Introduction

Devices

Solutions

There several possibilities to get remote controller functionality under Linux. First of all there is the the Linux port of the bemused server and its clients, secondly there is the remoteJ project, thirdly there is anyremote, and of course there is the possibility to use the better documented remote controller of your own phone. This page is primarily about this third alternative.

Installation and Configuration

I've tested this on Ubuntu 9.04 and it worked out-of-the-box for me!

  1. Download your desired .hid file as below.
  2. Ensure both your phone and computer have Bluetooth turned ON and that they are both discoverable (in GNOME, go to Bluetooth icon Preferences -> select "Always visible" or "Temporary visible").

  3. Right click on your downloaded .hid file, then go to "Send To", choose Bluetooth (OBEX Push), and select your phone from the Bluetooth discovered device list. (Your phone should ask you if you want to use the new remote control file, and it should ask you which computer to connect to -- choose your computer and away you go. DONE. At least that's how nicely it worked for me using Ubuntu 9.04 with my Sony Ericsson K800i without any problem.)

Works out-of-the-box. See instructions for Ubuntu 9.04.


Configuration files

Example configurations

Misc


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