00g Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 If I'm going down (or up) through a directory in XBMC, and I'm pressing down (or up) repeatedly, it will all of a sudden go left. Then, I'll have to press right to get back to the directory and continue my navigation. This is on a Acer Revo 3700. I've tried this with a few different remotes thinking maybe the IR codes were too similar on the remote I was using. But, the outcome was the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris! Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hi 00g, welcome to the FLIRC forums. I haven't heard of this issue so far just to clarify a few points:What firmare are you using?When scrolling up or down slowly it is fine but multiple repeats cause it to go leftWhat remotes have you tried? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00g Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 When I get home today, I intend on giving the new beta FW a test and see if that fixes the issue. The FW I'm using now is the one Jason sent me via email when he fixed the issue where the FLIRC was going to sleep and not waking up (v1.0). The issue happens whether I'm repeatedly pressing the button, and when I hold the button down. As for slow presses, I'll have to check. I'd say my normal scrolling rate when looking for a movie would be 1.5-2 presses per second. I'm currently using a Sony DVD remote. My previous remote I believe was a RCA DVD (old school Xbox IR codes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 We could change the sensitivity dynamically, are you familiar with the command line? This hasn't made it's way into the GUI yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00g Posted November 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 i just updated the FW to the beta "wake up" version, and the problem persists. And it doesn't matter if I'm scrolling through a list quickly or slowly. Every one in a while it'll just go left. I've used command line stuff in the past. But, not much. Mostly just for rooting my phones and what-not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoyser Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 @00g I had exactly the same problem (also a Sony remote, probably not a coincidence) I can confirm that setting the sensitivity to 0 via the command line fixed the problem. A value of 3 doesn't work, I've not tried 1 or 2. I guess the down and left buttons work on very similar frequencies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskro Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 nice! we need a GUI to tweak the sensitivity, this would help non-tech savvy's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00g Posted November 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 @00g I had exactly the same problem (also a Sony remote, probably not a coincidence) I can confirm that setting the sensitivity to 0 via the command line fixed the problem. A value of 3 doesn't work, I've not tried 1 or 2. I guess the down and left buttons work on very similar frequencies. Awesome. Can anyone direct me to the command line instructions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoyser Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 If not already, insert Flirc into USB of PC on which Flirc GUI software is installed Navigate to flirc installation directory, in Windows XP this is normally C:\Program Files\Flirc\ In there, there is another directory called cli change to this directory (cd cli) From this directory you can run the command line program flirc.exe You can check the flirc is recognised by entering flirc.exe version To change the sensitivity enter flirc.exe sensitivity 0 (as I said in previous post, 0 seems to work fine, you could try other values, 3 didn't work for me) If successful you will get a message about having to reprogram the device, TBH I'm not sure if that is actually necessary so try the remote first to see if it works, if it doesn't reprogram it via the GUI Alternatively, from the Run menu: "C:\Program Files\flirc\cli\flirc.exe" sensitivity 0 (make sure you put the quotes in the right places) HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00g Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks for the instructions. I was able to adjust the sensitivity. however, when I had it set to zero, and attempted to relearn the IR codes, the GUI would act like everything was great. But, when using the remote, most of the buttons wouldn't work. I noticed that after learning an IR code for a button, I could immediately go back and set up the same code sometimes 5 time before I'd get the "button already existed" dialog box. I tried all the sensitivity levels and noticed I was getting the very same results with all of them. Even when I put it back to level 3. When I have some more time, I'll play around with it a little more. Just a heads up to anyone else looking to do this. When I tried running the flirc.exe from cli folder, the command line would come up for a split second and then go away anytime I ran it (on 2 different machines). I was able to run it by: Navigating to the cli folder, holding the shift key, and right clicking inside the cli folder, then clicking "open command window here", then typing flirc.exe in the command line. This would launch the command line FLIRC program and keep it up so I could adjust the sensitivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris! Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I noticed that after learning an IR code for a button, I could immediately go back and set up the same code sometimes 5 time before I'd get the "button already existed" dialog box. Would this be using the xbox remote (not your sony one) by chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00g Posted November 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 No. This is with the Sony codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehaan Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Old topic, but i just wanted to drop in and say that I'm facing the same issue! I'm facing this on 2 separate computers using Flirc + XBMC (frodo). One system uses a Sony DVD remote, the other uses a Logitech Harmony (perhaps with a sony profile, don't remember). Strangely though, i was scrolling down a list with my keyboard down-arrow yesterday and the left menu popped up (I'm fairly sure i didn't touch the left key)! Maybe its an XBMC issue? cya R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris! Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 One system uses a Sony DVD remote, the other uses a Logitech Harmony (perhaps with a sony profile, don't remember). If the harmony remote is set as a sony remote then we have probably found the culprit. You could try the lastest beta firmware too to see if that helps. It's unlikely to be an XBMC issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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