brombo

I have a flirc-se to use with my htpc (ubuntu+kodi). Everything worked fine until I tried to program the remote control (harmony 650) to use some hot keys (F8 to F12) I had added to the keyboard to switch between kodi and various configurations of google-chrome (for different streaming services). After adding the hot keys to the flirc-se configuration and rebooting the boot stopped after a few second (I could hear the fans stop) and started again. This sequence just kept repeating until I turned off the power supply. I then removed the flirc-se power switch cable from the motherboard and reattached the power switch cable from the front panel but kept the usb cable from the flirc-se connected. The pc then booted normally but the cursor behaved strangely. When I opened a selection window the cursor sequentially lite up the selections and I could not select any. Also when I opened a terminal window the terminal kept cycling through the terminal history. I could not log out of ubuntu but had to turn off the power supply. After disconnecting the usb cable from the flirc-se the pc behaved normally. Any suggestions, please.

When I start the flirc gui app in Win 10 the window is too big to fit on the screen (1080p display) and I cannot drag the corner of the window to reduce the size. On Ubuntu there is no problem. Any suggestions?

Can the flirc-se be use to turn on any pc motherboard except the user is responsible for drilling holed for the ir sensor and mounting it?