RC-201 remote stops working with mediaportal ;-)

[pit202]

hello all,

i`m new on this forum, my english isn`t the best - so i make it short :

I have this remote controller RC-201 : http://allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=79302683 and the think is - it`s working with windows XP and MCE , the bad think is - this remote stops working when I run mediaportal. The remote controller is visible in windows as CyberMouse USB ( HID device ).

Can anybody give me a hint or a solution ?

regards
Piter

[sodar]

I have the same problem. After starting MediaPortal remote stops working until reboot. Please help

[marcio_pl]

I am planning to buy this remote, but I wonder if you guys could make it work with MediaPortal?

Any ideas, anybody?

[sodar]

The only solution i found is to disconnect, and connect again receiver to USB port. Then it works just fine, but next time you run media portal you have to reconnect it again...

[marcio_pl]

Sodar, maybe this would work for you... I tested here with an usb device and i could restart it from the command-line.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272

First I had to find out the id of the usb device I wanted (my usb memory stick for instance), then I sent a restart command. Something like this:

C:\devcon\i386>devcon hwids USB\*

C:\devcon\i386>devcon restart @USB\VID_10*
USB\VID_10D6&PID_1100\5&33D83D18&0&2                        : Restarted
1 device(s) restarted.

After that it looked like I unplugged and plugged the usb stick again.

If it works, you just have to find a way to call it automatically after MediaPortal starts (maybe task manager or some plug-in...). If you try, let me know if it works..

[sodar]

Yeah, it works. Thanks Marcio_pl .
I made simple batch file that restarts USB device 4 seconds after lunching MediaPortal.

@echo off
MediaPortal.exe
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 -w 1000 > nul
devcon restart USB\VID_0419* > nul

Just save it for example as Start_MP.bat in MediaPortal folder.
Devcon.exe should be somewhere in system path or in MediaPortal folder.
Start MediaPortal by clicking Start_MP icon.

Ping command is used because there's no CHOICE or SLEEP command in XP.

I don't know if VID_0419 (Vendor ID?) should be the same for everyone else. You have to check it for yourself.