Standalone XBMC PI & Android/IOS Remote

[Dark_Stranger]

Guys, currently setting up XBMC PI in my car using the existing headrest screens. I currently have the Pi working with an IR remote control, but want to remove the un-sighlty IR dongle attached to the Pi and use Android/IOS Remote Control. Obviously, if the Pi was in the house it would be connected to the internal network and the remote would work fine, but it will be in the car with no network. Therefore whats the best option to get the Pi & XBMC Remote talking to each other?

I have just ordered a mini WiFi USB adapter hoping this will aid in getting them working.

[akc42]

Let me start out by saying I haven't tried anything like this and I am talking from the perspective of running raspbian and not XBMC and I just came across your post and decided to comment.

If I were to try this I would start out by investigating

1) The pi has to have a static ip address - configure it in /etc/network/interfaces
2) I don't know how to configure a usb wireless adapter, but I am assuming it works in conjuction with the interfaces file. (I have a wireless adapter on order, but have yet to configure it)
3) Installing dnsmasq to act as a dhcp and name server for a small "in-car" network. Invent a domain name (like .incar) give the server a name (e.g mypi) so the combined is mypi.incar. Pick a name for your phone (e.g myphone) so it will be known on the newtowrk as myphone.incar
4) Your phone will connect to the pi and be allocated an ip address for it automatically.

[rvs_rv11]

http://sirlagz.net/2012/08/09/how-to-us ... er-part-1/

The Part1 is what exactly you are looking for.

The Pi Acts as a DHCP Server and a WiFi AP to which you need to connect your Mobile device.

Make sure you enable the HTTP Based UI in the XBMC menu and you are good to go ! ! !

Do share your results !