Hello Radosch,
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I have installed the latest MediaPortal 1.0RC1, rev: 19158 and the latest CybrDisplay plugin (05/08).
I have SilverStone case with SoundGraph iMON display (VFD connected via USB).
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Cybrmag has posted some patched testing ersions in this thread, I am using the May 14 one. You may want to give these a try as the "original" ones didn't work under all hardware scenarios.
After exchanging some emails with SandCastle who got his iMon Pad working in a different manner I begin to believe that some VFD versions are behaving differently, depending on their individual firmware version. My VFD's version number is 0x36 (pretty old, although I bought the case in January 2008), others report 0x38. SandCastle is using 0x48 and got it working.
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1. Start MP in window mode. When MP starts you will notice that it disables frontview (sets it to never)
2. Enable frontview. You should notice the display go postal as both iMON and cybrdisplay send data to it.
3. Disable frontview
4. Return Mediaportal to fullscreen
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This workaround definitely works. I have thought about automating this by using some mouse move recording software that would play the same moves each time the PC is booted. The ingenious Soundgraph software doesn't even have keyboard shortcuts (in which case the automation would have been a matter of a few seconds). Downside is of course that you need to maintain the same MP window location since you need to find the "fullscreen" menu selection on the screen again, which is lacking a keyboard shortcut too (something that could possibly be added by the way).
Steps 1-4 would then become automatic and the only manual thing left is the single key press on the remote to switch to Keyboard mode. One more thing is that the volume +- cannot be configured as the same codes seem to be used by the general HID receiver settings. These are XP based but can be changed in the registry. You will anyway need to do this to configure any case button to have it perform the action that you want it to have.
For the moment I have plugged in the IR receiver of my Hauppauge TV card and use the Hauppauge 45key remote, which is fully supported by the Cybrmag Display Plugin instead of the iMON Pad. Unfortunately the receiver has no power when the PC is in standby, hence no wakeup is possible with the Hauppauge remote.
Regards, HTPC_Sourcer