Posts by lusephur

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur May 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM

the issues stems from libinput.
I've opened a bug report here https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libin…work_items/1284

If you wish to add to it, please feel free

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur May 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM

the issue I had, and/or found was libinput tablet-pad misclassification, Kodi sees the remote as a tablet-pad. And no amount of wrngling would change it. This approach worked for me.
It's been updated a bit due to libreelec turning off bluetooth every 5 hours too. I'll post the full lot in the next post

Zidoo V12 Remote on LibreELEC/Kodi — Full Setup Guide

Background

The Zidoo V12 is a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) HID remote. On LibreELEC, libinput misclassifies the V12's keyboard input node (event10) as a tablet-pad device, causing Kodi to grab it but ignore all input. The solution bypasses libinput entirely using a Python daemon that reads event10 directly and forwards keypresses to Kodi via its JSON-RPC API.

Prerequisites

LibreELEC installed and running
Kodi webserver enabled: Settings → Services → Control → Allow remote control via HTTP
- Port: 8080
- Authentication: disabled
V12 remote powered on and in pairing mode

Step 1: Pair the Remote

Code

bluetoothctl
agent on
default-agent
scan on
# Wait for "Remote-V12" to appear and note the MAC address
pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
exit

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The MAC address for this remote is 25:04:27:11:28:95 — if re-paired it may change. Update all references accordingly.

Step 2: Configure BlueZ for HID Reconnection

/etc is read-only squashfs on LibreELEC. We override the bluetooth service via a systemd drop-in and point it at a writable config in /storage.

Code

# Copy and edit the bluetooth config
mkdir -p /storage/.config/bluetooth
cat /etc/bluetooth/main.conf > /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf

sed -i 's/#ReconnectUUIDs=.*/ReconnectUUIDs=00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb/' /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
sed -i 's/#ReconnectAttempts=7/ReconnectAttempts=7/' /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
sed -i 's/#ReconnectIntervals=1,2,4,8,16,32,64/ReconnectIntervals=1,2,4,8,16,32,64/' /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf

# Override the bluetooth service to use our config
mkdir -p /storage/.config/system.d/bluetooth.service.d
cat > /storage/.config/system.d/bluetooth.service.d/configfile.conf << 'EOF'
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd --configfile=/storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
EOF

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart bluetooth

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Verify it worked:

Code

ps | grep bluetoothd
# Should show: /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd --configfile=/storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf

Step 3: udev Rule

Tells libinput to ignore event10 entirely, preventing Kodi from grabbing it and leaving it free for our daemon.

Code

mkdir -p /storage/.config/udev.rules.d

cat > /storage/.config/udev.rules.d/99-zidoo-v12.rules << 'EOF'
KERNEL=="event*", SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{name}=="Remote-V12 Keyboard", ENV{LIBINPUT_IGNORE_DEVICE}="1", TAG+="uaccess"
EOF

udevadm control --reload-rules
udevadm trigger

Step 4: The Daemon Script

Reads /dev/input/event10 directly via Python's struct module (no external dependencies) and forwards keypresses to Kodi's JSON-RPC API.

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Note: Volume down is remapped by the kernel hwdb to KEY_COMMA (code 51) — this is a V12 firmware quirk, not a bug in the script. The yellow button (KEY_YELLOW / code 400) is not present on this remote's physical layout.

Code

cat > /storage/v12-remote.py << 'SCRIPT'
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import struct
import urllib.request
import json
import os
import time
import select

DEVICE = "/dev/input/event10"
KODI_URL = "http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc"

EVENT_FORMAT = "llHHi"
EVENT_SIZE = struct.calcsize(EVENT_FORMAT)

EV_KEY = 1
KEY_PRESS = 1

KEY_MAP = {
    # Navigation
    103: ("Input.Up", None),
    108: ("Input.Down", None),
    105: ("Input.Left", None),
    106: ("Input.Right", None),
    28:  ("Input.Select", None),
    158: ("Input.Back", None),
    172: ("Input.Home", None),
    127: ("Input.ContextMenu", None),
    50:  ("Input.ContextMenu", None),
    # Playback
    164: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "playpause"),
    166: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "stop"),
    168: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "rewind"),
    208: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "fastforward"),
    439: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "repeat"),
    # Volume
    115: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "volumeup"),
    51:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "volumedown"),   # KEY_COMMA — hwdb quirk
    113: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "mute"),
    # Info / OSD / audio
    23:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "info"),
    24:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "osd"),
    46:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "codecinfo"),
    38:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "showsubtitles"),
    392: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "audionextlanguage"),
    # Colour buttons
    398: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "red"),
    399: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "green"),
    401: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "blue"),
    # Page
    104: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "pageup"),
    109: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "pagedown"),
    # Numbers
    2:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number1"),
    3:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number2"),
    4:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number3"),
    5:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number4"),
    6:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number5"),
    7:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number6"),
    8:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number7"),
    9:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number8"),
    10:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number9"),
    11:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number0"),
    14:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "backspace"),
}

def kodi_rpc(method, params=None):
    payload = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": method, "id": 1}
    if params:
        payload["params"] = params
    data = json.dumps(payload).encode()
    req = urllib.request.Request(
        KODI_URL,
        data=data,
        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}
    )
    try:
        urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=2)
    except Exception:
        pass

def wait_for_device(path):
    while not os.path.exists(path):
        time.sleep(1)

def is_bt_connected():
    try:
        result = os.popen("bluetoothctl info 25:04:27:11:28:95 2>/dev/null").read()
        return "Connected: yes" in result
    except Exception:
        return False

print(f"Waiting for {DEVICE}...")
wait_for_device(DEVICE)
print(f"Opening {DEVICE}")

while True:
    try:
        with open(DEVICE, "rb") as f:
            print("Device opened, listening...")
            while True:
                ready = select.select([f], [], [], 30)
                if not ready[0]:
                    if not is_bt_connected():
                        print("BT disconnected, waiting for reconnect...")
                        break
                    continue
                data = f.read(EVENT_SIZE)
                if len(data) < EVENT_SIZE:
                    break
                _, _, etype, code, value = struct.unpack(EVENT_FORMAT, data)
                if etype == EV_KEY and value == KEY_PRESS:
                    mapping = KEY_MAP.get(code)
                    if mapping:
                        method, action = mapping
                        print(f"Key {code} -> {method} {action or ''}")
                        if action:
                            kodi_rpc(method, {"action": action})
                        else:
                            kodi_rpc(method)
    except PermissionError:
        print("Permission denied")
        time.sleep(5)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}, retrying...")
        time.sleep(2)
    wait_for_device(DEVICE)
    time.sleep(2)
SCRIPT

chmod +x /storage/v12-remote.py

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Step 5: Daemon Service

Code

cat > /storage/.config/system.d/v12-remote.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Zidoo V12 Remote Control daemon
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /storage/v12-remote.py
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable v12-remote
systemctl start v12-remote

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Step 6: Boot Connect Service

Connects the remote automatically at boot without blocking the boot sequence. The & backgrounds the bluetoothctl call so boot continues immediately.

Code

cat > /storage/.config/system.d/bt-connect-boot.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Connect V12 remote at boot
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 10
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'bluetoothctl connect 25:04:27:11:28:95 &'
RemainAfterExit=no

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable bt-connect-boot.service

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Step 7: Bluetooth Watchdog

Detects and recovers from BlueZ lockups and dropped connections. Runs every 2 minutes. Only intervenes if event10 is missing or the daemon has died.

Code

cat > /storage/bt-reconnect.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
REMOTE_MAC="25:04:27:11:28:95"

# If event10 exists and v12-remote is running, everything is fine
if [ -e /dev/input/event10 ] && systemctl is-active --quiet v12-remote; then
    exit 0
fi

echo "Remote input lost, attempting recovery..."

# Restart bluetooth if bluetoothctl is unresponsive
if ! bluetoothctl show > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "BlueZ unresponsive, restarting..."
    systemctl restart bluetooth
    sleep 5
fi

# Try to reconnect
bluetoothctl connect $REMOTE_MAC
sleep 5

# Restart the daemon
systemctl restart v12-remote
EOF

chmod +x /storage/bt-reconnect.sh

cat > /storage/.config/system.d/bt-reconnect.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Bluetooth reconnect watchdog

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/bin/bash /storage/bt-reconnect.sh
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
EOF

cat > /storage/.config/system.d/bt-reconnect.timer << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Bluetooth reconnect watchdog timer

[Timer]
OnBootSec=60
OnUnitActiveSec=2min

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
EOF

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable bt-reconnect.timer
systemctl start bt-reconnect.timer

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Verification

Code

# Check all services are running
systemctl status v12-remote
systemctl status bt-reconnect.timer
systemctl status bt-connect-boot.service

# Watch the daemon live
journalctl -u v12-remote -f

# Check watchdog history
journalctl -u bt-reconnect.service --since "1 hour ago"

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Check	Fix
Remote not responding after boot	`ls /dev/input/event10`	Wait 10–15s, or `bluetoothctl connect 25:04:27:11:28:95`
Daemon not running	`systemctl status v12-remote`	`systemctl restart v12-remote`
BlueZ unresponsive	`bluetoothctl show` returns nothing	`systemctl restart bluetooth`
Wrong event node	`cat /proc/bus/input/devices \| grep -A2 "V12"`	Update `DEVICE` in `v12-remote.py`
bluetoothd missing `--configfile`	`ps \| grep bluetoothd`	Re-apply Step 2

File Summary

File	Purpose
`/storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf`	BlueZ config with HID reconnect UUIDs
`/storage/.config/system.d/bluetooth.service.d/configfile.conf`	Systemd drop-in to pass `--configfile` to bluetoothd
`/storage/.config/udev.rules.d/99-zidoo-v12.rules`	udev rule to hide event10 from libinput
`/storage/v12-remote.py`	Main daemon script
`/storage/.config/system.d/v12-remote.service`	Systemd service for the daemon
`/storage/.config/system.d/bt-connect-boot.service`	Boot-time connect service
`/storage/bt-reconnect.sh`	Watchdog script
`/storage/.config/system.d/bt-reconnect.service`	Watchdog service unit
`/storage/.config/system.d/bt-reconnect.timer`	Watchdog timer (every 2 min)

Notes

All config lives in /storage and survives LibreELEC updates and reboots
/etc is read-only squashfs — never edit it directly
event10 = Remote-V12 Keyboard, event11 = Remote-V12 Mouse
BlueZ logs HOG profile errors on V12 reconnect — these are harmless and normal for this device
The V12 MAC address is 25:04:27:11:28:95 — update all references if re-paired
LibreELEC nightly builds may clear /storage/.cache/services/bluez.conf on boot — this is why the systemd drop-in override is used instead

Removal Guide

To completely remove all V12 remote configuration and return the system to its default state.

Step 1: Stop and Disable Services

Code

systemctl stop v12-remote
systemctl disable v12-remote

systemctl stop bt-reconnect.timer
systemctl disable bt-reconnect.timer

systemctl stop bt-connect-boot.service
systemctl disable bt-connect-boot.service

Step 2: Remove Service and Timer Files

Code

rm /storage/.config/system.d/v12-remote.service
rm /storage/.config/system.d/bt-connect-boot.service
rm /storage/.config/system.d/bt-reconnect.service
rm /storage/.config/system.d/bt-reconnect.timer
rm -rf /storage/.config/system.d/multi-user.target.wants/bt-connect-boot.service
rm -rf /storage/.config/system.d/multi-user.target.wants/v12-remote.service
rm -rf /storage/.config/system.d/timers.target.wants/bt-reconnect.timer

Step 3: Remove Scripts

Code

rm /storage/v12-remote.py
rm /storage/bt-reconnect.sh

Step 4: Remove udev Rule

Code

rm /storage/.config/udev.rules.d/99-zidoo-v12.rules
udevadm control --reload-rules
udevadm trigger

Step 5: Remove BlueZ Override

Code

rm /storage/.config/system.d/bluetooth.service.d/configfile.conf
rmdir /storage/.config/system.d/bluetooth.service.d 2>/dev/null
rm /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
rmdir /storage/.config/bluetooth 2>/dev/null

Restart bluetooth to pick up the removal:

Code

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart bluetooth

Verify bluetoothd is back to default (no --configfile

Code

ps | grep bluetoothd
# Should show: /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd  (no --configfile)

Step 6: Unpair the Remote (optional)

Code

bluetoothctl
remove 25:04:27:11:28:95
exit

Step 7: Reload systemd

Code

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl reset-failed

That's it — the system is back to its default state with no trace of the V12 configuration.

Quote from tabensvktefxebyk

Here I got AI to write it.

Tested working on debian with Zidoo V12.

Run as root with the Zidoo V12 Keyboard device as arg 1: sudo ./uinput-forwarder /dev/input/eventX

I had to chmod /dev/uinput

sudo chmod +0666 /dev/uinput

since libre is running as root already drop the sudo for libre

C

// uinput-forwarder.c
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <linux/input.h>
#include <linux/uinput.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <time.h>

static void print_event(const struct input_event *ev) {
    char timebuf[64];
    struct tm tm;
    time_t sec = ev->time.tv_sec;
    localtime_r(&sec, &tm);
    strftime(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%F %T", &tm);
    if (ev->type == EV_KEY) {
        printf("%s.%06ld: EV_KEY code=%u value=%d\n", timebuf, ev->time.tv_usec, ev->code, ev->value);
    } else if (ev->type == EV_SYN) {
        printf("%s.%06ld: EV_SYN code=%u value=%d\n", timebuf, ev->time.tv_usec, ev->code, ev->value);
    } else {
        printf("%s.%06ld: type=%u code=%u value=%d\n", timebuf, ev->time.tv_usec, ev->type, ev->code, ev->value);
    }
    fflush(stdout);
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    const char *src = (argc > 1) ? argv[1] : "/dev/input/event0";
    int ifd = -1, ufd = -1;
    struct input_event ev;
    ssize_t rd;

    ifd = open(src, O_RDONLY);
    if (ifd < 0) {
        perror("open source device");
        return 1;
    }

    ufd = open("/dev/uinput", O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
    if (ufd < 0) {
        perror("open /dev/uinput");
        close(ifd);
        return 1;
    }

    if (ioctl(ufd, UI_SET_EVBIT, EV_KEY) < 0) { perror("UI_SET_EVBIT EV_KEY"); goto cleanup; }
    if (ioctl(ufd, UI_SET_EVBIT, EV_SYN) < 0) { perror("UI_SET_EVBIT EV_SYN"); goto cleanup; }

    // Enable common keyboard key codes (0..KEY_MAX)
    for (int k = 0; k <= KEY_MAX; ++k) {
        if (ioctl(ufd, UI_SET_KEYBIT, k) < 0) {
            // ignore individual failures
        }
    }

    struct uinput_user_dev uidev;
    memset(&uidev, 0, sizeof(uidev));
    snprintf(uidev.name, UINPUT_MAX_NAME_SIZE, "forwarded-kbd-%s", strrchr(src, '/') ? strrchr(src, '/')+1 : src);
    uidev.id.bustype = BUS_USB;
    uidev.id.vendor  = 0x1234;
    uidev.id.product = 0x5678;
    uidev.id.version = 1;

    if (write(ufd, &uidev, sizeof(uidev)) < 0) { perror("write uidev"); goto cleanup; }
    if (ioctl(ufd, UI_DEV_CREATE) < 0) { perror("UI_DEV_CREATE"); goto cleanup; }

    while (1) {
        rd = read(ifd, &ev, sizeof(ev));
        if (rd == (ssize_t)-1) {
            if (errno == EINTR) continue;
            perror("read input");
            break;
        } else if (rd != sizeof(ev)) {
            fprintf(stderr, "Short read\n");
            break;
        }

        print_event(&ev);

        if (ev.type == EV_KEY || ev.type == EV_SYN) {
            ssize_t wr = write(ufd, &ev, sizeof(ev));
            if (wr != sizeof(ev)) {
                perror("write uinput");
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    ioctl(ufd, UI_DEV_DESTROY);

cleanup:
    if (ufd >= 0) close(ufd);
    if (ifd >= 0) close(ifd);
    return 0;
}

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LibreELEC solution requires the libinput misclassification fix first regardless of whether you use uinput, JSON-RPC or LIRC
Libreelec deoesn't have in itself a c++ compiler, as far as I'm aware. But Debian does. But the issue still seems to stem from the misclassing of the remote as a touchpad

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur April 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM

Nah, there's an issue with something. The following solution works far better, copied from my notes. Leaving it here for anyone else facing this problem, and getting strange advice like "look here...." and nothing further.

Zidoo V12 Remote on LibreELEC/Kodi

Prerequisites

LibreELEC installed and running
Kodi webserver enabled: Settings → Services → Control → Allow remote control via HTTP (port 8080, no authentication)
V12 remote powered on and in pairing mode

Step 1: Pair the Remote

bash

Code

bluetoothctl
agent on
default-agent
scan on
# Wait for "Remote-V12" to appear, note the MAC address pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
exit

Step 2: Configure BlueZ for HID Reconnection

bash

Code

echo 'BLUEZ_ARGS=--configfile=/storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf' > /storage/.cache/services/bluez.conf
 mkdir -p /storage/.config/bluetooth
cat /etc/bluetooth/main.conf > /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
 sed -i 's/#ReconnectUUIDs=.*/ReconnectUUIDs=00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb/' /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
sed -i 's/#ReconnectAttempts=7/ReconnectAttempts=7/' /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
sed -i 's/#ReconnectIntervals=1,2,4,8,16,32,64/ReconnectIntervals=1,2,4,8,16,32,64/' /storage/.config/bluetooth/main.conf
 systemctl restart bluetooth

Step 3: udev Rule

This tells libinput to ignore the V12 keyboard node, preventing Kodi from grabbing it exclusively and blocking our daemon.

bash

Code

mkdir -p /storage/.config/udev.rules.d
 cat > /storage/.config/udev.rules.d/99-zidoo-v12.rules << 'EOF'
KERNEL=="event*", SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{name}=="Remote-V12 Keyboard", ENV{LIBINPUT_IGNORE_DEVICE}="1", TAG+="uaccess"
EOF  udevadm control --reload-rules
udevadm trigger

Step 4: The Daemon Script

bash

Code

cat > /storage/v12-remote.py << 'SCRIPT'
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import struct
import urllib.request
import json
import os
import time
 DEVICE = "/dev/input/event10"
KODI_URL = "http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc"
 EVENT_FORMAT = "llHHi"
EVENT_SIZE = struct.calcsize(EVENT_FORMAT)
 EV_KEY = 1
KEY_PRESS = 1
 KEY_MAP = {
    # Navigation
    103: ("Input.Up", None),
    108: ("Input.Down", None),
    105: ("Input.Left", None),
    106: ("Input.Right", None),
    28:  ("Input.Select", None),
    158: ("Input.Back", None),
    172: ("Input.Home", None),
    127: ("Input.ContextMenu", None),
    50:  ("Input.ContextMenu", None),
    # Playback
    164: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "playpause"),
    166: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "stop"),
    168: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "rewind"),
    208: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "fastforward"),
    439: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "repeat"),
    # Volume
    115: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "volumeup"),
    51:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "volumedown"),
    113: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "mute"),
    # Info / OSD / audio
    23:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "info"),
    24:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "osd"),
    46:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "codecinfo"),
    38:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "showsubtitles"),
    392: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "audionextlanguage"),
    # Colour buttons
    398: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "red"),
    399: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "green"),
    401: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "blue"),
    # Page
    104: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "pageup"),
    109: ("Input.ExecuteAction", "pagedown"),
    # Numbers
    2:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number1"),
    3:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number2"),
    4:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number3"),
    5:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number4"),
    6:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number5"),
    7:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number6"),
    8:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number7"),
    9:   ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number8"),
    10:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number9"),
    11:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "number0"),
    14:  ("Input.ExecuteAction", "backspace"),
}
 def kodi_rpc(method, params=None):
    payload = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": method, "id": 1}
    if params:
        payload["params"] = params
    data = json.dumps(payload).encode()
    req = urllib.request.Request(
        KODI_URL,
        data=data,
        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}
    )
    try:
        urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=2)
    except Exception:
        pass
 def wait_for_device(path):
    while not os.path.exists(path):
        time.sleep(1)
 print(f"Waiting for {DEVICE}...")
wait_for_device(DEVICE)
print(f"Opening {DEVICE}")
 while True:
    try:
        with open(DEVICE, "rb") as f:
            print("Device opened, listening...")
            while True:
                data = f.read(EVENT_SIZE)
                if len(data) < EVENT_SIZE:
                    break
                _, _, etype, code, value = struct.unpack(EVENT_FORMAT, data)
                if etype == EV_KEY and value == KEY_PRESS:
                    mapping = KEY_MAP.get(code)
                    if mapping:
                        method, action = mapping
                        print(f"Key {code} -> {method} {action or ''}")
                        if action:
                            kodi_rpc(method, {"action": action})
                        else:
                            kodi_rpc(method)
    except PermissionError:
        print("Permission denied")
        time.sleep(5)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}, retrying...")
        time.sleep(2)
        wait_for_device(DEVICE)
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Step 5: Systemd Service

bash

Code

cat > /storage/.config/system.d/v12-remote.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Zidoo V12 Remote Control daemon
After=kodi.service
Wants=kodi.service
 [Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /storage/v12-remote.py
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
 [Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF  systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable v12-remote
systemctl start v12-remote

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Step 6: Verify

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Code

systemctl status v12-remote
journalctl -u v12-remote -f

Press buttons and confirm key events appear in the journal and Kodi responds.

Notes

All config lives in /storage and survives LibreELEC updates and reboots
The daemon handles device disappearing/reappearing automatically (BT disconnects etc.)
DEVICE = "/dev/input/event10" — this node number is consistent on this hardware but verify with cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep -A2 "V12" if it ever changes
The yellow button (KEY_YELLOW / code 400) was not present on this remote's physical layout
Volume down is remapped by the kernel hwdb to KEY_COMMA (code 51) — this is a V12 firmware quirk, not a bug in the script

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur January 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM

Yep.
Still no response from the remote. Or rather, while the device itself can see input, kodi is not responding in the slightest.

Any chance of some elaboration on what was done to make things work at your end?

And while this response may seem help "You can look for valid identifiers in /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d/60-keyboard.hwdb"
I've no idea what I'm looking for.

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Still no idea on what could be causing this.
Jönke, could you elaborate further on what exactly you've done to make your remote work?

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Would you have any idea on what else should be supplied? (logs, btmon etc - although as pointed out the remote connects, but no input is accepted by kodi)

debug log

https://paste.libreelec.tv/choice-orca.log

Noticed this

Bash

Nov 28 14:40:47.120799 LibreELEC kernel: hid-generic 0005:5A44:5A44.0004: input,hidraw3: BLUETOOTH HID v0.00 Keyboard [Remote-V12] on 7c:5c:f8:f2:37:4d
Nov 28 14:40:47.123996 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'one': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124030 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'two': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124039 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'three': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124046 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'four': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124054 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'five': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124061 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'six': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124068 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'seven': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124076 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'eight': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124083 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'nine': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124090 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'zero': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124141 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'repeat': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124149 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'volume_mute': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124157 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'period': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.124168 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1457]: event10: Failed to parse key identifier 'leftquote': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.129394 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'one': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.129417 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'two': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.129426 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'three': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130524 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'four': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130554 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'five': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130564 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'six': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130571 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'seven': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130580 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'eight': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130588 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'nine': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130596 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'zero': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130629 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'repeat': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130639 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'volume_mute': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130647 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'period': Invalid argument
Nov 28 14:40:47.130657 LibreELEC (udev-worker)[1506]: event11: Failed to parse key identifier 'leftquote': Invalid argument

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lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM

and the bizarre thing is, when I run evtest, and accidently press the power button on the remote, libreelec powers off.

So, the device is clearly seeing the remote, but Kodi is refusing to play along.
Could the bluez stack used be causing issues

Oh, I'm running nightlies on my device too

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM

managed to run bluetoothctl and evtest on libreeelc, results are posted here

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So, while the remote does connect, and my chromebox/pc does indeed see the inputs, there seems to be no input received by kodi.

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Alas, tried both and still no response.
Devie is a chromebox running libreelec, it sees the remote, and connects. But it doesn't want to interact

bluetoothctl - info
info 25:04:27:11:28:95
Device 25:04:27:11:28:95 (public)
Name: Remote-V12
Alias: Remote-V12
Appearance: 0x0180 (384)
Paired: yes
Bonded: yes
Trusted: yes
Blocked: no
Connected: yes
WakeAllowed: yes
LegacyPairing: no
CablePairing: no
UUID: Generic Access Profile (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Device Information (0000180a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Battery Service (0000180f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Human Interface Device (00001812-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Public Key Open Credent.. (0000fff0-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Vendor specific (a8253f01-0c51-4000-b84f-1500068fb5a3)
Modalias: usb:v5A44p5A44d0000
ManufacturerData.Key: 0x03e0 (992)
AdvertisingFlags:
06 .
Battery Percentage: 0x64 (100)
hci0 type 7 discovering off
hci0 type 7 discovering on
[CHG] Device 35:A0:F5:CC:36:10 RSSI: 0xffffffb3 (-77)
[CHG] Device 03:3E:33:CF:9F:9E RSSI: 0xffffffb3 (-77)

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Yeah, I've gotten that file from coreelec a while back.
I've placed it in .storage/hwdb.d
but alas, no response.

lusephur · Zidoo V-12 Remote lusephur November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Trying to set up and use the zidoo v-12 remote. It connects via bluetooth, but the device does not seem to respond to inputs

Code

cat /proc/bus/input/devices 
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 
N: Name="Power Button" 
P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0 
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input0 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=kbd event0  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=3 
B: KEY=8000 10000000000000 0 

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000 
N: Name="Video Bus" 
P: Phys=LNXVIDEO/video/input0 
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input1 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=kbd event1  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=3 
B: KEY=3e000b00000000 0 0 0 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=1997 Product=2433 Version=0101 
N: Name="  AirMouse" 
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input0 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/0003:1997:2433.0001/input/input2 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event2  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=120013 
B: KEY=1000000000007 ff9f207ac14057ff febeffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe 
B: MSC=10 
B: LED=1f 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=1997 Product=2433 Version=0101 
N: Name="  AirMouse" 
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input1 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/0003:1997:2433.0002/input/input3 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=mouse0 event3  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=17 
B: KEY=1f0000 0 0 0 0 
B: REL=903 
B: MSC=10 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=1997 Product=2433 Version=0101 
N: Name="  AirMouse System Control" 
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input1 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/0003:1997:2433.0002/input/input4 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=kbd event4  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=13 
B: KEY=c000 10000000000000 0 
B: MSC=10 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=1997 Product=2433 Version=0101 
N: Name="  AirMouse Consumer Control" 
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input1 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/0003:1997:2433.0002/input/input5 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=kbd event5  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=1f 
B: KEY=33eff 0 0 483ffff17aff32d bfd4444600000000 1 130c730b17c000 267bfad9415fed 9e168000004400 10000002 
B: REL=1040 
B: ABS=100000000 
B: MSC=10 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=4842 Product=0001 Version=0201 
N: Name="HAOBO Technology USB Composite Device Keyboard" 
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input2 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.2/0003:4842:0001.0003/input/input6 
U: Uniq=8545124150344E37 
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event6  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=12001f 
B: KEY=33eff 0 0 483ffff17aff32d bfd4444400000000 1 130ff38b17c007 ffff7bfad9415fff febeffdfffefffff ffffffffffffff
fe 
B: REL=1040 
B: ABS=100000000 
B: MSC=10 
B: LED=1f 

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=4842 Product=0001 Version=0201 
N: Name="HAOBO Technology USB Composite Device" 
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input3 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.3/0003:4842:0001.0004/input/input7 
U: Uniq=8545124150344E37 
H: Handlers=mouse1 event7  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=17 
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 
B: REL=903 
B: MSC=10 

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000 
N: Name="HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3" 
P: Phys=ALSA 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input8 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=event8  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=21 
B: SW=140 

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000 
N: Name="HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7" 
P: Phys=ALSA 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input9 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=event9  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=21 
B: SW=140 

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000 
N: Name="HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8" 
P: Phys=ALSA 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input10 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=event10  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=21 
B: SW=140 

I: Bus=0001 Vendor=10ec Product=0283 Version=0001 
N: Name="HDA Digital PCBeep" 
P: Phys=card1/codec#0/beep0 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input11 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=kbd event11  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=40001 
B: SND=6 

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000 
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Mic" 
P: Phys=ALSA 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input12 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=event12  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=21 
B: SW=10 

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000 
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Headphone" 
P: Phys=ALSA 
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1/input13 
U: Uniq= 
H: Handlers=event13  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=21 
B: SW=4 

I: Bus=0005 Vendor=5a44 Product=5a44 Version=0000 
N: Name="Remote-V12 Keyboard" 
P: Phys=7c:5c:f8:f2:37:4d 
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:5A44:5A44.0008/input/input18 
U: Uniq=25:04:27:11:28:95 
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event14  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=12001f 
B: KEY=33eff 0 0 483ffff17aff32d bfd4444600000000 3ff 130ff38b17c007 ffff7bfad9415fff febeffdfffefffff ffffffffffff
fffe 
B: REL=1040 
B: ABS=100000000 
B: MSC=10 
B: LED=1f 

I: Bus=0005 Vendor=5a44 Product=5a44 Version=0000 
N: Name="Remote-V12 Mouse" 
P: Phys=7c:5c:f8:f2:37:4d 
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/misc/uhid/0005:5A44:5A44.0008/input/input19 
U: Uniq=25:04:27:11:28:95 
H: Handlers=mouse2 event15  
B: PROP=0 
B: EV=17 
B: KEY=1f0000 0 0 0 0 
B: REL=903 
B: MSC=10

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any advice on what should be created re: udev rules etc would be most welcome.

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur August 31, 2018 at 4:49 PM

Quote from doggyofone

I have been using this great addon with Leia builds (Coreelec 8.95.0) and it is working fine.

Coreelec doesn't make a intel version of their firmware, so I'll give the latest libreelec beta/alpha a try out.
Did you need to do anything special to get this addon to work?
(As in,did you update Coreelec to 8.95.0 with openvpn already installed or did you update and install afterwards?

Scratch those questions.
Libreelec alpha works fine.
I do admit it was a year since I last updated to kodi leia and the openvpn addon did not work then. It does now. Sorry for any inconvenience or annoyance caused.

You're doing fine work Zomboided, keep it up

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur August 30, 2018 at 2:34 PM

Aye, there seems to be a dearth of information concerning to new changes. And yes it looks like an awful lot of addons will indeed be broken when kodi 18 RC or PR gets released.
From what I've been able to gather the change occurred last year in the alphas, and there has been no change since.
Hopefully they will publish the relevant documentation in usual spaces.

Cheers for getting back to me.

Edit;
Guidelines are published here, best of luck.

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur August 29, 2018 at 11:19 PM

Understandable.
Although, I wasn't referring to the standard/default skins settings, I was referring to how the changes in leia's addons' settings are laid out. (See [settings] change XML format of setting values by Montellese · Pull Request #12277 · xbmc/xbmc · GitHub )
As it stands, your vpn's settings page will not open in kodi beta 18, hasn't been able to for months. It was brought up before, and you stated you did not deal with alpha builds, and for good reason.
Just curious if that policy changes now that that particular change in kodi has been more or less finalised.

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur August 29, 2018 at 10:03 PM

Now that Kodi Leia has entered beta, will this addon be updated to work with the new settings layout?

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur February 10, 2018 at 5:25 PM

zoogvpn (uk server 4) and VPN unlimited both work with VPNmanager and iplayer is accessible. (zoog requires manual set up.)
Windscribe have a dedicated server for uk and us netflix. But it seems to be only available for their android app, not seen it pop up on ios or in the download files.

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur February 10, 2018 at 2:58 PM

Yeah, I see it now.
There are no errors in the changelog. It looks like the issue lies with ExpressVpn and the UK server you're using.
Does ExpressVpn have only one UK server? (Other providers have 3 or four servers, some even have dedicated servers for bbc iplayer and netflix.)

lusephur · VPN Manager for OpenVPN lusephur February 10, 2018 at 2:16 PM

Are you sure you are connecting to a London server?
In the log you supply you are connecting to New Zealand, using a New Zealand ovpn file

Code

Connecting to VPN profile /storage/.kodi/addons/service.vpn.manager/ExpressVPN/New Zealand (UDP).ovpn
18:02:05.675 T:140683507648256  NOTICE: VPN Mgr : (common.py) Received connection info from ipinfo.io, IP 221.121.135.68 location Auckland, NZ, ISP AS45671 AS45671 Network Operation