Huberthubertson Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hello, unfortunately the apple remote dont work with the MacBook Retina (no ir-receiver inside). Its possible to use the flirc usb and the orig. apple remote on osx? I need it for keynote/powerpoint regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdenes Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 sounds so simple... nothing else is needed to make this work ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdenes Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 i hope all this is this simple... if it does not work, is the item returnable? I am hoping it all works as stated and I keep it; but I want to know the return policy. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'll take it back, no questions asked. It's just me here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdenes Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 ok.. im going to buy the flirc as i need it for my seminars with my apple remote on my macbook air... hope it all works... if not i will be back here asking lots of questions.... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdenes Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 i just tried to purchase this and it would not go through??? not sure what the issue is? I will try again but do not want to buy two of the flircs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 What exactly isn't working? How about the direct link here: http://flirc.tv/buy_flirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeyk Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) My Flirc just arrived today and it's a nightmare! I'm trying to get it to work with my MacBook Pro Retina (OS X) and Harmony Ultimate remote. As soon as I plug the flirc in the cursor on my mac starts jumping around the screen. When I go into safari it starts typing random letters by itself. I rip out the flirc and Mac is ok again. I plug the flirc back in, it appears a bit more stable, I launch the latest OSX 10.7+ Software and try and assign/programme basic setup buttons with the harmony remote. Flirc does not seem to receive any signal from the remote! and then the software start jumping around again! The lots of messages about buttons being taken. What on earth is wrong with this flirc device?? Is it meant to work with MacBook Pro Retina and the harmony ultimate remote?? Am I doing something wrong?? I was hoping to use it with Plex on my Macbook, but did not make it past this first basic stage. Can someone please help / advise? I would be so grateful. Edited May 14, 2014 by rajeyk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Something is definitely wrong, this shouldn't be happening. Are you using a USB hub? Try loading the software, then do a file->clear configuration From there, go to file->advanced, then do force firmware upgrade. Let me know if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeyk Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks for the quick response on this. Plugging the flirc straight into the macbook, no USB hub. I cleared the configuration and the forced the firmware upgrade as per instructions... This has helped, It now seems to be stable, so no more cursor jumps or random typing. But it the flirc / software still not picking up my button presses from harmony ultimate remote, so I still can't configure. I know the macbook retina has no IR, but was hoping the flirc would provide the IR?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Okay great, now let's figure out why your remote isn't working. Did you go through the pairing process with the GUI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeyk Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I haven't gone through any pairing process, how do I do that? What is the GUI? Is that the computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 with the same software you used to force the firmware upgrade and clear your configuration, you must use that to pair remote buttons with keyboard keys. Most of the software you will use your remote with accepts keyboard keys as controls. Just figure out which ones you want to use to control the software, and pair those with your remote buttons. Check out the video on the front page of the website which shows the minimal controller view (up,down,left,right,etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeyk Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I think we're there! Whilst I was trying to pair, my harmony remote was on set on an activity... So the flirc GUI would not recognise any of my button presses. however, once i selected one of my individual remotes (tv for now), the GUI recognised the button presses from the remote. So it's working! I'll try and get it to work with plex now. Thank you Jason for your help on this, very much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Awesome, so glad you are up and running, let me know if you run into any more issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeyk Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Will do. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Anyone that is experiencing this and it's quickly reproduced, could you please let me know. I need someone to work with me to help solve this. We can knock it out pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydia Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Wanted to ask you about this before I buy. It sounds like the setup I have in mind -- using an old Apple remote to control iTunes on a retina MacBook Pro -- should work fine, yes? I do see reports of folks having trouble with configuring keyboard mappings in OS X. These instructions mean I can map _any_ key to the remote's buttons, including my "vol up" and "vol down" function keys and spacebar, yes? https://flirc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201625083-Operating-System-Media-Keys If at a later date I wanted to reconfigure for PowerPoint/Keynote or something, I'd just reprogram the little buttons? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yes, this will work. You can bind to any keyboard key. The keys you are linking to are system media center keys. The application doesn't need to be in focus and those will still go to the media application like itunes or whatever is playing the file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydia Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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