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Karellen at 01:42, 19 July 2020

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed XBMC Live or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing Kodi for Linux]] and here HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed XBMC Live or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here Installing Kodi for Linux and here HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

	You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.		You will need root access for the following commands.

	== Setting up the easy way ==		== Setting up the easy way ==
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	For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]		For more information see Lirc and Lircmap.xml

	== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into Kodi ==		== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into Kodi ==
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	Your remote will now function properly. For the full feel of a media center device, and quicker load times in XBMC, change Settings-System-Hardware-Shutdown fucntion from Shutdown to Suspend.		Your remote will now function properly. For the full feel of a media center device, and quicker load times in XBMC, change Settings-System-Hardware-Shutdown fucntion from Shutdown to Suspend.

	[[Category:~~How~~-~~to]]~~		[[Category:Hardware-Archived]]
	~~[[Category:Remotes~~]]

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing Kodi for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed XBMC Live or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing Kodi for Linux]] and here HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

	You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.		You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.

Ned Scott at 23:41, 20 June 2017

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing Kodi for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing Kodi for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing ~~XBMC~~ for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing Kodi for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

	You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.		You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.
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	First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.		First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.

	* Log into the ~~XBMC~~ computer using your SFTP client.		* Log into the Kodi computer using your SFTP client.
	* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:		* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:
	begin remote		begin remote
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	For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]		For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]

	== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into ~~XBMC~~ ==		== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into Kodi ==

	You will need to add the following information into the current lirc map for ~~XBMC~~ to interperate the commands given by lirc into productive commands.		You will need to add the following information into the current lirc map for Kodi to interperate the commands given by lirc into productive commands.


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	# ATI USB compatable device, including the Snapstream Firefly. It accomplishes this by first restarting the		# ATI USB compatable device, including the Snapstream Firefly. It accomplishes this by first restarting the
	# XBMC, then Firefly, then restarting LIRC. It then ports the resident memory command to IRW, waits 1 seccond		# XBMC, then Firefly, then restarting LIRC. It then ports the resident memory command to IRW, waits 1 seccond
	# and terminates the irw process. Finally, it sends a command back to ~~XBMC~~ to restart lirc input services.		# and terminates the irw process. Finally, it sends a command back to Kodi to restart lirc input services.
	# When finished, it reports to /tmp/script.log. This script goes in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		# When finished, it reports to /tmp/script.log. This script goes in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

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	sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

	You will now need to install curl to allow the resume script to send commands to the ~~XBMC~~ event server.		You will now need to install curl to allow the resume script to send commands to the Kodi event server.
	sudo apt-get install curl		sudo apt-get install curl

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing ~~{{name}}~~ for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing XBMC for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

	You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.		You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.
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	First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.		First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.

	* Log into the ~~{{name}}~~ computer using your SFTP client.		* Log into the XBMC computer using your SFTP client.
	* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:		* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:
	begin remote		begin remote
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	For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]		For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]

	== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into ~~{{name}}~~ ==		== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into XBMC ==

	You will need to add the following information into the current lirc map for ~~{{name}}~~ to interperate the commands given by lirc into productive commands.		You will need to add the following information into the current lirc map for XBMC to interperate the commands given by lirc into productive commands.


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	# ATI USB compatable device, including the Snapstream Firefly. It accomplishes this by first restarting the		# ATI USB compatable device, including the Snapstream Firefly. It accomplishes this by first restarting the
	# XBMC, then Firefly, then restarting LIRC. It then ports the resident memory command to IRW, waits 1 seccond		# XBMC, then Firefly, then restarting LIRC. It then ports the resident memory command to IRW, waits 1 seccond
	# and terminates the irw process. Finally, it sends a command back to ~~{{name}}~~ to restart lirc input services.		# and terminates the irw process. Finally, it sends a command back to XBMC to restart lirc input services.
	# When finished, it reports to /tmp/script.log. This script goes in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		# When finished, it reports to /tmp/script.log. This script goes in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

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	sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

	You will now need to install curl to allow the resume script to send commands to the ~~{{name}}~~ event server.		You will now need to install curl to allow the resume script to send commands to the XBMC event server.
	sudo apt-get install curl		sudo apt-get install curl

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing ~~XBMC~~ for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing {{name}} for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

	You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.		You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.
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	First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.		First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.

	* Log into the ~~XBMC~~ computer using your SFTP client.		* Log into the {{name}} computer using your SFTP client.
	* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:		* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:
	begin remote		begin remote
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	For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]		For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]

	== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into ~~XBMC~~ ==		== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into {{name}} ==

	You will need to add the following information into the current lirc map for ~~XBMC~~ to interperate the commands given by lirc into productive commands.		You will need to add the following information into the current lirc map for {{name}} to interperate the commands given by lirc into productive commands.


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	# ATI USB compatable device, including the Snapstream Firefly. It accomplishes this by first restarting the		# ATI USB compatable device, including the Snapstream Firefly. It accomplishes this by first restarting the
	# XBMC, then Firefly, then restarting LIRC. It then ports the resident memory command to IRW, waits 1 seccond		# XBMC, then Firefly, then restarting LIRC. It then ports the resident memory command to IRW, waits 1 seccond
	# and terminates the irw process. Finally, it sends a command back to ~~XBMC~~ to restart lirc input services.		# and terminates the irw process. Finally, it sends a command back to {{name}} to restart lirc input services.
	# When finished, it reports to /tmp/script.log. This script goes in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		# When finished, it reports to /tmp/script.log. This script goes in /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

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	sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

	You will now need to install curl to allow the resume script to send commands to the ~~XBMC~~ event server.		You will now need to install curl to allow the resume script to send commands to the {{name}} event server.
	sudo apt-get install curl		sudo apt-get install curl

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing XBMC for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing XBMC for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

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	The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[~~XBMC_Live~~]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[~~Installing_XBMC_for_Linux~~]] and here [[HOW-~~TO_setup_Lirc_to_talk_to_XBMC~~]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].		The Snapstream Firefly is a X10 based remote control which uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency RF] commands as opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared IR]. This guide assumes that you have installed [[XBMC Live]] or have at least performed all steps outlined in one of the articles listed here [[Installing XBMC for Linux]] and here [[HOW-TO setup Lirc to talk to XBMC]]. You will also need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh SFTP] client and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator terminal emulator] like [http://winscp.net/eng/index.php WinSCP] and [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Putty].

	You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.		You will need [[root]] access for the following commands.
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	== Setting up the easy way ==		== Setting up the easy way ==

	The following file contains all modifications required to make the Snapstream Firefly work and has been tested under Ubuntu 9.04-10.10 with XBMC-live. This file will map out several features of the remote. The files contained within this tar.gz are an example of just one way to do this.		The following file contains all modifications required to make the Snapstream Firefly work and has been tested under Ubuntu 9.04-10.10 with XBMC-live. This file will map out several features of the remote. The files contained within this tar.gz are an example of just one way to do this.
	* Download the following file - NOTE: wget command may not work because mediafire blocks the direct link to the file.		* Download the following file - NOTE: wget command may not work because mediafire blocks the direct link to the file.
	http://www.mediafire.com/file/034de16ccrr0mdr/SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot.tar.gz		http://www.mediafire.com/file/034de16ccrr0mdr/SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot.tar.gz
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	* with superuser permsissions copy it to the root of the filesystem		* with superuser permsissions copy it to the root of the filesystem
	sudo cp -R ./SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot/* /		sudo cp -R ./SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot/* /
	* Follow "Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into XBMC" section below since the Firefly remote is not in there by default. You will need to edit /usr/share/xbmc/system/Lircmap.xml.		* Follow "Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into XBMC" section below since the Firefly remote is not in there by default. You will need to edit /usr/share/xbmc/system/Lircmap.xml.
	* Reboot your computer		* Reboot your computer
	sudo reboot		sudo reboot
	You are now finished. Enjoy your snapstream firefly remote.		You are now finished. Enjoy your snapstream firefly remote.

	== Setting up Lirc ==		== Setting up Lirc ==
	First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.		First we will set up Lirc to work with the remote. lircd.conf specifies to Lirc how it should handle the remote device. We need to replace the current file with our Snapstream Firefly file.

	*Log into the XBMC computer using your SFTP client.		* Log into the XBMC computer using your SFTP client.
	*Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:		* Replace the contents of /etc/lirc/lircd.conf in it's entirety with the following:
	begin remote		begin remote
	name Snapstream		name Snapstream
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	For more information see [[~~Lirc_and_Lircmap~~.xml]]		For more information see [[Lirc and Lircmap.xml]]

	== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into XBMC ==		== Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into XBMC ==
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	<back>BACK</back>		<back>BACK</back>
	</remote>		</remote>
	In this configuration, BACK is a redundant button. It calls the same function as MENU and used as a backspace while typing		In this configuration, BACK is a redundant button. It calls the same function as MENU and used as a backspace while typing

	The following buttons are unused in this configuration.		The following buttons are unused in this configuration.
	*HELP		* HELP
	*MOUSE		* MOUSE
	*DVD		* DVD


	== S3 resume combo Close button fix ==		== S3 resume combo Close button fix ==

	The funny thing about this remote is; the only button which will allow it to resume the computer from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface#Power_States S3] is the same button that puts the computer into standby. The same command is issued by the remote every time you press the close button and is retained in memory until issued to any output by lirc. Resuming from standby with the power button puts the computer back in standby or deactivates the remote.		The funny thing about this remote is; the only button which will allow it to resume the computer from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface#Power_States S3] is the same button that puts the computer into standby. The same command is issued by the remote every time you press the close button and is retained in memory until issued to any output by lirc. Resuming from standby with the power button puts the computer back in standby or deactivates the remote.

	In order to issue the S3 resume command to the computer and restart the remote controller without issuing the command to put the computer back into sleep mode or standby you will need to add the following resume script.		In order to issue the S3 resume command to the computer and restart the remote controller without issuing the command to put the computer back into sleep mode or standby you will need to add the following resume script.

	*Using your SFTP client, create the file /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		* Using your SFTP client, create the file /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh
	*Modify the contents of /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh to contain the following:		* Modify the contents of /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh to contain the following:
	#!/bin/sh		#!/bin/sh

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	esac		esac

	You will now need to make the new file executable.		You will now need to make the new file executable.

	*open your terminal, log in and type the following		* open your terminal, log in and type the following
	sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh		sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99lirc-resume.sh

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	sudo apt-get install curl		sudo apt-get install curl

	*Restart the computer		* Restart the computer

	Your remote will now function properly. For the full feel of a media center device, and quicker load times in XBMC, change Settings-System-Hardware-Shutdown fucntion from Shutdown to Suspend.		Your remote will now function properly. For the full feel of a media center device, and quicker load times in XBMC, change Settings-System-Hardware-Shutdown fucntion from Shutdown to Suspend.

	[[Category:How-to]]		[[Category:How-to]]
	[[Category:Remotes]]		[[Category:Remotes]]

>Azjohnw: made setting up the easy way correct

2011-12-18T16:55:30Z

made setting up the easy way correct

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	The following file contains all modifications required to make the Snapstream Firefly work and has been tested under Ubuntu 9.04-10.10 with XBMC-live. This file will map out several features of the remote. The files contained within this tar.gz are an example of just one way to do this.		The following file contains all modifications required to make the Snapstream Firefly work and has been tested under Ubuntu 9.04-10.10 with XBMC-live. This file will map out several features of the remote. The files contained within this tar.gz are an example of just one way to do this.
	* Download the following file		* Download the following file - NOTE: wget command may not work because mediafire blocks the direct link to the file.
	http://www.mediafire.com/file/034de16ccrr0mdr/SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot.tar.gz		http://www.mediafire.com/file/034de16ccrr0mdr/SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot.tar.gz
	wget http://www.mediafire.com/file/034de16ccrr0mdr/SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot.tar.gz		wget http://www.mediafire.com/file/034de16ccrr0mdr/SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot.tar.gz
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	* with superuser permsissions copy it to the root of the filesystem		* with superuser permsissions copy it to the root of the filesystem
	sudo cp -R ./SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot/* /		sudo cp -R ./SnapStreamFireflyFilesytemRoot/* /
			* Follow "Integrating your Firefly LIRC commands into XBMC" section below since the Firefly remote is not in there by default. You will need to edit /usr/share/xbmc/system/Lircmap.xml.
	* Reboot your computer		* Reboot your computer
	sudo reboot		sudo reboot