Firmware Bugs

Sorry for the stern title but I thought it would easier and quicker if issues and solutions were compiled in a thread for rapid resolution. I will try and update this sticky as more topics come to light. Sometimes i'll accidentally miss or forget to add an issue to this thread, please PM me if this is case - i'll really appreciate it This Thread could add to the FAQ in the future should Jason feel the need. Contents (including universal remotes)

Just upgraded from 3G Fire Stick to 4K Max 2nd gen. On my Harmony One remote using the FLIRC interface the OK button works everywhere except within a search box to open the alphabet window. In the search box it performs a carriage return rather than the OK or Select function. Apparently the Fire Stick is interpreting the FLIRC OK code as a "return" code rather than a "select" code. Is this an issue that can be corrected with my current FLIRC (bought 10/2022) or is a new version of firmware needed?

I recently plugged my flirc usb dongle in my new win 11 pc and installed the flirc software, it immediately wanted to make a firmware update, but failed. after re-plugging and restarting the software, the update succeeded. But all tests fail and it cant send stuff: PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Flirc> .\flirc_util.exe unit_test [E] lib/libtransport/transport.c _dev_send_cmd(225): Wrong response: 'h_peek' != 'getversion' Self test not supported [E] lib/libtransport/transport.c _dev_send_cmd(225): Wrong response: 'getversion' != 'format' [E] lib/libtransport/transport.c _dev_send_cmd(225): Wrong response: 'h_peek' != 'record' [E] lib/libflirc/firmware/fw_4.9.c…

Hi, Firc Mac OS App v3.2717 Flirc USB v2 FW v4.10.5 Logitech Harmony Elite with Hub, device added as Flirc Media Player Corelec/Kodi The majority of Flirc commands work automatically. However, I'm having trouble getting the 'CodecInfo' command to work. I have mapped the key to a button, and also on the Harmony touchscreen, but neither does anything. Not sure if this is a bug, or if I should set up the device as XBMC/MCE?

Hey, I'm seeing a failed unit test with a brand new unit I bought off amazon. Tried on both windows and linux machines, same issue. What is this Marlin FW? Is there some new 4.10.16 firmware released? Firmware upgrades or downgrades also fail as the wrong version. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you! Unit test: flirc_util.exe $ unit_test [E] lib/libtransport/hid.c hid_recv_packet(223): Wrong report exp: 1 != 5 [E] lib/libtransport/hid.c hid_recv_packet(224): hidapi: Success [E] lib/libtransport/transport.c _recv_packet(127): _recv_packet: recv packet error = -1 [E] lib/libtransport/transport.c _dev_send_cmd(202): recv timeout Self test not suppo…

Hi, When I pause a video in Kodi for a long time (couple of minutes) then I cannot unpause/resume the video using my remote+Flirc. It simply doesnot respond to the remote/Flirc anymore. When that situation happens I use the iPhone app "Sybu Kodi" or I plugin a real keyboard to unpause/resume the video and that works, and after that Kodi responds to the remote/Flirc again as well. Any idea what might be causing this issue? Apart from this issue my remote+Flirc is working fine all the time. Any help is much appreciated, thanks and regards, Jeroen. My system: - Flirc USB v2, FW Version: v4.10.5 - Xbox One Media Remote - LibreELEC 12.0.2 w…

Hi, I've been scoured this forum, and the internet for a solution to my issue. The device works perfectly on other devices Mac/PC (tested both). According to some other threads I am not the only one to have issues with the RPi 4 (Rasbian Buster). From what I have been able to find there seem to be a couple of things to try: Try all the different USB ports: Done, did not work Try another high quality PSU. Tried all i could find at home from various vendors, even went out and bought the official PSU. Did not work. Running latest FW. Running 4.9.3 the symptoms I am experiencing: The device becomes unresponsive and disconnected at random, an…

Firmware SKU Unsupported: Flirc 2.0 [marlin] Please contact support I keep getting this error. It works fine after I confirm the message, but I was hoping to use this on my devices other than just my computer. Here is the device log Thu Apr 10 2025 18:54:24 Flirc GUI Version v3.27.16 Operating System: Linux *** Device Disconnected *** *** Device Connected *** Firmware Version: v4.10.6 SKU: Flirc 2.0 [marlin] Git Hash: 0x6b1ed7e7 <1>malloc_addblock(49): Heap Block: 0x20001CD0 - 0x20003BFF (7k)

Whenever I start FLIRC it pops up a message asking to update the firmware, it runs through and says it completed successfully, but the version number stays at 4.9.6. Is there somewhere I can download the firmware to use the "Upgrade Firmware" option? Or some other fix? Log: Sat Feb 22 2025 10:10:56 Flirc GUI Version v3.27.16 Operating System: Windows *** Device Disconnected *** *** Device Connected *** Firmware Version: v4.9.6 SKU: Flirc 2.0 [rogue1] Git Hash: 0x7b7a4f11 <1>malloc_addblock(49): Heap Block: 0x20001AD0 - 0x20003BFF (8k) <3>iospirit_eep_init(286): module missing hw <3>read_eep…

3.27.15+ FW Version: v4.10.5 SKU: Flirc 2.0 [dori] Branch: release Config: release Hash: 0xF7261C8C Hi, I have written a tool which is based on flirc_repeater (https://github.com/andrewfraley/flirc_repeater). This tool waits for an incoming key which is recognised by Flirc and then re-transmitts a different key using flirc_util sendir based on some routing rules. If you are slow and methodical about pressing the remote buttons, this system works well. However, if you "spam" one of the remote keys with a cadence of approximately 0.5seconds it looks like the Flirc code that dispatches keys to the host and the functions that allo…

Situation: Fiirc USB v2 to control my KPN TV set-top box. (Sagemcom DIW7022 modified) wit Harmony Hub. I have a working configuration downloaded from This Website. But some controls are missing. I can control those with a Logitech K400r keyboard plugged into the STB. so I want to add those functions via a record_api script in a .bat file. I found the HID codes after quite a lot of online research. The script has randomly (?) worked 2 times, but 99% of the times it just hangs waiting for a IR input at the first button. This is on a w11 laptop and a w11 desktop PC. I tried compatibility modes XP, vista, 7 , 8. Different USB port etc. @echo off if…

NEVERMIND. sorry. this does actually appear to be real ir noise. When I cover the thing fully with my hand it stops. Sorry for the bad report. Trying to set up a new flirc. Plugged into my Mac. Attempts to record keys all fail as the key gets "pressed" for me immediately. When I turn on "enable ir recording" I see s steady stream of events coming in. The device is not sitting on a table with me, there's no logical way it's actually getting all this ir. I put it under a box, and it still sees the same events. Wed Oct 30 2024 12:02:22 Flirc GUI Version v3.27.16 Operating System: Mac OSX -50000 +117 -30000 …

I have 3 different kodi boxes that I have Flirc USBs on and I programmed each to use an old Netgear remote I used to have. I wanted to modernize my setup and maybe use a simpler remote so I wanted to use an XBox remote instead. I also wanted to setup a 4th Kodi box so I bought a new Flirc USB device. I am going crazy trying to set this up using GUI version 3.27.16 and Firmware v4.10.5. It is just making no sense. I bring up the Kodi controller and start programming. There seems to be no rhyme or reason why one key will be programmed sometimes and not others. I can sit there hitting the same button over and over and over and the Flirc GUI just seems to ignore it. I…

I installed Flirc and flirc_util on raspberrypi5 (based on debian). The GUI doesn't lauch. When launching the command line: sudo flirc_util version I have the following message : flirc_util: error while loading shared libraries: libhidapi-hidraw.so.0: ELF load command address/offset not page-aligned What can/should I do to progress in executing flirc_util ?

Hello, I'm trying to record keypresses using flirc_util. It worked for a number of keys, but when I try to record k it gives me: - PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Flirc> .\flirc_util.exe record k Press any button on the remote to link it with 'k' [E] lib/libflirc/translate_v2.c translate_v2(297): not a valid keyboard key: k usage: flirc record 'word'Available Options: escape, return, enter, escape, backspace, delete, tab, space, F[1-12], printscreen, scroll, pause, insert, home, pageup, pagedown, end, right, left, down, up, wake, media keys: eject, vol_up, vol_down, mute, play/pause, stop, fastforward, rewind [E] lib/libf…

Hi, I started to record keys and when I made a mistake and wanted to clean an erroneous key, i noticed that delete_index seems to be broken. $ flirc_util settings flirc_util version 26e271e49325ec7e449a705e4d438c7d0426fd0d [26e271e+] Firmware Detected FW Version: v4.9.7 SKU: Flirc 2.0 [dori] Branch: release Config: release Hash: 0x1DE23EB8 Settings: sleep detection: always enabled noise canceler: always enabled inter-key delay: N/A for current firmware variant: Flirc builtin profiles: NA Memory Info: NA product sku: Flirc 2.0 [dori] Recorded Keys: Index hash …

I am trying to pair volume down for Kodi. However the binding goes to power down and so basically I cant asign volume down key. It happens both on RPI linux and windows computer

Hi, I'm pulling my hair out trying to debug my flirc devices. I have 3 flirc's for three different systems, all running debian bookworm. all three are intel nuc's, two of the systems keep throwing the same error. it comes back and usable after a day or so. other usb devices seem unaffected. During that time that specific flirc seem to work fine in a different system. other flirc do not work on the system with the error till some time after(when the orig flirc works too). reboots don't fix it, reinstalling the os doesn't fix it. changed remotes (from sony to off brand) doesn't fix it. flirc_util format, nothing. tried using the flirc program, still no luck. installed …

Hi there, My FLIRC USB repeats "Enter" without IR signal. Is this h/w trouble? log: 日 6 25 2023 01:20:11 Flirc GUI Version v3.27.0 Operating System: Windows *** Device Disconnected *** *** Device Connected *** Firmware Version: v4.9.7 SKU: Flirc 2.0 [dori] Git Hash: 0x1de23eb8 <1>malloc_addblock(49): Heap Block: 0x20001AA4 - 0x20003BFF (8k) <3>hashtable_ready(270): RB table CRC Mismatch: 0x32EF6B1C != 0xFFFFFFFF <3>iospirit_eep_init(313): hashtable broken, formatting <3>ir_finished(63): too many edges <3>ir_finished(63): too many edges <3>ir_finished(63): to…

Hi, I'm having an issue with sendir in flirc_util after updating the flirc package to 3.27.5. The code (if it's being sent at all) is not recognized by the device I'm trying to control with it. Works fine with 3.27.4. OS: OSMC (raspbian 11.8) FW Version: v4.6.5v4.6.5 SKU: Flirc 2.0 [dori] Branch: master Config: release Hash: 0x18BBFCFA 3.27.4 (works and code is recognized by receiving device): $ flirc_util sendir --raw='+9014 -4405 +535 -560 +588 -1615 +587 -508 +587 -1611 +587 -1611 +592 -1611 +587 -508 +587 -1615 +588 -508 +587 -482 +627 -464 +588 -508 +587 -483 +557 -1645 +609 -482 +588 -1611 +561 -5…

I just got the Fire TV Edition of Flirc. On each launch of Flirc 3.27.5 GUI for Windows, it says there's an update available which I do attempt and it says Firmware Successfully Updated. However, it remains on 4.9.6. I tried this on two different Windows PCs. I also noticed it displays the Flirc as Disconnected during this process. If I try Load Embedded Firmware from the Advanced Settings to try and force the update, it's the same result except the GUI shows Connected during it. Here is the output from Device Log: ```Tue Oct 10 2023 20:26:27 Flirc GUI Version v3.27.5 Operating System: Windows *** Device Disconnected *** *** Dev…

Hi! I've been happy Flirc user, at least until now. After last firmware and Flirc app update on my Windows 11 HTPC, Flirc works only until I use irtools.exe with sendir command. After using it, Flirc shows as connected in the app, but can't read any IR codes. This can be fixed by unplugging and replugging Flirc into USB port, but only until I use irtools again. This is debug output with a few button presses when Flirc doesn't work: po aug 7 2023 20:55:31 Flirc GUI Version v3.27.3 Operating System: Windows -24513000 -510000 -595000 -803000 -620000 -518000 -370000 -43000 This is output ater repluggin…

After updating to the latest software and firmware the GUI must be open and must be the active window for any actions to happen. If GUI is minimized or closed then no actions happen for an IR functions. Open the GUI and make it the active window and it all works normally and responds to IR.

Hi, after freeze in firmware update, die Flirc USB dongle seems bricked. Installed flirc setup in guest windows 10 in an qemu/kvm guest system on host Linux system (Debian 12). Tried to configure the dongle. Seemed fine, minimal setup, signed the keys etc. Tried the dongle in host Linux system. Didn't work. Back to guest Windows on host Linux. Accepted the suggestion for a firmware upgrade. The upgrade stuck. Canceled after 40 minutes. After that, the dongle was no longer recognized under Windows. In Linux lsusb shows the dongle. Then installed flirc in host Linux. The program starts without a dongle. When the dongle is inserted,…

I've tried everything I can think of, but I think that my Flirc Fire TV Edition is bricked. Installed version v3.27.15 of the Flirc software on Windows 10 Professional and started the gui Connected a brand new Flirc Fire TV Edition; asked if I wanted to upgrade the firmware. Started the upgrade. Upgrade never completed. After 30 minutes, killed the gui. Restarted the gui. Flirc never recognized as connected. Tried plugging into a different port, rebooting. Nothing works. Installed the linux software on Debian 12. Neither the gui nor the flirc_util ever recognize the flirc as connected. The Flirc does not show up on a lsusb …