Philips SRM 5100 - Microsoft Vista 4 In 1 Remote Control (2 Viewers)

[DJBlu]

Nice one

Just let us know the simple edit

ok, bath time for kids so need to run........but its simply a case of using the MCE replacement drivers mentioned earlier in this thread - edit the inf file and add the Philips Device ID to it (easy to find) - then update devices driver in Device Manager and point the file location to the inf files (XP one is the one).

eg. the inf file would also have this in it :

[Microsoft]
%USB\VID_0471&PID_0815.DeviceDesc%=MCEIR.Dev, USB\VID_0471&PID_060D

VID_0471&PID_060D is the device ID for the Philips USB IR device

After this you have a working 'MCE Infrared Remote Control' in your USB devices.

HIP then sees it fine and tested too, first attempt at MP didnt kick in......shall play again after bath time!!



Well that seems to be fine here, XP SP2 configured as above and then using HIP to manage the remote aspect and it works fine - tetris in MP with a remote should keep the wife happy!!

Hope you guys get it working too - happy to help.

Jez

See above, sorted

Worth a look too :- MCE Remote Replacement Driver FAQ

Jez

hey, thanks for posting this

i've been trying to get this remote working with mce recently but to no avail

i get SF+ Dongle(e.d) listed in device manager, so i've downloaded the alternative drivers, added the line you suggested to mceir_xp.inf, and tried to update the driver. but when i point it to the .inf file, it says drivers for the device couldn't be found in the specified location

any ideas?

In Device Settings update drivers on the SF+ Dongle.

Install from specific location --> Don't Search I will choose --> Human Interface Devices --> Microsoft --> Microsoft eHome Infrared Tranceiver

Ignore the warning, then reboot.

Install HIP ( ByRemote File Downloads ) then use the following.

View attachment 21592

Use the readme in the Zip file to help.

 

[DJBlu]

These are the drivers if you can't find them on your machine

View attachment 21606

Hope this helps.

 

[shakermaker]

hey, thanks for your help

i tried installing from a specific location, clicked 'don't search, i will choose' and then human interface devices, but it doesn't let me go any deeper than that. clicking next just says it couldn't find a driver for my device

so i tried the ehome.zip. i extracted it and located it through the 'i have a disk' option, but again, it says it couldn't locate the driver.

i tried the file as-is and also by inserting jezd's line in the [MicrosoftHw] tag of irbus.inf

any ideas? i'm running out of things to try

i'm on xp mce2005 btw, would that make any difference?

 

[DJBlu]

Download this file

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...nt-driver-obsolete-mce-replacement-driver.zip

then extract the files to any directory,

navigate to that directory and edit the

mceir_xp.inf


after the

[MceIrApi.NTx86]

insert this

%USB\VID_0471&PID_0815.DeviceDesc%=MCEIR.Dev, USB\VID_0471&PID_060D

save the file and follow the instructions as above but instead of clicking Microsoft click Have disk

then find the mceir_xp.inf file and then you will have 1 item in the list.

Double click on it then click Proceed anyway.

And there you have it you should be able to use HIP now.

Oh and btw ..

Make sure in HIP that you delete all the System Wide Keys in Preferences --> Alternate Input. Otherwise the whole thing doesn't work.

 

[Serkan]

Hello, I am using ECS A780GM-A mainboard with 32 bit Vista SP1 included. I have a big problem with my Philips SRM 5100 dongle with this mainboard. When I plug and play SRM 5100 USB Dongle Vista automaticaly setup the USB driver and my remote working exactly. After restarting Vista , USB Dongle Driver became UNKNOWN USB DRIVER on the device maneger, and SRM 5100 doesnt work at all. In order to use SRM 5100 every time when Vista starts, i have to unplug the USB dongle then plug the USB dongle. Any advice about this boring problem? Thanks a lot.

 

[cupax]

Hmmm... it sounds more of a specific mainboard problem, since there are no 3rd party drivers for this dongle. Try to find the latest drivers for USB for your mainboard also flash the latest BIOS.
Sometimes just plugging the thing in another USB may solve this kind of problem...

 

[Furox]

Hello, I am using ECS A780GM-A mainboard with 32 bit Vista SP1 included. I have a big problem with my Philips SRM 5100 dongle with this mainboard. When I plug and play SRM 5100 USB Dongle Vista automaticaly setup the USB driver and my remote working exactly. After restarting Vista , USB Dongle Driver became UNKNOWN USB DRIVER on the device maneger, and SRM 5100 doesnt work at all. In order to use SRM 5100 every time when Vista starts, i have to unplug the USB dongle then plug the USB dongle. Any advice about this boring problem? Thanks a lot.

same problem here: sometimes resuming from suspend xp doesn't recognize the dongle and then it's listed as an unknown usb device (USB\VID_0000&PID_0000) in the device manager.
neither uninstall & rescan nor a reboot solve this problem so the only way is to pull it out and plug it in again which requires some acrobatic skills since the media center is fully integrated within the shelf in the living room.
is this a driver issue or a hardware failure and how could it be solved? for your support!


p.s.

Hmmm... it sounds more of a specific mainboard problem, since there are no 3rd party drivers for this dongle. Try to find the latest drivers for USB for your mainboard also flash the latest BIOS.
Sometimes just plugging the thing in another USB may solve this kind of problem...

windows and the mainboard bios & drivers are up-to-date so i'll try to find out the reason and to use different usb ports.

 

[morpheus_xx]

I am using a Philips SRM 5100 with the IR Server Suite and XP as well now.

It's working great - you just have to remember to check "disable automatic buttons" in the IRSS's MCE Remote config or the arrow keys won't work.

The main advantage of this remote is that you can re-learn each button from any other IR remote

hi rtv,

I now have the same remote with WinXP. Can you please describe once more in detail, what steps have to be done to get this working.

I tried the ehome drivers so the device is working and eventghost shows key presses.

Is this the same driver for you? How to use the ir server?

thank you in advance
morpheus_xx

 

[morpheus_xx]

I found another working solution for Windows XP:

I use the eHome drivers from this thread. With EventGhost I selected the "MCE Remote" and "Media Portal" plugin and mapped my keys to the MP events.

After this I activated the Message Plugin (also see this thread above) in MP config. That's it
Works quite nice.

Some additional tweak: I mapped the "green start button" to start MP when it's not running yet.

My created eventghost xml-config is attached here...

 

[jof]

I'm also going to buy this remote for my Vista PC.

Do I also have to configure anything special in Vista for this remote, or does it work, if I simply enable MCE Remote in Mediaportal Config?