[HowTo] Register and use two remote controllers at the same time

mickr · February 18, 2017 at 11:39 PM

Amlogic supports the second remote and use them at the same time, but LibreELEC ignores the remotesecond.conf file in the .config folder.

Here is the hack:

Scenario:

I have Mini MX-G box running kszaq's build. The stock remote works fine, as well as my LG TV remote via CEC.

One small issue was, in my case, some buttons on the TV's remote are not recognized such as, Red, Green, Yellow and Blue, also some of those most used keys (ContextMenu, Codec etc.) are not available there.

I can remap my TV's remote with a new remote.conf (many posts for that) and it works alone nicely, but the stock remote no longer works with this setup.

What I would like is that both remote controllers work at the same time.Using two remote controllers at the same time

Solution:

After checked AmLogic's remote config document and I found this option:

Code

factory_infcode = 1

According to the document, the 2nd config file should be named as remotesecond.conf, and with factory_infcode=1 in it.
I modified my TV's remote config file, name it to remotesecond.conf and put it into /storage/.config, reboot the box ...
No, it doesn't work. LibreELEC simply ignores the file.

Interestingly, after I manually run 'remotecfg remotesecond.conf', both remotes work beautifully. Great!

So I just put the command into autostart.sh, reboot box, boom everything works. Make sure your autostart.sh is executable.

Bash

#!/bin/bash
(/usr/bin/remotecfg /storage/.config/remotesecond.conf)&
exit

**kszaq** · February 19, 2017 at 11:15 AM

Nice find! I will look into integrating this into remote config loading script.

mickr · February 19, 2017 at 8:35 PM

Quote from kszaq

Nice find! I will look into integrating this into remote config loading script.

Thanks kszaq, that would be great!
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This is my LGTV remotesecond.conf file:

Code

# Amlogic OpenELEC LGTV remote as the second
factory_infcode = 1            #set as the second remote
factory_code    = 0xfb040001
work_mode       = 0
repeat_enable   = 1
release_delay   = 150
debug_enable    = 1


key_begin
 0x28 102  #Home    KEY_HOME
 0x5b 158  #Return  KEY_BACK
 0x72 46   #Red     KEY_C ContextMenu
 0x71 24   #Green   KEY_O Codec
 0x63 210  #Yellow  Screenshot KEY_PRINT
 0x61 38   #Blue    KEY_L Next Subtitle
key_end


repeat_key_begin
 0x28 102  #Home    KEY_HOME
 0x5b 158  #Return  KEY_BACK
 0x72 46   #Red     KEY_C ContextMenu
 0x71 24   #Green   KEY_O Codec
 0x63 210  #Yellow  Screenshot KEY_PRINT
 0x61 38   #Blue    KEY_L Next Subtitle
repeat_key_end

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This is used as CEC enabled. It only remapped few buttons since most of them already works through CEC.
- Exit now is mapped as 'Home', it was acting the same as 'Return'
- Red is assigned as 'ContextMenu'
- Green is 'o' to bring up codec when play videos
- Yellow now can take screenshot which is saved in /storage/screenshots
- Blue is 'L' to switch 'Subtitles'

PatrickJB · February 25, 2017 at 11:21 PM

This is a great find and something I may play with in the future, button for subs, weather and favs are all obvious ones. Thanks mickr.

Skripo · March 17, 2017 at 12:29 AM

kszaq,

Did you integrate in you March 15th build?

Thanks!

Skripo · March 17, 2017 at 3:37 AM

I checked for the file and it's not there so I went ahead and followed the instructions. Not easy but I am proud to say I did it!!!!!!!

Now on to final configuration of the Harmony.
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I need my OEM remote remote.conf and I cant find one that works. Fortunately, the standard kszaq 905X build works perfectly out of the box. Where can I find that keymap and convert it into a remote.conf?

Poida · March 21, 2017 at 11:47 AM

Good skills, mickr - excellent find!

Pelican · March 21, 2017 at 3:22 PM

Quote from mickr
After checked AmLogic's remote config document and I found this option:
Code
factory_infcode = 1

Very good find.
As I see factory_inf_code can be any number (not only 0 and 1) so you can put any number of remote to one file (see here the remote.conf structure).
Unfortunately Kodi/LE cannot handle this (only Android can).

gor · March 27, 2017 at 12:12 PM

Quote from mickr
Thanks kszaq, that would be great!
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This is my LGTV remotesecond.conf file:
Code
# Amlogic OpenELEC LGTV remote as the second
factory_infcode = 1            #set as the second remote
factory_code    = 0xfb040001
work_mode       = 0
repeat_enable   = 1
release_delay   = 150
debug_enable    = 1


key_begin
 0x28 102  #Home    KEY_HOME
 0x5b 158  #Return  KEY_BACK
 0x72 46   #Red     KEY_C ContextMenu
 0x71 24   #Green   KEY_O Codec
 0x63 210  #Yellow  Screenshot KEY_PRINT
 0x61 38   #Blue    KEY_L Next Subtitle
key_end


repeat_key_begin
 0x28 102  #Home    KEY_HOME
 0x5b 158  #Return  KEY_BACK
 0x72 46   #Red     KEY_C ContextMenu
 0x71 24   #Green   KEY_O Codec
 0x63 210  #Yellow  Screenshot KEY_PRINT
 0x61 38   #Blue    KEY_L Next Subtitle
repeat_key_end
Display More
This is used as CEC enabled. It only remapped few buttons since most of them already works through CEC.
- Exit now is mapped as 'Home', it was acting the same as 'Return'
- Red is assigned as 'ContextMenu'
- Green is 'o' to bring up codec when play videos
- Yellow now can take screenshot which is saved in /storage/screenshots
- Blue is 'L' to switch 'Subtitles'

Many thanks. It works and I am able to control my KII Pro by simplink(cec) on LG remote control
When I turned on my box LG TV turned on and switched to the input source of my box,
When I turned off LG TV my box turned off,too.
Afer keymap changed I can use my LG remote control on my KII pro.
This keymap works.
Code
0x07   0x25 #LEFT
0x06   0x27 #RIGHT
0x40   0x26 #UP
0x41   0x28 #DOWN
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but this one, don't works. It moves not only once , but twice right,left,up,down.
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Code
0x40 103 #UP up
0x41 108 #DOWN down
0x07 105 #LEFT left
0x06 106 #RIGHT right
0x44 28 #ENTER ok
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FamilyMan · June 2, 2019 at 7:30 PM

Hi,

I know it's an old thread but I have not found a way to write direct mail to the topic starter.

Looks like I have similar issue with LG TV 2014 (+ regular IR remote from LG) with turned ON HDMI CEC and MIBOX tv box.

I've tried to repeat all the steps but I can't get positive result.

I don't know why but it looks when I run remotecfg ... additional colored buttons on the LG remote don't start working.

Do you happen to have any idea how to check what's going on?

I've tested (but getting raw HDMI CEC codes) that the colored buttons work and send the codes in HDMI CEC mode to Android (ATV 7.1.2).

I just don't know how to make them work from Android side