Setting a controller up with reicast - Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

The program only recognises the B button on the controller, which brings up icons that I can't click on since nothing else works. I saw on YouTube, there's tons of people playing Dreamcast without issue.
Any ideas how to get the controller working?

ucpro said:
The program only recognises the B button on the controller, which brings up icons that I can't click on since nothing else works. I saw on YouTube, there's tons of people playing Dreamcast without issue.
Any ideas how to get the controller working?
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Im having the same issue, I can't find any solution yet...

GHII said:
Im having the same issue, I can't find any solution yet...
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Figured it out. When you're on the menu with the list of games, hit the Dpad left until a side menu comes up, you'll see the settings to map all your buttons!

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MAMEC3E Questions

Using it on the phone, have roms loaded up on it, starts up fine. However, when I select a rom and click on 'play', the screen goes black and the list of ROMs is refreshed, never loading the game. Any ideas?
telegraph0000 said:
Using it on the phone, have roms loaded up on it, starts up fine. However, when I select a rom and click on 'play', the screen goes black and the list of ROMs is refreshed, never loading the game. Any ideas?
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There is another emulator called PocketCult Mame that might work. It is very old and hasn't been updated since 2006.
Just out of curiousity, how were you planning on playing without buttons?
hx4700 Killer said:
Just out of curiousity, how were you planning on playing without buttons?
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Have toyed around with it in the past...I played in landscape and used the keyboard buttons. But with the TP2, I think I abandoned playing because of the inability to map buttons...had to use the arrow keys with my right hand (not natural) and left hand for the buttons...

Apps with 2.3 issues

Thought it be cool to kinda compile a list of apps that have issues wit Android 2.3 and the Nexus S
ill start
1.Any and all video chat apps
2.Gameboid-azzeh3
Gameboid!! Im soooooo pissed lol no gameboy emulator for me =(
that makes me sad
WTF gameboid doesn't work? How about Snesoid and the rest?
Anderdroid said:
WTF gameboid doesn't work? How about Snesoid and the rest?
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anyone care to try
Snesoid works with c core enabled.
I spoke with the emulator's developer today, he its aware of the issues and working on it. I have helped him test a few things until he can get a nexus s. Should not be much longer...
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SnesDroid and PsxDroid seem to work ok for me. Gameboid is a no go.
will they take advantage of the new gaming api?
AndroidZ28 said:
Snesoid works with c core enabled.
I spoke with the emulator's developer today, he its aware of the issues and working on it. I have helped him test a few things until he can get a nexus s. Should not be much longer...
Sent from my Nexus S
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Yesssss whats C core anyway?
The Switch Pro widgets do not seem to work. They can show you if something is on (WiFi, GPS, etc.) but when you push the buttons it says it's updating the settings but if you look in settings, nothing has changed. If you use the flashlight option it cannot turn on the LED flash.
pgibbons said:
The Switch Pro widgets do not seem to work. They can show you if something is on (WiFi, GPS, etc.) but when you push the buttons it says it's updating the settings but if you look in settings, nothing has changed. If you use the flashlight option it cannot turn on the LED flash.
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Mine works just fine.
pgibbons said:
The Switch Pro widgets do not seem to work. They can show you if something is on (WiFi, GPS, etc.) but when you push the buttons it says it's updating the settings but if you look in settings, nothing has changed. If you use the flashlight option it cannot turn on the LED flash.
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Switchpro works fine for me. In fact, I havent had a single issue with my normal apps with 2.3. Not sure whats borked for you? Sounds dumb but uninstall/reinstall fixes lots of apps.
Hmmmmm. That's weird. I uninstalled Switch Pro Widget and reinstalled. I still cannot get the flashlight switch to turn on the LED (I have the Use the camera flash checked), or the GPS and Bluetooth switches to work. The WiFi and AutoRotate ones do work.
Also with Launcher Pro 8.2, can anyone set a custom dock image? When ever I try and choose a custom dock image it takes me to the Gallery where I pick a dock image but when I go back to the home page there is no dock displayed.

Tincore and the ouya

Has anyone been able to set up tincore on the ouya? I was able to get modern combat 4 to work but I'm not able to get the controller to map correctly.
Asadullah said:
Has anyone been able to set up tincore on the ouya? I was able to get modern combat 4 to work but I'm not able to get the controller to map correctly.
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I haven't even figured out how to get the app to come up when I have a game loaded. The 3 button command list seems to need you to have already brought it up once in that app.
If someone can explain how to do that I'd gladly spend some time messing with it.
gottahavit said:
I haven't even figured out how to get the app to come up when I have a game loaded. The 3 button command list seems to need you to have already brought it up once in that app.
If someone can explain how to do that I'd gladly spend some time messing with it.
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yeah thats where i'm having my issue
Dev told me I could create a custom command using OUYA buttons, but I couldn't figure it out. He is working really hard on the app and has frequent updates, but no tutorials or help pages. He needs to take a break and show people how to use it a little more clearly. I spent an afternoon working with it and gave up.
I think it would probably work best to do the button mapping on a touch screen device and export it. It will probably still need to be tweaked on OUYA though. I have seen people take interest in the app on other forums only to be frustrated and give up.
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I am trying to figure it out too. I want to put games like subway suffers and temple on the Ouya for my daughter. Tried setting up a profile on my galaxy tab, and it works, sometimes. I can get left to go left once, but then the other buttons, like going right or jumping/sliding doesn't work for a few seconds. Makes it very hard to use.
I had to watch a few YouTube videos before figuring out that you have to name the profile first, then hit refresh a few times, then press a button on your controller to make it appear on the screen. After that you can select what you want it to do. Can't figure out how to make it do a store command though.
I tried making a profile for final fantasy iii as well, but once I hit a fiction, it stayed pursuing that direction after I let go. I think maybe I just haven't found the right option yet.
I see it has an update in the play store, so maybe I will try again.
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I have spent a few hours :crying: on this and I seem to be having some success. I have found when configuring stick 0 or stick 1 on the ouya controller, I have to check the box that swaps the X and Y axis along with checking the box to invert the x axis. I have attached a profile for minecraft that seems to be working. Feel free to give it a try (remove the .txt extension when importing).
The developer is flying blind developing for OUYA. He doesn't think he'll recoup his cost in sales to OUYA users. I'm at a loss for why anyone would buy the app right now.
Another thing I'm remembering that really aggravated me when trying the app. It took me quite some time to learn that when configuring the controls you have to click the check mark to register every change.
If someone could create a default controller scheme for the sticks and d-pad, and the home, menu, and back buttons it would be great so we all could build on that. If everyone maps those most basic buttons the same, it will make sharing profiles easier. Then there is the matter of enabling keymapper in game.
If this thread starts generating enough interest the dev will probably pop in for a visit. Then perhaps he can code in a shortcut combo for the controller to open the app in game.
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TadeoNYC said:
I'm at a loss for why anyone would buy the app right now.
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The app was free in the play store when I downloaded it. There is an option to support the dev though a donation which unlocks a couple of features, but the free version supports the features I need. I have been able to map games from the play store once I found out how to use the keymapper. The auto load profile is pretty sweet when it works... I may end up with a profile for every non ouya game and launcher that I installed from the play store ((Netfix and WatchESPN). IMHO using any non ouya app with the ouya controller sucks.
mikeones42 said:
The app was free in the play store when I downloaded it. There is an option to support the dev though a donation which unlocks a couple of features, but the free version supports the features I need. I have been able to map games from the play store once I found out how to use the keymapper. The auto load profile is pretty sweet when it works... I may end up with a profile for every non ouya game and launcher that I installed from the play store ((Netfix and WatchESPN). IMHO using any non ouya app with the ouya controller sucks.
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The important feature that is, or was, locked in the free version is analog stick support. For whatever reason in games that natively support the analog stick but nothing else ,Tincore overrides that and then you need to pay to enable it within Tincore in order to map the buttons and use the stick. Since I'm primarily interested in driving and racing game support, that makes it a no go for me until I have a clear understanding of how to map the controls and enable it on OUYA without spending a lot of time and doing workarounds.
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mikeones42 said:
I have spent a few hours :crying: on this and I seem to be having some success. I have found when configuring stick 0 or stick 1 on the ouya controller, I have to check the box that swaps the X and Y axis along with checking the box to invert the x axis. I have attached a profile for minecraft that seems to be working. Feel free to give it a try (remove the .txt extension when importing).
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Do i just load this up in load profile and then go into minecraft and it will work? I don't play minecraft but I'm wondering if it's that easy.
Almost forgot as for the dev saying that he won't be able to recoup his losses I don't get that. I'm all about supporting a dev but if I supported every dev that had a half working app that I would like to play then I'd be broke. If he makes a paid app with instructions and works on some games I'm all about it
Asadullah said:
Do i just load this up in load profile and then go into minecraft and it will work? I don't play minecraft but I'm wondering if it's that easy.
Almost forgot as for the dev saying that he won't be able to recoup his losses I don't get that. I'm all about supporting a dev but if I supported every dev that had a half working app that I would like to play then I'd be broke. If he makes a paid app with instructions and works on some games I'm all about it
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As others have said, one of the major difficulties with Tincore on OUYA is that you need to launch it within game. The apps shortcuts are created for phones our tablets.
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Asadullah said:
Do i just load this up in load profile and then go into minecraft and it will work? I don't play minecraft but I'm wondering if it's that easy.
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Launch the app and import the profile. Once it loads you should see the button layout on the screen and the minecore profile name at the top of the tincore options. From there just click the check mark beside the profile name and the app should be sent to the background. If you close the app with the "X" at the top, the tincore app will not be running and your controller will default back to the standard ouya layout. Next open minecraft and use the touch pad to click play and to create a world. Once the game loads up, you use the control sticks to move/look around.
At first I had a USB keyboard connected to the ouya and to launch keymapper when in a game I would use the vol down/vol up/vol down shortcut to bring up the tincore app. After getting a couple of games working and building a profile for Nova Launcher, I went into tincore settings and changed the shortcut to lunch the app from the default vol keys on the keyboard to buttons o/u/y on the ouya controller and I am able to make changes to the tincore app without the keyboard being connected.
It is late and I rambled on long enough... let me know if you get stuck. Once I figured out the basics of the app it has been easy to configure new button layouts.
besides tincore, anyone try using any other touch to gamepad app like gamekeyboard (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishstix.gameboard&hl=en) and sixaxis? Tincore is a pain to use with the vague instructions & videos. I'd like to know what kind of success people have had mapping touch controls to a gamepad and on what app.
Hi,
It is soo difficult to find threads lost in different forums.
If people gather in one place we could organize a wiki or something.
I would like to know what do you find difficult to understand. Once you understand the pattern it is all the same I think.
To invoke the app without notification you need to set "Open mapper on sequence". It is a sequence of 3 keys (the 3 can be the same).
select -> select -> select for instance because Ouya does not have volume buttons. If you have a spare button you can set execute function and then on Key you select MAPPER.
ooBONGoo said:
besides tincore, anyone try using any other touch to gamepad app like gamekeyboard (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishstix.gameboard&hl=en) and sixaxis? Tincore is a pain to use with the vague instructions & videos. I'd like to know what kind of success people have had mapping touch controls to a gamepad and on what app.
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I started a wiki. So if you have more particular questions I'll answer there. Maybe somebody wants to collaborate.
http://tincore.wiki-site.com/index.php/Usage#Move_stick
tincore said:
I started a wiki. So if you have more particular questions I'll answer there. Maybe somebody wants to collaborate.
http://tincore.wiki-site.com/index.php/Usage#Move_stick
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thanks tincore.. i'll try mapping again and visit your wiki if I need answers.
tincore said:
I started a wiki. So if you have more particular questions I'll answer there. Maybe somebody wants to collaborate.
http://tincore.wiki-site.com/index.php/Usage#Move_stick
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Thank you for the great job you done and keep doing. It is very important for us.
ooBONGoo said:
thanks tincore.. i'll try mapping again and visit your wiki if I need answers.
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Cheers!
The idea is to add answers to the wiki on demand and preferrably in a collaborative way. If you miss something please ask!
tincore said:
Hi,
It is soo difficult to find threads lost in different forums.
If people gather in one place we could organize a wiki or something.
I would like to know what do you find difficult to understand. Once you understand the pattern it is all the same I think.
To invoke the app without notification you need to set "Open mapper on sequence". It is a sequence of 3 keys (the 3 can be the same).
select -> select -> select for instance because Ouya does not have volume buttons. If you have a spare button you can set execute function and then on Key you select MAPPER.
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Your Wiki appears to be down. When I set the sequence while running from the home screen, I can bring it up from the home screen, however the key sequence does not work once I open any app other than the home screen. What's the trick?
gottahavit said:
Your Wiki appears to be down. When I set the sequence while running from the home screen, I can bring it up from the home screen, however the key sequence does not work once I open any app other than the home screen. What's the trick?
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Here are a few hints I have found... Make sure auto profile is disabled. Also, when you launch the app from the home screen, use the key sequence that is setup to minimize the app (don't click the check mark or the X to minimize tincore. Once you launch another app you should be able to use the key sequence again to bring tincore back up.

Tincore Keymapper + Root

This is pretty cool, thought I'd start a list of games that work great with Tincore Keymapper. It seems you have to have root to get it to work.
So far I've got these games mapped and work great:
Wild Blood
Samurai II: Vengeance THD
GT Racing 2
Great app, adds lots more games to play on the MOJO :good:
mherma said:
It seems you have to have root to get it to work.
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I don't see why rooting is required
maybe @tincore knows?
Root is required, because otherwise you can't map touch input buttons to hardware gamepad buttons.
Since not all developers take care of external gamepad support, sometimes, it is necessary to remap touch activity to a hardware key.
scorpio16v said:
Root is required, because otherwise you can't map touch input buttons to hardware gamepad buttons.
Since not all developers take care of external gamepad support, sometimes, it is necessary to remap touch activity to a hardware key.
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Yea, definitely have to root to get the app to work. App is actually very easy to use to create different profiles for different apps. Pretty much any game that has on screen controls can be mapped - as long as you can get through the menus in mouse mode.
gwaldo said:
I don't see why rooting is required
maybe @tincore knows?
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Rooting is needed to simulate touches and more. Those are Android limitations.
Another option would be a custom modified firmware.
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mherma said:
This is pretty cool, thought I'd start a list of games that work great with Tincore Keymapper. It seems you have to have root to get it to work.
So far I've got these games mapped and work great:
Wild Blood
Samurai II: Vengeance THD
GT Racing 2
Great app, adds lots more games to play on the MOJO :good:
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Awesome. Take into consideration that there is a central server where profiles can be uploaded and downloaded automatically from the app.
tincore said:
Rooting is needed to simulate touches and more. Those are Android limitations.
Another option would be a custom modified firmware.
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Awesome. Take into consideration that there is a central server where profiles can be uploaded and downloaded automatically from the app.
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Cool, I wasn't aware of the server containing profiles! Ill definitely be checking that out + upload mine!
I feel idiotic, but I cannot for the life of me get Tincore to work. I've set the buttons to activate the program, but they don't work. It tells me "No device detected" and I have no clue how to get the controller detected.
Suggestions?
ExtremeRyno said:
I feel idiotic, but I cannot for the life of me get Tincore to work. I've set the buttons to activate the program, but they don't work. It tells me "No device detected" and I have no clue how to get the controller detected.
Suggestions?
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Are you rooted?
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Are you rooted?
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Yep.
I've been able to get my PS3 controller to pair through Sixaxis which was pretty cool. I'd forgotten how light the PS3 control is after using the CTRLR for so long.
Anyhow, I followed a few of the videos on YouTube to get myself started. I cannot get the CTRLR to show up as a detected device. Strangely, I was able to set my button combination to get tincore running within the app (so the button presses registered then), but the combination doesn't bring up tincore when I'm in a game. I really like how your app works (from the videos), so I'd appreciate any info or insight on getting it up on the MOJO!
Seriously, though, your app looks pretty awesome. Once I get it working, I'll throw down some cash and buy it.
ExtremeRyno said:
Yep.
I've been able to get my PS3 controller to pair through Sixaxis which was pretty cool. I'd forgotten how light the PS3 control is after using the CTRLR for so long.
Anyhow, I followed a few of the videos on YouTube to get myself started. I cannot get the CTRLR to show up as a detected device. Strangely, I was able to set my button combination to get tincore running within the app (so the button presses registered then), but the combination doesn't bring up tincore when I'm in a game. I really like how your app works (from the videos), so I'd appreciate any info or insight on getting it up on the MOJO!
Seriously, though, your app looks pretty awesome. Once I get it working, I'll throw down some cash and buy it.
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CTRLR with the USB dongle? I've tested it last night and it was working fine. I plan to check how a few the BT gamepads are working on the MOJO asap.
Click on device discovery just in case.
Alse you can subscribe and try the latest beta. Or download it from here
https://mega.co.nz/#!NoNXyR5K!3lyLbzF-OafOu2GAXT5AnaaF46BqBYa3HXNs4EV0zlI
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CTRLR with the USB dongle? I've tested it last night and it was working fine. I plan to check how a few the BT gamepads are working on the MOJO asap.
Click on device discovery just in case.
Alse you can subscribe and try the latest beta. Or download it from here
https://mega.co.nz/#!NoNXyR5K!3lyLbzF-OafOu2GAXT5AnaaF46BqBYa3HXNs4EV0zlI
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I haven't had any issues really with tincore. Whenever I started the app, the CTRLR was already loaded in the column - as well as any other devices such as a mouse. All I had to do was put the controller in gamesmart mode to get my buttons out there on screen, then switch back to mouse mode and place each button/control where I wanted them and then went to the column and chose how I wanted the button presses to react. Although, I could never get the app to work within a game. I didn't know how to do that. I would always just load the game, then go back to the homescreen and then back to tincore to make my adjustments.
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I haven't had any issues really with tincore. Whenever I started the app, the CTRLR was already loaded in the column - as well as any other devices such as a mouse. All I had to do was put the controller in gamesmart mode to get my buttons out there on screen, then switch back to mouse mode and place each button/control where I wanted them and then went to the column and chose how I wanted the button presses to react. Although, I could never get the app to work within a game. I didn't know how to do that. I would always just load the game, then go back to the homescreen and then back to tincore to make my adjustments.
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In the case of devices without touchscreen you can use a key sequence to invoke the mapper on top of the app. Default sequence is Vol- Vol+ Vol- and it should work from the CTRLR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHbHr7AIruw

Madcatz Mojo with Mele Pro F10

For those of you that want to use XBMC in the living room without having to turn on the Madcatz C.T.R.L.R controller or using an Android/IOS xbmc remote application then here is a simple solution. Out of the box the device works amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Mele-F10-PRO-...8&qid=1395186879&sr=8-1&keywords=mele+pro+f10
Im going to be modifying the /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl file to achieve some custom keys that i want. Feel free to customize your remote I've even uploaded the original generic.kl file in case you forget to back up yours.
to get the keycodes for the buttons install Keytest.apk on the mojo and write the keycodes down.
mejdam said:
For those of you that want to use XBMC in the living room without having to turn on the Madcatz C.T.R.L.R controller or using an Android/IOS xbmc remote application then here is a simple solution. Out of the box the device works amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Mele-F10-PRO-...8&qid=1395186879&sr=8-1&keywords=mele+pro+f10
Im going to be modifying the /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl file to achieve some custom keys that i want. Feel free to customize your remote I've even uploaded the original generic.kl file in case you forget to back up yours.
to get the keycodes for the buttons install Keytest.apk on the mojo and write the keycodes down.
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So do you have a Generic.kl file that make use of all the buttons on the MeLE F10 PRO, i have one and want to have full functionality.
I can't use the Left mouse button on the MeLE F10 PRO, like with my MeLE M9, to go back one page if i click on it.
Thanks.
voice chat
I am thinking of buying one of these remotes was just wondering if you'd have tried voice calls with it in like hangouts viber or Facebook thanks
rickyd1982 said:
I am thinking of buying one of these remotes was just wondering if you'd have tried voice calls with it in like hangouts viber or Facebook thanks
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I am also curious about the voice controls. Do they work with search?
mejdam said:
For those of you that want to use XBMC in the living room without having to turn on the Madcatz C.T.R.L.R controller or using an Android/IOS xbmc remote application then here is a simple solution. Out of the box the device works amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Mele-F10-PRO-...8&qid=1395186879&sr=8-1&keywords=mele+pro+f10
Im going to be modifying the /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl file to achieve some custom keys that i want. Feel free to customize your remote I've even uploaded the original generic.kl file in case you forget to back up yours.
to get the keycodes for the buttons install Keytest.apk on the mojo and write the keycodes down.
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I thought xbmc is down and possibly looking like it's gone forever? At least after telling people in a forum it is having new servers then not landing them in the 6 week period stated at the same address navixtreme i'd say it's looking more and more like it's been shut down?
Unless it miraculously reappeared in more recent days or the last few days any way?
PHYSC-1 said:
I thought xbmc is down and possibly looking like it's gone forever? At least after telling people in a forum it is having new servers then not landing them in the 6 week period stated at the same address navixtreme i'd say it's looking more and more like it's been shut down?
Unless it miraculously reappeared in more recent days or the last few days any way?
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Strange http://xbmc.org/ works perfect here, and also all the Add-ons i use in XBMC, 1 Channel, IceFilms, Much Movies HD,
and Mash Up.
On my PC and on my fathers Android TV BOX Minix Neo X7 yesterday May 14.
AmigaWolf said:
Strange http://xbmc.org/ works perfect here, and also all the Add-ons i use in XBMC, 1 Channel, IceFilms, Much Movies HD,
and Mash Up.
On my PC and on my fathers Android TV BOX Minix Neo X7 yesterday May 14.
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Are you in the usa by any chance or the uk etc etc?
PHYSC-1 said:
Are you in the usa by any chance or the uk etc etc?
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None of does, but i live in the EU.
AmigaWolf said:
None of does, but i live in the EU.
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It does explain that then as i am in amentioned country and it's got to be blocked by the isps for navi-x

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