I am running flirc on RASPBMC and its setup pretty well and initally works ok with my remote however I leave my Pi on much of the time and when I come back to it Flirc fails to respond. It does seem to take hours of being left.

 

XBMC is still working fine I can control it with the wifi App remote, but until I reboot XBMC flirc wont do anything.

 

My other USB device (Hard Drive) is fine and still seems awake and responding.

 

Any advice?

 

Thanks

I am having the same issue. It will be working fine until the PC sleeps and usually i need to reboot and sometimes change USB ports to get it working again.

I'm having same problem on win8.1.  Having to unplug and plug back in Flirc.  On firmware v3.0.

Same problem with fw 3.0rc12 on Windows 8.1.

Only replug can resolve.

I think this might be a problem with power saving features on specific hardware or software - at least on Windows 8. Check USB power settings in device manager if there is something that can be switched to disable the feature. It may also be a setting in BIOS/UEFI.

Never mind....

Edited September 29, 201411 yr by Pete Mazz

Matricom mx2. No options on power or sleep. Worked fine until firm 3.0. Now after 10 to 15 min FLIRC will not respond. Must unplug and reseat.

There is a setting in Win7 under the advanced power config section to disable usb suspend. I disabled it last night and it stayed connected until I shut down.

Would not restart this morning using remote. Started with keyboard and Flirc is gone again.

I had submitted a support request but thought I'd search here too.

 

I just picked up the flirc last week and got it working great, except for this issue. Running the 3.0 firmware.

 

With my configuration, I completely startup/shutdown my HTPC when I use it.

 

Almost every time my Win7 HTPC boots up, the flirc is not a listed device. I have to physically remove it from the USB slot and re-insert it, get the USB detected sound, and then it works as per normal until I start the HTPC next time.

 

I have tried multiple USB ports but no change.

I've notified Jason about this thread so hopefully he will respond soon.

Mine has been working for the last couple of days. No idea why. Only glitch has been occasional multiple repeats.

Same problem here. I can use it for a few hours with no problem. But after I get home from work, and not having used it since the night before, I have to disconnect my Flirc and reconnect it for it to work. This only started happening when I updated firmware to v3 and the software to latest version as well. I did this one after the other so no idea if any one of those caused it. My setup is below:

 

Windows 7 Pro x64

Plex/XBMC

Flirc plugged into USB extension cable

Harmony remote

 

Is there a way to revert firmware to 2.x? I can't find the download.

Mine has been working for the last couple of days. No idea why. Only glitch has been occasional multiple repeats.

 

Still working and w/o any repeats.

Still locking up here

Still a problem for me too. I tried moving the flirc to not be facing the IR blaster directly, as per the rc12 firmware thread but it didn't help my situation.

Same issue with FTV; sits over night and then doesn't respond. Have to remove and reinsert to fix. (v.3.0 rc12 bootloader 2.0). Haven't run any other version as I just purchased the other day and updated to v 3.0 to use the FTV app (which works great).

According to one of the developper, the problem is probably coming from the "sleep detection" option that is enable by default in the advanced option of the firmware 3.0

 

He is recommending to those who are having the problem to disable this option and let him know if the problem persists....

 

More details in this thread:

 

 

 

 

 

I have personnaly tried it on my flirc one hour ago and so far so good.....

Edited October 9, 201411 yr by CapHar

Yeah not so much on the above instructions. Sleep was not enabled in the advanced settings if flirc. My WIN INSTALLATION is not affected. But my android based Matricom MX 2 is. I even swap the two dongles and win stays clean and android locks.

I just noticed something that could be relevant. I was using my remote with Flirc, just browsing my Plex library, and decided to turn of my air conditioner. When I did so using the IR remote, I heard the USB disconnect sound come from my media center, which I found odd. I went back to the couch and my Flirc was no longer responding. I plugged it out and back in, all was working again. So i turned my AC off on and back off and same thing, Flirc is disconnected. IT seems as though Flirc is receiving a shutdown command from my AC remote. How can i disable this?!?!

Any resolution to the 'sleep' still affected here

I'm dealing with the same issue.

 

Flirc stops working. Interestingly enough, the Flirc util reports 18 buttons programmed before and after it stops working, and after force upgrading the firmware (v3.1-v3.1,) the buttons begin to respond again-without me reprogramming them.

 

Is my flirc broken?

 

I've tried firmware 3.1, 3.0, 2.2. I have tried two different remotes, Two different computers and my OUYA. Same result. Interestingly enough, the flirc stops moving if I unplug it and replug it into the same usb port, or any usb port on any other computer.

 

I have disabled sleep detection. I am unable to disable Builtin Profiles. Once I disable builtin profiles, if I go back into the menus it reports as enabled.

i have the same issue. hopefully there will be new firmware soon. i dont know why i updated it really, it was working perfectly.

i need to learn to leave things alone.

You should upgrade your firmware to v3.1 rc.2. The new upgrade fixed the problem for me.

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by CapHar

You should upgrade your firmware to v3.1 rc.2. The new upgrade fixed the problem for me.

Still having problems here on 3.1 final. upgraded from 3.0 last night with 1.2.8 firmware. 30 minutes or so and nonwake up. WIN install no provlems. android matricom mx2 has issues. Swap dongles and problem stays and remains clear on other.

Ps: and side note, regardless of issues, jason and crew -thanks for the product and subsequent work. Cant do without it even with a glitch or two. :)

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by Redwingsfansfc