HOW-TO:Configure Sony PS3 remote on Asus EB1012P

Hardware:
 Asus eee box eb1012p Bluetooth dongle Sony PS3 blueray remote 

Hardware requiered for installation:
 1 GB or more USB memorystick for installation 

Optional Hardware
 16 GB or more USB memorystick for backing up Win 7 

Software:
 GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat 10.10</li> XMBC Dharma 10.0 RC2</li> </ul>

Configuration:
 Audio via HDMI require alsa 1.0.23 or newer and might require additional configuration</li> </ul>

Backup the included Windows 7 install
in case I want it back (Also available in pamphlet included with the pc) <ol> Enter bios (F2) and disable Boot Booster</li> Reboot and press F9</li> Select Windows setup [EMS Enabled]</li> Select Backup the Factory Environment to USB Drive (use the optional 16 GB or more USB memorystick)</li> To restore; please refer to the pamphlet included with the pc</li> </ol>

Create an bootable USB memorystick
<ol> In ubuntu can you install "usb-creator" and run this software from System/Administration/Startup Disk Creator</li> Boot form the memorytick by pressing F8</li> Follow the install instructions on screen</li> Once the installation is complete is it time for some fickeling</li> Enable the latest ubuntu communety driver in "System/Administration/Hardware Drivers"</li> </ol>

Add some usefull reposetorys:
<ol> Open a Terminal window and type:</li> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kitlaan/ppa </ol>

Getting the PS3 controller working:
This is based on HOW-TO Setup PS3 BD Remote <ol> <li>Open a Terminal windows and type:</li> sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get upgrade <li>This should upgrade bluez, look for it!</li> <li>type:</li> sudo nano /etc/modules <li>Add this line to the end of the file:</li> uinput <li>Reboot the computer to let things settle down</li> <li>Open a Terminal window and type these commands:</li> cd ~ wget http://kitlaan.twinaxis.com/holdingcell/ps3pair.tar.gz tar xvfz ps3pair.tar.gz cd ~/ps3pair sudo python ps3_pair.py 	<li>Hold down START + Enter on the Remote and you should be able to add it</li> <li>Some checks to see of it was added correctly:</li> /usr/share/doc/bluez/examples/list-devices cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep emot <li>Both commands should show the Sony BD Remote</li> <li>Add the line (arround line 62)</li> <e>AudioNextLanguage</e> <li>Edit /etc/bluetooth/input.list (sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/input.list) accourding to this wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_Setup_PS3_BD_Remote#Example_input.conf</li> <li>Try pressing the audio key on the remote in an open Terminal windows and the letter "a" should appair</li> </ol>

All well by now. Its time to install xbmc
<ol> <li>Open an Terminal and type:</li> sudo apt-get install xbmc-standalone <li>libvdpau should allso get installed, look for it!</li> </ol>

Fixing possible issues with vertical tear:
based of this forum post: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=70068 <ol> <li>Open an Terminal windows and type:</li> sudo apt-get install curl curl "http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=bU1QFQ3c" | tr -d \\r &gt; nvidia.sh sh nvidia.sh 	<li>Reboot the system to let everything settle down</li> </ol>

Issues:
<ul> <li>Vertical Tear when using VGA - Solved</li> </ul>