YellowDog Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Just got a Flirc today and I must I'm very disappointed, especially after reading all the positive reviews. First the Linux version is very lacking. I can't choose the media conviguration, in fact there in no menu at all to choose anything. I'm running Fedora 20 Fired up Windows and started programming my Universal remote model URC WR7, and I kept getting Out of space errors. Upgraded the firmware, attempted to program the device, it seemed to work. When I plugged it into my XBMC HTPC, only 1 of the keys I programmed worked. Next I ran flirc_util.exe status Last upgrade attempt: Error Quote
jason Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Just got a Flirc today and I must I'm very disappointed, especially after reading all the positive reviews. First the Linux version is very lacking. I can't choose the media conviguration, in fact there in no menu at all to choose anything. I'm running Fedora 20 Fired up Windows and started programming my Universal remote model URC WR7, and I kept getting Out of space errors. Upgraded the firmware, attempted to program the device, it seemed to work. When I plugged it into my XBMC HTPC, only 1 of the keys I programmed worked. Next I ran Several improvements to firmware are in the works. They should hopefully be posted this weekend. Hang in there. The linux version can't be lacking, it's the same source code that gets compiled for everything. Can you show me a screenshot, maybe there is something else going on? Do a file->clear configuration. Start over and make sure you use a samsung or panasonic profile on your universal remote. The firmware updated will solve all the issues for any other remote protocol, but those are the ones I'm 100% confident in with the firmware release you have now. Let me know, I want to turn your experience around. Quote
YellowDog Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) ~ $ sudo rpm -ivh flirc-1.2.6-2.x86_64.rpm Preparing... ################################# [100%] file / from install of flirc-1.2.6-2.x86_64 conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-19.fc20.x86_64 file /lib from install of flirc-1.2.6-2.x86_64 conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-19.fc20.x86_64 file /usr/bin from install of flirc-1.2.6-2.x86_64 conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.2-19.fc20.x86_64 I needed to add --force for it to install When I run the GUI I redirected stdin & stdout flirc.out.gz As you can see there is no menu and nothing to allow me to change to XBMC or any other device. My last programming attempt was on Windows and flirc_util said the key were programmed, but only the left mouse worked. On Linux, the system sees the Flirc, [ 7431.537270] usb 2-1.1: new low-speed USB device number 7 using ehci-pci [ 7431.633765] usb 2-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=20a0, idProduct=0001 [ 7431.633771] usb 2-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 7431.633774] usb 2-1.1: Product: flirc [ 7431.633777] usb 2-1.1: Manufacturer: flirc.tv [ 7431.644317] input: flirc.tv flirc as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.1/2-1.1:1.0/0003:20A0:0001.0005/input/input18 [ 7431.644785] hid-generic 0003:20A0:0001.0005: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.01 Keyboard [flirc.tv flirc] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.1/input0 But flirc_util & Flirc GUI can't find the device ~ $ flirc_util status Warning: cannot open USB deviceWarning: cannot open USB devicedevice disconnected, can't run command Hopefully the firmware upgrade will fix everything. I can wait a few if need be. Edited July 26, 2014 by rfausey Quote
jason Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 try sudo for both the commandline and the GUI Quote
YellowDog Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) sudo worked, but the GUI menu is nearly unreadable, black text on dark black. Looks like when I did a firmware upgrade on Windows the firmware got hosed. ~ $ sudo flirc_util status Last upgrade attempt: Error ~ $ sudo flirc_util version flirc_util version v1.2.6 [v1.2.6] Firmware: v2.6 . Edited July 26, 2014 by rfausey Quote
jason Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Can you do file->advanced force upgrade in linux? Quote
YellowDog Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Posted July 26, 2014 Can you do file->advanced force upgrade in linux? Forced upgrade, it stills reports Last upgrade attempt: Error Quote
yawor Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 I also get this error message for flirc_util status but I don't bother because everything works very well. For flirc software to work on Linux without sudo an udev rule is required which would change permissions for USB dev node. I would create a new user group and allow read/write access to the flirc using udev rule. Then the user could just add itself to the flirc group. BTW on Arch Linux everything is working correctly without the need for root. Quote
YellowDog Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Posted July 27, 2014 I tried a couple of remote settings, only setting my Universal remote to work was either Samsung or Panasonic, although with limited functionality. When using either Panasonic or Samsung device some of the buttons are disabled by default for some reason. Normally this would not be an issue, I would just put my Universal remote into learning mode and it would work. But I don't have a Samsung or Panasonic remote to do that. I tried a old XBOX DVD remote, IIRC it should work out of the box with a MCE IR dongle. Nothing worked on that remote. I did notice when programming the Flirc, I received messages that the button already exits. A second try work however. For Linux I should have guessed needed root to program the Flirc. Might not be a bad idea to test if the OS is Linux and if the User is root, might make it a bit more friendly. Quote
yawor Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 YellowDog, Create (as a root) a file named 51-flirc.rules in directory /etc/udev/rules.d/ with this content: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="20a0", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0001", MODE="0666" and then plug in the Flirc again. This should make Flirc device readable/writable from any user. You can of course make it more secure by assigning flirc to be writable by only a specific group and assign yourself to this user group. Quote
jason Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 I tried a couple of remote settings, only setting my Universal remote to work was either Samsung or Panasonic, although with limited functionality. When using either Panasonic or Samsung device some of the buttons are disabled by default for some reason. Normally this would not be an issue, I would just put my Universal remote into learning mode and it would work. But I don't have a Samsung or Panasonic remote to do that. I tried a old XBOX DVD remote, IIRC it should work out of the box with a MCE IR dongle. Nothing worked on that remote. I did notice when programming the Flirc, I received messages that the button already exits. A second try work however. For Linux I should have guessed needed root to program the Flirc. Might not be a bad idea to test if the OS is Linux and if the User is root, might make it a bit more friendly. Hang in there, I'm going to post a beta image tomorrow that will add support for all the remotes that gave flirc problems. Here is the forum to keep your eye on: Quote
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