Remote Support for FireDTV (1 Viewer)

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Anonymous

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Hi Guys

I have now got a stable version of remote support for FireDTV, this is more of an add on to MediaPortal as it mimics the MCE remote.

I have also setup an interface to make it easy for additional remotes to be added.
 

Jean-Max

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October 20, 2004
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firedtv said:
Hi Guys
I have now got a stable version of remote support for FireDTV, this is more of an add on to MediaPortal as it mimics the MCE remote.
I have also setup an interface to make it easy for additional remotes to be added.

Congratulations !
Is-it from you, Leslie ?
Your plugin in beta phase was very good :)

** Screenshot of beta version**

Now, we expect it, in next M-P CVS ;) .. before ... July's 0.1.3.0
 
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Anonymous

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Hi jean-max

Yes it is leslie, I am zipping everything for upload an will be posting tonight
 

Hell_Angel

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June 17, 2005
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Remote support?

Hello!

I tried to add this plugin to my Mediaportal program. I first installed Mediaportal 1.0.2.0, then latest CVS (06-16-05), then I copied files from you archive file that includes those remote control files. After that I configured Mediaportal and enabled FireDTV remote control. I closed RC and CI programs before doing that. Then I restarted Mediaportal as it prompts and nothing happens. Remote don't work. Then I tried to put on that advance beta mode, but still nothing happens... What should I do?

Best regards,
Kari
 

mPod

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January 26, 2005
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Re: Remote support?

Hell_Angel said:
Hello!

I tried to add this plugin to my Mediaportal program. I first installed Mediaportal 1.0.2.0, then latest CVS (06-16-05), then I copied files from you archive file that includes those remote control files. After that I configured Mediaportal and enabled FireDTV remote control. I closed RC and CI programs before doing that. Then I restarted Mediaportal as it prompts and nothing happens. Remote don't work. Then I tried to put on that advance beta mode, but still nothing happens... What should I do?

Best regards,
Kari
It's already included in the latest CVS versions.
 
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MadMouse

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Hi Guys

I have submitted a patch to Sourceforge.

1.) Better logging
2.) Better Exception Handling.
3.) Updated DLL Interops.
4.) Response issues.

Please make sure that the fireSATAPI.dll file is in the mediaportal directory.
 

chrholm

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June 20, 2005
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I could not get this to work until I had a look at the sources, and found there is a naming problem regarding the XML-entries in MediaPortal.xml.

In Configuration/Sections/FireDTVRemote.cs (204-206) the following is used to store the configuration:

Code:
xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("remote", "FireDTV", checkBoxFireDTVEnabled.Checked);
xmlwriter.SetValue("remote", "FireDTVKeyFile", textBoxFireDTVKeyFile.Text);
xmlwriter.SetValue("remote", "FireDTVRemoteName", comboBoxRemoteControl.Text);

In RemotePlugins/FireDTV/FireDTVRemote.cs (75-77) the following is used to load the configuration:

Code:
_remoteEnabled	= ((xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("remote", "FireSAT", false)) && (_FireSAPapiFound));
_FileName		= (xmlreader.GetValueAsString("remote", "FireSATKeyFile", "FireSATKeyMap.XML"));
_RemoteName		= (xmlreader.GetValueAsString("remote", "FireSATRemoteName", "FireSAT Remote Control"));

When I changed the load to match the save, the remote control worked like a charm. I can't get the buttons 0-9 to work, but I will have to look at that some other day, for now its workable.

Christian
 

Jean-Max

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October 20, 2004
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FRANCE
Hello

The integrated FireDTV remote plugin in 0130 (and its CVS) is OK :)
All works nice :)

Don't forget 2 things :

-> Copy FireSatApi.dll
from /program files/FireDTV/Tools
to /mediaPortal/

-> Close RC icon (Remote Control) in right task bar
 

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