GeoffT

No, I was trying the download beginning at this page: https://flirc.com/ubuntu-software-installation-guide I have just tried the curl command above and it did run and seemed to complete successfully but when I run Flirc I get a long stream of errors starting like this: ] gui/Flirc/src/main.cpp log_setup(131): flirc.ini not in the default location[E] lib/libflirc/flirc_driver.c fl_major_version(508): something bad happened [E] lib/libflirc/flirc_driver.c fl_minor_version(498): something bad happened [E] lib/libflirc/flirc_driver.c fl_patch_version(558): something bad happened [E] lib/libflirc/flirc_driver.c fl_major_version(508): something bad happened [E] lib/libflirc/flirc_driver.c fl_minor_version(498): something bad happened [E] lib/libflirc/flirc_driver.c fl_patch_version(558): something bad happened The GUI does pop up (version 3.27.10) and works, although the Advanced pop up window is empty.

@jason I noticed the Windows GUI had an update after my post above which I installed. Did you find and fix the "2" bug? I haven't had a chance to test it yet as my Flircs are in constant use now. But I need to update my Linux version as that is what I use day to day. I tried again to download the official Linux setup program and get this error whenever I do: This is from Firefox but I get a similar error on Chrome too (which is why I tried FireFox) Firefox detected an issue and did not continue to apt.flirc.tv. The web site is either misconfigured or your computer clock is set to the wrong time. It’s likely the web site’s certificate is expired, which prevents Firefox from connecting securely. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details. What can you do about it? The issue is most likely with the web site, and there is nothing you can do to resolve it. You can notify the web site’s administrator about the problem. Under advanced the certificate information is shown as: Web sites prove their identity via certificates, which are valid for a set time period. The certificate for apt.flirc.tv expired on 20/05/2022.

I don't have IR Debugging as an option there on my system. This is using my V1 Flircs (latest firmware). I will try later with my V2 in case it is only available on those. EDIT (I did find it in the end it's under File->Device Log-> Enable IR Debugging) but I don't believe the issue is anything to do with the IR side. It is what the "2" digit in the Channels Controller is mapped to send over the USB interface that is the problem. I have tried mapping different buttons and even used an entirely different remote, no matter what remote button I map to the Channels Controller "2" button, when connected to the Shield and the button is pressed it sends a "down" command as well as the "2" command. It does this whether I am in the Channels app or on the general Shield menu. All other digits in the Channels Controller work correctly. I have attached a config file. This one has both the keyboard "2" mapped to my Humax profile IR 2 (which works correctly) and the Channels Controller 2 mapped to a random LG remote 2 which sends "down" and "2" Did you see my post earlier about Flirc on Linux btw? I have to say, I absolutely love Flircs and my AV system couldn't run without their functionality, but I do find it very frustrating to setup and use the programming GUI. 1) On Linux it was a days worth of Googling to even get it installed with a ridiculously complex set of commands. It still throws up errors when it runs. I haven't a clue how I would now go about an update to the latest firmware. 2) On Windows the GUI crashes whenever I plug in a V1 Flirc. I have to close the GUI, plug the Flirc in and restart the GUI. Even then sometimes it still crashes. 3) You cannot successfully restore a configuration file from a V1 Flirc to a V2. It gives no error message when you do it but nothing is actually copied across. So I end up having to go through the setup all over again on the V2 and then duplicate any adjustments I make to both V1 and V2 files. 4) At some point in the past when connected to the GUI, you could press a button on the remote and the button it was programmed to would flash on the GUI screen. This was really useful to check you had programmed every button as you wanted but this functionality seems to have gone. It certainly doesn't work with the Channels Controller. Flirc seems to be a very small company so I don't want to be too harsh, and once set up the devices themselves are totally brilliant, but really I wish the GUI program was easier to install on Linux and more reliable on all platforms. fordebuggingthe2issue.fcfg

Sorry, there seems to be some confusion - I am not using the Skip remote and I don't know what you mean by "format the Flirc USB". I am using the Flirc GUI to program my Flircs with IR commands from my Inteset 422 (using a Humax profile that doesn't conflict with any of my other gear) to the Channels Controller commands. Then plugging the Flirc into my Nvidia Shield that runs Channels. This is what I have always done and it basically works it was just the Channels Controller commands that weren't working, but are now (given the above caveat about the 2 digit)

Update I updated the Flirc GUI Firmware on my Windows machine and reprogrammed my Flirc using the Channels Controller. Mostly it seems to work, but I think I found a bug and the TV, Guide, DVR buttons didn't work quite as I expected. The bug is that the "2" digit when programmed using the Channels Controller seems to send a down command as well as the "2". All the other digits in the Channels Controller work fine and if I select the "2" from the keyboard layout, instead of the Channels Controller "2" and program that to my remote "2" button, that works fine. With regard to the TV, Guide and DVR buttons I thought they would go directly to the Live TV, Guide and DVR pages. But it looks like they are actually sending F1(Blue),F2(Red),F3(Green),F4(Yellow) commands which you can then set within the Channels app to do different things. So depending how you have Channels set up, the Guide command from Flirc could actually go to Live TV,Recordings etc etc not the Guide. I already use the F1/F2 etc functionality so was hoping the TV,Guide,DVR buttons in Flirc would be mapped directly to those commands and free up the F1/F2 options within channels for other stuff. Maybe this is not technically possible?

Excellent. Thanks very much. The only problem now is that I primarily use Flirc on a Linux Mint Desktop and had all sorts of problems installing Flirc in the first place - see this thread https://forum.flirc.tv/index.php?/topic/6356-i-cannot-get-flirc-installed-on-my-linux-machine/page/2/ And when I open the Flirc GUI and do check update it says unsupported for Linux. I remember it was a complete pain to install the existing version so wondered if the issues in the thread above have been fixed? I do still have access to a Windows machine with Flirc on it so I will test the update on there, but it would be great if the Linux install/update process could be fixed. BTW Should this update work with both V1 and V2 Flircs? I have both and to be honest I find the V1s much better. They seem much quicker to react to remote button presses and the V2 (set up with the same remote and commands) often sends the button press twice or misses them completely. I even sent one V2 back to Amazon because I presumed if was faulty, and although the next one I got from another supplier is better it still doesn't seem as good as the V1s to me. In fact, if you have a stash of tatty old V1s anywhere I'd happily give them a good home! Thanks again Geoff

Any news? Have you hit some problems?

While you are working on that area, would it be possible to add a Stop button to the Channels Controller? I have been mapping the stop command to the media stop button which works fine, but it would nice to have all Channels commands that need mapping on the one controller page.

Excellent. Thank you.

Any news on the updates?

Good to know. When its fixed, should this feature work with both v1 and v2 Flircs?

OK. Thanks.

Nvidia Shield.

Thanks for the reply, but so far I cannot get it to work on all buttons. Specifically the Guide,DVR,Record,CC buttons. I presume the commands they send are specific to the Channels app rather than just generic Adb commands like most of the others? But having tried several times programming via the GUI both V1 and V2 Flircs and even using different remotes, the key presses for Guide etc are recorded OK but don't do anything when connected to the Nvidia Shield that runs Channels.

I've just spotted that under the Advanced tab that most other Device specific profiles (Nvidia Shield, Fire TV, Kodi etc) have a tick box, but there isn't a tick box at all for Channels. So, I ask again, is the Channels controller part of the Software actually meant to be working?