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  1. Update on Support for MCE remote (Rosewill RM-868)

    in Remote Controls

    Posted · Edited by ijourneaux

    I was wondering if there was an update on improving support for MCE type remotes with the FLIRC. In particular, I am working with the Rosewill RRC-126, in particular,  but I also have a bunch of HP MCE remotes.

     

    I would be glad to help test.

    Ian

     

    PS. Sorry wrong remote model number in title. It was supposed to be the Rosewill RRC-126

  3. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    I am in the US (Wisconsin)

    I recorded the button presses on my desktop PC (no plasma). They recorded find and reproduced the correct keypresses  when the buttons were pressed. it seemed to be reliable.

    I took the config file up to my HTPC (with a plasma TV) (not sure if the config file is required). The button presses were unreliably detected. If I shielded the FLIRC so that all it could see was the remote then it seemed that the button presses were reliably detected. 

     

    Is there a way to filter the IR noise?

     

    I have a generally working solution with the Rosewill IR detector (but it won't wake the computer) so it is easy to try things. IF you or Jason, thinks there is something I should try. I am all ears.

     

    Ian

  8. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    so using the older firmware (2.6) I was able to get things to work mostly..

     

    Using EventGhost to monitor

     

    Some oddities

    reverse produces 3 keystrokes

    Keyboard-Ctrl

    Keyboard.Shift+Ctrl

    Keyboard.Shift+Ctrl+B

     

    while forwards produces

    Keyboard.Ctrl

    Keyboard.Shift+Ctrl

    Keyboard.Shift+Ctrl+F

     

    Pause 

    Keyboard-Shift

    Keyboard.Shift+B

     
    Guide Button

    Keyboard-Ctrl

    Keyboard.Ctrl-E

  9. CTRL-F & CTRL-B don't work in Windows Media Center

    in General Questions

    Posted

    One just arrived, a rosewill, doesn't work. = (

    I am assuming the Rosewill remote is the RRC-126? That is the remote I use with my HTPC. Using the Rosewill IR dongle all of the keys show up correctly in EVentGhost but they do alternate between 2 different codes (as expectded).

     

    With the FLIRC, I was able to program most if not all of the codes I needed with the older firmware. In a couple of cases, the FLIRC returned 3 key presses.

     

    Is there anything we can do to help out?

  14. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    Got past the problem with trying to uplaod the 2.6 firmware. I just had to exit and restart the FLIRC gui a couple of time. The first time it detects the bootloader and upload the 3.5 firmware. IIf I immediately try to upload the 2.6 firmware, it crashes. To get it to work, after it uloaded the 3.5 firmware, you have to exit FLIRCGUI. On the next restart, it correctly detects the 3.5 firmward (not he bootloader) then you can successfuly upload the 2.6 firmware. 

  15. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    Jason sent me an older firmware (2.6?) to try out. Although that seemed to work, when I rebooted my computer and restarted FLIRC, it spontaneously upgraded the firmware back to 3.5. Now for some reason, I can't upload the older firmware. The FLIRC GUI just crashes shortly after the upload is started.

     

    On the plus side, I with the old firmware I was able to program my RRC126 remote. Programming it was not for the faint of heart. I had to recored/erase record many times to finally get it correct. Also I was never able to program the reverse and forward keys.

     

    It is easy for me to switch between  my IR dongle and the FLIRC so it is easy to test.

  18. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    This is weird, another user has reported success with that remote (http://forum.flirc.tv/index.php?/topic/1325-fw-v30-release-candidate-rc12/page-2?p=8347#entry8347)

     

    Just to check it is an issue with the remote can you try using another remote (e.g. a tv one) and see it that programs ok? 

    For some reason, when I try to access the link, I get a "You do not have permission to view that message" error

  19. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    Thanks Chris

    I realize that handling the large number of remotes is challenging. I got the FLIRC hoping that it would allow me to way the computer from sleep. My IR MCE remote would only works some of the time. 

    It seems that the the FLIRC does successfully wake the computer from sleep. so atleast I had some success. 

    I am guessing that going back to the previous firmware must not be possible?

     

    In the meantime, I just went back to my IR remote

    Take Care

  20. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted · Edited by ijourneaux

    I tried an RCA 8-device universal remote; Although it seemed to record the button presses successfully FLIRC did not recognize the keypresses after they were recorded.

     

    I also tried the remote for my Panasonic TV remote. It programmed successfully (atleat arrow and ok buttons)

     

    Please remember that before the firmware upgrade the FLIRC seemed to work correctly. I only applied the firmware to try to work around  a couple of minor issues recording the extra buttons I was trying to use (Guide LiveTV)

  23. Force Flirc to work as Generic HID device instead of keyboard.

    in How To

    Posted · Edited by ijourneaux

    I was not using the .exe. Let me try that. That is kind of odd behavior though.  I upgraded the firmware to 3.5  yesteday to se eif it would fix some minor issue. Per an other post, that has been painful as I have not been able to successfully record a complete set of codes sinc ete upgrade.

    Ian 

     

    Edit

    Adding .exe to the commandline call works.

     

    Where are recored codes saved? to the FLIRC itself? or to a config file somewhere

  24. New FLIRC user - Upgrade (?) 3.5 has not gone well

    in General Questions

    Posted

    Thanks for the quick reply.

     

    I tried clearing the configuration. Starting from completely empty. I tried to program the left, up right, and down buttons. I have to program each twice as it seem my Rosewill RRC-126 remote outputs 2 code alternating between the two.

     

    By the time I get to the down button, FLIRC complains that the code has already been programed.

     

    At this point, I would love to just go back to the previous firmware as that was almost working. I had to switch back to my IR dongle to get my HTPC to be useable.,

     

    I don't mind working with you to try and get this resolved. I have bene on your end on other projects <grin>

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