Trouble with HA-IR01SV (TSHA-IR01) remote under XP (1 Viewer)

[fredklein]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0.0
MediaPortal Skin: blue
Windows Version: XP sp3
CPU Type: Dell Optiplex gx280
HDD: 80 gig
Memory: 1 gig
Motherboard:
Video Card: nvidea geforce fx5200
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: none (Meant for playback only)
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: HA-IR01SV (TSHA-IR01)
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

I recently purchased an 'AVS Gear HA-IR01SV Infrared Certified MCE Vista Remote Control'. I'm trying to get it working under XP sp3. I've checked the forums here, and have followed these procedures from this thread: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/remotes-116/ehome-infrared-transceiver-drivers-29355/ :

1. 1. Install the XP Update 2 for IR (KB912024). This will install the irbus.sys in your drivers dir.
2. 2. Found the original irbus.inf file that came inside the update (I guess that one can extract it, but I found it in my system)
3. 3. Plug in your IR receiver. This will result that you'll have an "?" besides the 'eHome Inf...' in the DeviceManager
4. 4. Select properties -> Details and you'll see the VID and PID which your connected device (IR remote) is presenting itself. The original irbus.inf did not have these VID/PID s.
5. 5. Now, copy the irbus.inf and irbus.sys from step 2 to some temp directory and edit the irbus.inf. Insert the below two lines in the appropriate places:
6. %USB\VID_045E&PID_006D.DeviceDesc%=IrBus_V2, USB\VID_1784&PID_0006 ; Topseed BB
7. and
8. ExcludeFromSelect=USB\VID_1784&PID_0006 ; Topseed BB
9. (in case you have different numbers for VID and PID use them in the example above)
10. 6. Go to Device Manager and do Update Driver to the 'eHome IR Receiver'. Use 'Have disk' option and specify your new irbus.inf file in the temp directory.
11. 7. Reboot.

The only thing is, my PID was 0008, not 0006.

I also went into the 'eHome Infrared Transceiver List XP.xml' file and added "transceiver deviceid="#Vid_1784&pid_0008"" to it.

In MP configuration, I selected 'use mce remote or keyboard' and enabled extended logging.

When I try to use the remote, I see the transceiver LED lighting up, so it 'sees' the remote, but nothing happens in MP.

MP log includes the following:
2010-04-22 20:00:34.046875 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MAP: using default mappings for General HID
2010-04-22 20:00:34.062500 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Initializing MCE remote
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_0461&pid_4d16#6&1cf9544e&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col01#7&f464cb3&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col02#7&f464cb3&0&0001#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col03#7&f464cb3&0&0002#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col04#7&f464cb3&0&0003#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col05#7&f464cb3&0&0004#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col06#7&f464cb3&0&0005#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col07#7&f464cb3&0&0006#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_1784&pid_0008&col08#7&f464cb3&0&0007#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MCE: Found: \\?\hid#vid_413c&pid_2003#6&37b7e4d5&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
2010-04-22 20:00:34.078125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MAP: using default mappings for Microsoft MCE


Any thoughts?

Oh, and I forgot to mention- when I tried to install the XP Update 2 for IR (KB912024), it failed because 'the service pack version is more recent than this update'. So I had to manually pull the irbus.sys and irbus.inf files from the temp directory it created.

 

[Larzon]

Did you ever figure this out? I have this remote and XP, and I'm stuck at the same place. I've seen reports of people getting this to work, so I must be missing something.

 

[fredklein]

No, unfortunately. I purchased another model remote/transceiver, and that one is working fine.

 

[Larzon]

I've been digging for a solution to this, and I've come to realize it is one of those projects that could take up several evenings... just not worth the effort when I can buy a compatible device for a few bucks.

Can you post the brand/model you found that works?