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Haven’t found any consistant instructions on how to do this so here it is. This is not my work it’s the combination of other threads I’ve come across that seemed to work for me.

1. Blacklist xpad
   Code:

   sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

   add:

   Code:

   blacklist xpad

2. Install lirc – config menu will pop up. select none.
   Code:

   sudo apt-get install lirc

3. Install lirc source modules
   Code:

   sudo apt-get install lirc-modules-source

4. Configure hardware.conf
   Code:

   sudo nano /etc/lirc/hardware.conf

   replace all and add:

   Code:

   # /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
   #
   #Chosen Remote Control
   REMOTE="None"
   REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_atiusb lirc_dev"
   REMOTE_DRIVER=""
   REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0"
   REMOTE_SOCKET=""
   REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF=""
   REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="-r"
   
   #Chosen IR Transmitter
   TRANSMITTER="None"
   TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
   TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
   TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
   TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
   TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
   TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
   
   #Enable lircd
   START_LIRCD="true"
   
   #Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
   #START_LIRCMD="false"
   
   #Try to load appropriate kernel modules
   LOAD_MODULES="true"
   
   # Default configuration files for your hardware if any
   LIRCMD_CONF="lircd.conf"
   
   #Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration
   #If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application
   #that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive
   #frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER
   #It will then populate all other variables without any user input
   #If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure
   #to leave this set to "false"
   FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="true"
   START_LIRCMD=""

5. configure lircd.conf
   Code:

   sudo nano /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

   replace and add:

   Code:

   # LIRCD configuration file for Xbox DVD Kit
   #
   # Marko Friedemann <mfr@bmx-chemnitz.de>
   #
   #
   # brand:             Microsoft
   # model:             Xbox DVD Remote
   # supported devices: Xbox DVD Remote via xpad-ir driver
   #
   # comment:           EXPERIMENTAL
   #
   begin remote
   
       name  XboxDVDDongle
       bits           8
   
       begin codes
   
           SELECT          0x0b
           UP              0xa6
           DOWN            0xa7
           RIGHT           0xa8
           LEFT            0xa9
           INFO            0xc3
   
           9               0xc6
           8               0xc7
           7               0xc8
           6               0xc9
           5               0xca
           4               0xcb
           3               0xcc
           2               0xcd
           1               0xce
           0               0xcf
   
           DISPLAY         0xd5
           BACK            0xd8
           SKIP+           0xdd
           SKIP-           0xdf
           STOP            0xe0
           REVERSE         0xe2
           FORWARD         0xe3
           TITLE           0xe5
           PAUSE           0xe6
           PLAY            0xea
           MENU            0xf7
   
         end codes
   
   end remote

6. configure modules to load at startup
   Code:

   sudo nano /etc/modules

   add:

   Code:

   lirc_dev
   lirc_atiusb

7. edit lirc_dev.h
   Code:

   sudo nano /usr/src/lirc-0.8.7/drivers/lirc_dev/lirc_dev.h

   change the line “#define LIRC_HAVE_KFIFO” to “#undef LIRC_HAVE_KFIFO”

8. reconfigure lirc source modules
   Code:

   sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc-modules-source

9. reboot
10. test
    Code:

    irw

    press a button on the remote.should see something like this:

    Code:

    00000000000000a7 00 DOWN XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a7 01 DOWN XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a7 00 DOWN_UP XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a7 00 DOWN XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a7 00 DOWN_UP XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a7 00 DOWN XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a7 00 DOWN_UP XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a9 00 LEFT XboxDVDDongle
    00000000000000a9 00 LEFT_UP XboxDVDDongle

    That it!