TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
    TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
    TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="scientificatlanta/general.conf"
    TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
    START_LIRCD="true"
    START_IREXEC="true"
    START_LIRCMD=""
    LOAD_MODULES=""
    LIRCMD_CONF=""
    FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION=""

lircrc:

.. code-block:: kernel-config

    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = 0
      remote = LG_BAR
      config = shutdown -h now
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = 0
      remote = LG_TV
      config = shutdown -h now
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = green
      remote = LG_TV
      config = python /home/ubuntu/chromoflex/chromo.py 4 65 253 38
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = blue
      remote = LG_TV
      config = python /home/ubuntu/chromoflex/chromo.py 4 132 112 255 0
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = yellow
      remote = LG_TV
      config = python /home/ubuntu/chromoflex/chromo.py 4 252 242 54
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = red
      remote = LG_TV
      config = python /home/ubuntu/chromoflex/chromo.py 4 255 58 41
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = t.opt
      remote = LG_TV
      config = python /home/ubuntu/chromoflex/chromo.py 4 0 0 0
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = 9
      remote = LG_TV
      config = irsend SEND_ONCE LG_BAR power
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = vol_up
      remote = LG_TV
      config = irsend SEND_ONCE LG_BAR volume_up
    end
    begin
      prog = irexec
      button = vol_down
      remote = LG_TV
      config = irsend SEND_ONCE LG_BAR volume_down
    end



* no xbmc-xvba, using radeon-oss

    2.) XBMC settings
    (Set xbmc to Advanced or Expert before doing this - settings hierarchies, see
    in the middle of confluence)
    System->Settings->System->Video output
    Vertical blank sync: Let Driver choose

    System ->Video->Acceleration:
    VDPAU: On
    Prefer VDPAU Mixer: ON
    VAAPI: off

* no audio in xbmc ...
    `apt-get purge pulseaudio`