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As the lovely people of FLIRC have set this up already, it's one easy button click and we're basically there. XBMC has a number of commands which can all be set up in due course, but for now we'll go for the basics. Once completed, this will be updated to connected!

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Plug your FLIRC module into the PC and let it install automatically. Once completed, simply run the newly installed FLIRC software, and you'll be shown the following input screen: Simply run the setup, and install the FLIRC set-up software. Once again, we will complete this setup on Windows, but other distributions are available, and the process is the same. Leave your FLIRC module UNPLUGGED for now.ĭownload the latest FLIRC release for your operating system from the following link.

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Part 3 - Setting up the FLIRC Software and Programming a Remoteīack on your PC again. Just plug a USB pen drive with a few movies and some music on it and have a play! It’s incredibly easy, and once you’re happy with it, we can move on to setting up FLIRC! It’s probably worth taking a few moments to familiarise yourself with XBMC if you haven’t used it before. It doesn't require any input, so just leave it alone until the XBMC GUI appears :)

Just leave it to do its thing for a bit and when you come back it’s all set up and ready – In my case it loaded, updated and restarted a number of times before rewarding me with the XMBC GUI. The splash screen will appear for a few seconds, and then lead you through the rest of the set-up which will take around 15 minutes to download and install. Once you're happy that you've got an internet live ethernet plugged in, add a mouse and keyboard (wireless combo is preferable so you've got a spare USB port) plug the SD card you've just written in and switch the Raspberry Pi on. The installer needs to download numerous files and will won't work if it isn't connected - it will simply keep trying to connect and timeout. This bit's super easy and mostly consists of waiting!ĮNSURE THAT YOUR RASPBERRY PI IS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET VIA ETHERNET. Part 2 - Setting up RaspBMC on the Raspberry Pi Now remove the SD card from your PC, and you're ready for the next step! This will set up your SD card with the RaspBMC installer, and you will shortly be rewarded with the following success window!

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Insert your SD card, make sure it's selected as the writable media, check the ‘I accept the license agreement’ box, and hit install. This will setup the SD card installer on your PC. All information contain here was derived from and the set up guides and downloads are available from The SD card must be set up on another PC or laptop prior to use in the Raspberry Pi. This guide will be completed on a Windows based OS, but the same set-up method applies to other operating systems. The first step is setting up the XBMC (RaspBMC) media operating system on the Raspberry Pi! RaspBMC has undergone a number of iterations to become the fully stable platform that exists now, and installation is easy. Part 1 - Setting up XBMC Installer on the SD Card

Please make sure all components used are of good quality before blaming this guide :D If you’re struggling at setting anything up, or parts aren’t working correctly, this could well be due to faulty hardware. All parts used in this tutorial are available from the ModMyPi Raspberry Pi Accessory Shop.

A PC or Laptop to complete the initial set-up.

Remote Control or Universal Remote that you want to link to your Pi.

High Quality Raspberry Pi Power Charger.

You can even use ModMyPi's VESA mount to stick your Pi to the back of a TV - and you've got the perfect little media deamon!

Flirc remote raspberry pi how to#

If you don't fancy having a keyboard lying on your sofa, this guide will show exactly how to set up XBMC on your Raspberry Pi, and run it from a spare, or universal TV/DVD (or any other) remote control that you have lying around via FLIRC - a small USB dongle that plugs directly into the Raspberry Pi. With recent software releases in addition to new hardware, the Raspberry Pi is rapidly becoming the perfect low cost, quick and easy solution for controlling your home media centre.