HP Media Center Bean Bag - Port 1 Refuses To Work (1 Viewer)

[spar1grep]

Hello,

After three years of pain staking self teaching on MediaPortal I am 95% complete in having my dream Home PVR solution, I am now running a dual tuner, dual STB client/server configuration (3 x clients, 1 x server), My TV Series, Moving Pictures, all PVR clients utilising the same model of MCE compatible remote.

One last hurdle which I cannot figure, I am hoping some IR Server knowledge expert can help?

On the TV Server I am using the HP Media Center beanbag transciever model OVU400102/71 3139 228 64141, part number HP Part No 5187-4593. Now I am at a stage where I need to utilise both the IR sender bug ports (1 for a V+ box, and one for a EuroVox PVR 5100).

If I use port #2 on the bean bag it all works fine, however port #1 never works, even though it shows up in the TV Server Blaster Plugin as port that can be used. As I have three bean bag transceivers I have tried all three, all with the same effect. Apart from installing IR Server Suite 1.4.2.3158, I have not made any registry changes or used the obsolete MCE driver replacement as I think all these issues where sorted in XP Professional SP2. In any event the transceiver sends and receives just fine if using port #2.

I have searched and searched and Googled, and Yahooed but can I find a reason as to why port #1 does not work which applies, no :-(

The transceiver is detected by Windows XP Professional fine (eHarmony USB driver).

I read some posts on the GB PVR forum about Hauppage software installations breaking software communication with port #1 on MS transceivers, which the fix was to install the XP MCE 2005 eHome Update Rollup 2 (using a WinTV PVR 250 and 350). I have tried the XP MCE 2005 eHome Update Rollup 2 method, but this does not allow for installation as it reports I already have a later version SP then expected, am I doing it wrong, should I be performing a manual update rather then using the XP MCE 2005 installer, would XP SP3 not have the update rollup included?

Any help/ideas would be of great assistance! Im betting it is a known issue and that I have missed something...

Thanks.

Gary.

 

[cafe.racer]

Clinton is the man you want (I think).

Not sure what version of the MCE Transceiver made it into the IRSS release you have, but search for posts by Clinton...

 

[spar1grep]

Cheers Cafe, will search for posts by Clinton.

 

[kiwijunglist]

I had the same MCE remote as you.

I got the blasters working with XP Pro SP3 by installing LM Remote KeyMap

The wierd thing is, that intially only blaster port #2 worked for me, but now both blasters work.

 

[spar1grep]

Hello Kiwijunglist,

Are you changing channels within MP through the EPG and then LM Remote Keymap is blasting the channel change to a STB?

Thanks.

Gary.

 

[kiwijunglist]

No i am using the blaster to blast the audio receiver, so that when i press vol +/- or mute on the remote it blasts my audio receiver.
The lm remote keymap tvserver plugin for changing channels on a set top box is only available for the paid version.

However you can could probably create your own plugin with a vbs or autohotkey script as lmremote keymap supports a very powerful command line interface, however if you want to part with some cash you can get the official plugin.

LM Gestion : LM Remote KeyMap : Change channels with your MCE IR Blaster or USB-UIRT

Look here -> https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...works-during-stb-setup-but-not-preview-70172/
HP MCE blaster working for changing channels.

 

[spar1grep]

Thanks very much for the infromation KiwiJungList! I think I will go the donator route for the LM Remote software, that way I can rule out the cause of port #1 on the beanbag not working being the eHome drive within Windows as I seriously doubt it is a hardware failure as I have three of the devices all of which suffer the same problem when using the IRSS server suite.

Again thanks for the information, it has been of great help.

 

[kiwijunglist]

before you pay for lm remote, verify that it can learn an IR code from your set top box and blast the ir code correctly.

 

[spar1grep]

Hello kiwijunglist,

It is exactly the right tool, both ports on beanbag now working, the software even learns the IR codes first time round, with IRSS I had to zap about 5-6 times for the learning to be successful!

Thanks very very very very much, I now have hit the dream solution I wanted from MP.

Thanks to the MP for all thier work too!

 

[kiwijunglist]

if you find mediaportal crashes when going in + out of standby using the remote power button, then edit the power button in the default remote profile in lm remote keymap, and delete the action. ( i think the action is called send ...)