IR Server Suite - Version 1.4.2 Test Build 3158/3281 (3 Viewers)

[siege]

IRSS 1.0.4.1 + MCE Remote on XP 32bit

Hi guys,

I am getting this very weird problem.

I have Mediaportal 1.0 with latest SVN and IRSS 1.0.4.1 + and MCE Remote on XP 32bit. XP recognizes the receiver for the remote and automatically installed it as a eHome keyboard input device.

Everything works fine here, the remote works and windows responds to the key changes. However, when I configure Input Service (followed the help file) and launch translator, translator cannot see any of the remote key presses. I have tried disabling the registry keys but no go.

The weird thing is, I have the exact same remote with exact same installed softwares on another box with the same OS with the same service packs. Over there translator works like a charm.

Before the windows reinstall, the remote works fine on the problematic box. All drivers/OSes files are exactly the same. I just simply dont know what I am doing wrong.

Can someone fill me in here?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Froschkönig]

Hello,

I´m using for a long time the MCE Replacement Plugin (with Girder and Windows Messages) and I want to give the IR-Suite a try.
It works really great and the IR-Suite recognizes the signals from my remote perfect.
My problem now is, that some signals are repeated too fast, which means, if I press for example the button for up, it jumps two or three times before I can release the button.
So, is there a possibility to define something like the antirepeat-time in girder, that the suite stays inactive for a given time after a command.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[risu]

So, is there a possibility to define something like the antirepeat-time in girder, that the suite stays inactive for a given time after a command.

You can already define repeat delay in IR Server configuration for selected remote. I'm not sure if every remote has such value but at least MCE and IRMan has it, didn't check other remotes.

 

[cristiandm]

Any guide to setup the IR Setup with iMON?

 

[hulkhaugen]

Any guide to setup the IR Setup with iMON?

Same here. Spragleknas said he would create a guide on how to setup iMon without IRSS, but just using the iMon software. Haven't seen anything of it yet...

I don't care which way i'll have to do it, as long as i get it to work properly...

 

[Spragleknas]

I was thinking about writing a small guide (nothing fancy, as I don't own have iMon myself, only helped others), but I remember seeing a similar guide, so I dropped it.

I'll see if I can dig it up. If not I'll try to give some directions next week.

 

[Diamantregen]

Version 1.4.2 Build 2627 has still Standby problem

Hello,

First of all thank you very much for this great tool, it works like a charm! I'm using version 1.4.2 Build 2627 on a fresh installation of Vista x64 SP1 on a AMD x2 system.

The only thing that doesn't work well yet is the standby problem that others reported for older versions before. Means that most of times (but not always) there is no response at all when using the remote after the PC is woken up from Standby S3 or Hibernate mode. Only after restarting the Input Service it works again.

Anyway, keep up the great work

 

[Froschkönig]

Sorry,
I don´t want to stress this, but what I have to do.
I have a remote and a IR-receiver, which are both not supported directly.
With Girder and the Sconi-Plugin (like the Igor-Plugin but USB) I get the signals from my remote recognized. From Girder I can send Windows messages to the MCE-replacement Plugin (with the messages described in the help-file) and this works nice.
But with the IR-suite I am lost.
I can set up in the Input Service Configuration of the IR-Suite the Sconi-Plugin as a Girder Plugin. Then I go to MediaPortal Configuration and the MP Control Plugin. If I highlight here in the section remote control a button, for example play, and then I use my remote, the IR signal becomes mapped to this functrion and this function works in MediaPortal. But! I can`t edit the mapping. And more important, I have no faint idea, where I can define a antirepeat time.
If that is not possible. no problem. I can use my old setup. but maybe I am doing something very simple wrong.

Thank you very much
Roland

 

[pharaohamps]

Hello,

First of all thank you very much for this great tool, it works like a charm! I'm using version 1.4.2 Build 2627 on a fresh installation of Vista x64 SP1 on a AMD x2 system.

The only thing that doesn't work well yet is the standby problem that others reported for older versions before. Means that most of times (but not always) there is no response at all when using the remote after the PC is woken up from Standby S3 or Hibernate mode. Only after restarting the Input Service it works again.

Anyway, keep up the great work

I have this issue as well. I'm running Windows 7 (7000) on this particular PC - on my other two PCs I run XP Pro and the MCE remote works out of the box. The W7 box has issues with the normal operation of the MCE receiver, so I am using the IR Server.

On resume from sleep, I cannot use most of the buttons on the remote - back, menu, info, etc. but the arrow keys and Enter work fine. They also worked fine without IR Server. The trick is to restart the Input Service upon resume from sleep. I couldn't find a way to do this automatically so I came up with this:

RESTARTING THE INPUT SERVICE AFTER RESUME FROM SLEEP

Download the batch file from this thread. Save it somewhere on your hard drive.

Start the Event Viewer by typing "eventvwr.msc /s" from the Run... box.
Find the event for a resume from Sleep.

Right click on the event and select "Attach Task To This Event..."

The "Create Basic Task" wizard will start. Name the task something useful, like RESTART INPUT SERVICE. Click "Next."

The next step will confirm the event you want to attach the task to. In our case it's Log: System / Source: Power-Troubleshooter / EventID 1. Click "Next."

Select "Start A Program" for the Action to perform. Click "Next."

Browse to the location of the batch file you downloaded from this post. Click "Next."

Click "Finish."

Close the Event Viewer.

Start the Task Scheduler by typing "taskschd.msc /s" in the run box.

Find the task you created earlier. Remember this should have had an informative name. Since I created mine from Event Viewer, my task is in the folder labeled "Event Viewer Tasks."

Right click on the task and select "Run with highest privileges." This will allow the task to start and stop services without prompting for permission / UAC. I leave UAC on with W7, I usually turn it off for Vista. YMMV but we need the task to run elevated to control services.

Close the task scheduler.

Test it out! Put the system to Sleep then wake it up. If your remote is working, then great! If not, no idea. Try running the batch file by itself (run as Administrator) and see if it stops and starts the services.

 

[Diamantregen]

Hi pharaohamps ,

Thanks for your posting. Yeah, I'm also using a .bat approach, but I must say adding this as a Windows task is indeed the most elegant way to do it. I switched to use your method and it works perfectly except the several seconds that one must wait until the service is restarted, but suppose that can only be prevented when the bug is fixed.