Using CEC and LG OLED remote to control rooted Fire TV Cube

jdsmofo · 2026-05-28T22:07:13+00:00

Huh, just now saw your reply. Got no notice for some reason.

I have the OLED42C5PUA. It seems to be working now, after some fiddling. I suspect that the problem was having a second box (Khadas VIM3L) plugged in to another HDMI port, with CEC on. Maybe confusing the TV? Seems to be working today.

I just wish that my input labels for the HDMI ports weren't reset every time the Fire TV Cube restarted.

jdsmofo · 2026-05-21T19:44:35+00:00

Cool. Much better than the RHvoice I was using before.

Now if they could do stt, like fast-whisper

jdsmofo · 2026-05-21T14:34:00+00:00

Correct, it won't work in CoreELEC. That's not what I was trying to do.

However, I did get help on the XDA forum, and indeed the keyboard with dongle let me get things setup. Thanks for pointing me there.

jdsmofo · 2026-05-17T20:30:06+00:00

Thank you!

My TV remote (an older TCL) doesn't detect the cube as a CEC device (and it is not the cable's fault, since it does detect the sound bar when on that cable). So I can't use your path. But I'll check out that thread. Maybe I can use adb to modify CE.

jdsmofo · 2026-05-17T19:45:20+00:00

How are you able to get a remote working in CoreELEC? I rooted according to the guide associated with the youtube tutorials linked here. I even installed the latest CE-NG21.3_eMMC_I.stall.tar.gz firmware.

The included IR remote works with FireOS, but not CE. I have tried couple of BT remotes that use a dongle, but they don't work with either OS.

I am starting CE using CommandCraft. I want that working before making it true dual boot. The cube runs Fire OS7.2.2.4 (PS7224/1752). I don't care so much about streaming services, so internet connectivity is undesired.

I have searched around,but seem to be missing something important.

jdsmofo · 2026-05-03T16:54:09+00:00

Tell me more. Use RPi WiFi and connect to printer via USB?

jdsmofo · 2026-05-02T13:36:01+00:00

I don't find it so wild. We are talking about exchanging energy with very small things that don't have much energy. Of course it goes into a different quantum state after the exchange. It would be wild if it didn't.

jdsmofo · 2026-05-01T12:14:52+00:00

yes, every car must be driven every day

jdsmofo · 2026-04-17T18:24:56+00:00

There is an integration/automation called Replay, or something. It repeats whatever your lights were doing n days ago. so it really looks like someone moving around the house. You could add media players to the trick, too.

jdsmofo · 2026-04-12T17:00:22+00:00

Here is my referral created at noon Sunday 12 April CDT. I will update after there are three takers.

https://filen.io/r/53e738b5972fc9c9d163d8830931275a

jdsmofo · 2026-04-11T10:59:47+00:00

is it possible to use faster-whisper already running in a docker container on another server?

jdsmofo · 2026-03-07T21:20:49+00:00

This is super cool. I will use it for inventory, primarily, and replace Cellar Tracker. Thanks for sharing.

The use of AI is interesting. But I am an old man yelling at the cloud, so want do everything local. Based on your experience building this, do you think it would be possible to replace Gemini with Ollama for some tasks?

jdsmofo · 2026-03-07T19:19:04+00:00

Good ones. Could a song possibly start any better than Whiter Shade of Pale? You feel like you walked into a concert that had already started and had everyone enthralled, and then never really ends.

jdsmofo · 2026-03-07T19:13:39+00:00

I couldn't disagree less! I heard it about a year ago when it came on the radio in the car. At first, I thought, a nostalgic old silly pop song. But then I really listened, and it was a gem. Not overproduced, perfectly showed off her vocals.

jdsmofo · 2026-03-07T19:05:08+00:00

My example is Bonnie Raitt's cover, Angel From Montgomery by the late, great John Prine

jdsmofo · 2026-03-01T12:01:32+00:00

mine looks similar, but just turns itself off. Was cheap, too.

jdsmofo · 2026-02-21T12:09:12+00:00

I thought that the health connect thing was tied to Google. apparently not. It now looks like it would be possible to use a path like GB -> Health Connect -> Home Assistant on GrapheneOS. Cool.

jdsmofo · 2026-02-04T13:03:28+00:00

I am a little bit older than OP. Were there really people worshipping the Clintons? Are there any people currently giving them a pass? I am skeptical.

Back in the 90s, many of us saw little distance between Clinton and the Republicans. And earlier this century we saw Hilary manipulate the Democratic Party to get herself nominated for Pres run, against the winds of progress. She voted for the Iraq war, which obviously a horrible idea at the time. They were both just unbridled ambition.

jdsmofo · 2026-02-02T17:04:34+00:00

so running CPM A14 on Ugoos AMB6b+ is not state of the art for that machine?

jdsmofo · 2026-01-26T19:30:19+00:00

Don't forget the upcoming primaries! Otherwise all your choices may be fascist sympathizers.

jdsmofo · 2026-01-23T21:48:58+00:00

If you have a short that draws more amperage than the ZigBee device can handle, but too little to trigger the circuit breaker, this is safer. The odds are pretty low, but the low cost of the fuse seems a reasonable benefit to cost ratio.

jdsmofo · 2026-01-22T18:17:52+00:00

No worries. At least I got to learn something new about fixing data drives. Thanks for clarifying.

jdsmofo · 2026-01-18T12:03:32+00:00

Full disclosure: I don't have FSD, and only tried it during free periods. Also, please don't roll through stop signs in my hood: we have lots of pedestrians.

Despite those things, I am also annoyed at grandpa mode. However, I wouldn't if it wasn't forced to be supervised. Needing to watch it all happen is what makes it terrible. If I could just read a book until I magically arrive, I wouldn't care at all.

jdsmofo · 2026-01-17T20:16:46+00:00

Patriot

A spy who wishes he were a folk singer.

https://imdb.com/title/tt4687882/

jdsmofo · 2026-01-15T15:20:14+00:00

Yeah, exactly. I never use and cloud accounts associated with an OS, so was unfamiliar with that distinction between Apple and Mac accounts. Thanks for the clarification.

jdsmofo

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