Windows Server 2008 and IR

[lyallo]

Originally Posted by werfman

I installed SP1 on my Windows Vista system and borrowed the following drivers and .inf files:
circlass.inf
circlass.sys
CIRCoInst.dll
hidclass.sys
hidir.sys
hidparse.sys
usbcir.inf
usbcir.sys

I changed the .inf file and installed the drivers, after that the system recognized the eHome IR Receiver (I am happy).

Thanks guys.

Werfman,

I'm attempting to do this on a 32-Bit version of Windows Server 2008, i've taken the files you listed from a Vista 32-Bit installation with SP1. When i try to load this driver i get an error stating that the folder "doesn't contain a compatible driver for your device", you mentioned changing the .inf file - can you please explain what should be changed?

Thanks in advance.

Lyall

[Crockie]

Look here for driver files and solution:
win2008workstation.com • View topic - Remote control install under Windows 2008 server

[werfman]

I changed all the words NTamd64...1 by NTamd64 after the change both drivers can be loaded.
I think the NTamd64...1 means that it is a MCE compatible OS.

Let me know if it works.

[lyallo]

Yep werfman that works great!

Also Crokie's link contains a link to the drivers, follow his instructions to get it working, at step 5 (installing unknown device that is detected) i had to force the driver by going to "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" when installing the driver and loading input.inf (hit "have disk") from the HIDClass\circlass\irdevice folder.

It then proceeded to install a whole bunch of other IR related devices and now all is working.

Thanks again

[milhouse]

Any idea if this method would work with Server 2003 x64? I have been beating my head against the wall trying to get my ehome IR transceiver to work, and my TV Server can't change channels on the STB until I figure it out. I don't want to go back to 32-bit, since the 64-bit version works MUCH better with processor throttling in TV Server.

Next question is - where do I get the Vista x64 drivers? Can I get them from the install disk, or do I need a running Vista system?

Thanks-
Jason

[and-81]

I'm still in the process of setting up my new Vista x64 (Business Edition ) laptop for development, I'll be facing the same problem some time this week. I'll let you know what I come up with. I expect you could probably extract the required files from an install CD or SP1 ... but I'll let you know when I figure it out myself.

Cheers,

[Mouch.net]

I copy the files from Vista Ultimate x64 SP1.
Windows 2008 x64 recognize eHome IR receiver and install it automatically as soon as I gave him the path.
The Problem is after installation, I get 2 devices that are not working:
- eHome IR receiver
- Consumer IR Devices

both with error: Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (code 39)

Any idea how to solve that

[and-81]

turns out I didn't have any trouble connecting the mce remote to my Vista x64 Business laptop.

I'll see if I can find a win2008 VPC image at work and test it out for you.

Now that I've got a 64bit rig I will try to find some time to get the replacement driver working on x64... But I can't make any promises on that.

Cheers,

[Mouch.net]

the problem was that the Driver were not Digitally signed and that DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS option is not working in 2k8 (also not in Vista SP1)

So I use "Ready Driver Plus" to disable driver signing permanently.
It's also possible to self sign the Drivers, maybe I will do it later if I have time.

For all interested people, here is the Windows Server 2k8 x64 driver package, and here Ready Driver Plus

Have fun