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- b00sted4fun - 2009-11-19

this is a amazing app, one issue is none of the remote buttons work. could this be due to my lirc config?


- TheSovereign - 2009-11-19

b00sted4fun Wrote:this is a amazing app, one issue is none of the remote buttons work. could this be due to my lirc config?
Do you have Event Server enabled in XBMC, as well as the "let other computers connect" option?


- freezy - 2009-11-19

@b00sted4fun: As TheSovereign said, check these options (it's named differently in Camelot alpha+). We don't use LIRC at all since all communication goes via ethernet and not infrared.

@Trench: Uh, that seems like a skin issue to me. Does this happen while browsing the lib on your phone or while using the phone as remote control? Try changing the skin to PM.HD, if the problem persits please open a ticket.


- b00sted4fun - 2009-11-19

freezy Wrote:@b00sted4fun: As TheSovereign said, check these options (it's named differently in Camelot alpha+). We don't use LIRC at all since all communication goes via ethernet and not infrared.

Are you saying it works in alpha2 out of the box but not on the stable? cause I am planing on going to the alpha2 release if I can figure out why LIRC wont see my remote.


- b00sted4fun - 2009-11-19

TheSovereign Wrote:Do you have Event Server enabled in XBMC, as well as the "let other computers connect" option?

I will check that out when I get home from work Wink


- Trench - 2009-11-19

freezy Wrote:@b00sted4fun: As TheSovereign said, check these options (it's named differently in Camelot alpha+). We don't use LIRC at all since all communication goes via ethernet and not infrared.

@Trench: Uh, that seems like a skin issue to me. Does this happen while browsing the lib on your phone or while using the phone as remote control? Try changing the skin to PM.HD, if the problem persits please open a ticket.

It only happens when using my android as remote control. I do think it only happens with transparancy skin. But I'll have to test it this evening/week. Yesterday it happens 2times in 2minutes. But after that it didnt happen untill I went to bed. So no really consistancy Smile Btw, why do you think it is a skin issue? If that's the case I could ask this question in that subforum.


Thanks for your reply


- the_engineer - 2009-11-20

On the computer, OS:
Windows Server 2008 R2 X64
XBMC: Camelot Alpha2

User Tip:
Make sure to allow incoming traffic through the firewall to your PC on ports 8080 and 9777 before getting too frustrated!

TO DEV(s):
Thanks for this amazing app!


- us1111 - 2009-11-20

Hi,

I'm getting a bit frustraded here.. Looks like i cannot get a connection with xbmc anymore since i updated to xbmc alpha2 and latest xbmc remote.

I checked the ports which XBMC should listen to with lsof (linux):

xbmc.bin 3029 xbmc 24u IPv4 12878 0t0 UDP *:9777
xbmc.bin 3029 xbmc 34u IPv4 12885 0t0 TCP *:9090 (LISTEN)

However, when i try to connect it states that i should check my settings and retry. Huh How can i check what's going wrong? Is there some logging somewhere?


- the_engineer - 2009-11-20

us1111 Wrote:How can i check what's going wrong? Is there some logging somewhere?

I was getting an error message that read something about a socket error. This was a popup that only occured on the first attempt after changing settings on the remote. That is what led me to realise my firewall was blocking this traffic. I am not sure about error logging.


- StarChild - 2009-11-21

Is it possible to get XBMC to send a message on the wifi when it starts, like "hey, im ready now" and get this app listen to whatever that port is? That way theres no need to manual connect when the PC and xbmc starts.


- Trench - 2009-11-22

I'm not sure if anyone else got the problem. But when I'm listening to a song and I want to pause it. XBMC every time crashes. I got a HTC Hero and I'm running xmbc 24195 on windows. My errorlog:

12:13:29 T:128 M:368209920 NOTICE: UDP: Listening on port 9777
12:13:29 T:2948 M:363573248 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
12:13:32 T:2968 M:355774464 NOTICE: My Music: Scanning for music info using worker thread, operation took 00:03
12:14:20 T:1428 M:363343872 NOTICE: My Videos: Scanning for video info using worker thread, operation took 00:51
12:14:29 T:128 M:364683264 NOTICE: ES: Incoming connection from Android XBMC Remote
12:14:42 T:2540 M:343883776 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: /fanart.jpg
12:14:42 T:2540 M:343883776 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: //cdart.png
12:14:42 T:2540 M:343691264 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Damien Rice/fanart.jpg
12:14:42 T:2540 M:343691264 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Damien Rice/9/cdart.png
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338251776 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338251776 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3516 M:338251776 ERROR: CThread:ConfusedtaticThread : Access violation at 0x00491778: Reading location 0x00000010
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338264064 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338264064 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: exception in CApplication::Render()
12:14:48 T:3144 M:338259968 ERROR: CApplication::Render(), too many exceptions


thanks in advance!


- the_alien - 2009-11-22

StarChild Wrote:Is it possible to get XBMC to send a message on the wifi when it starts, like "hey, im ready now" and get this app listen to whatever that port is? That way theres no need to manual connect when the PC and xbmc starts.

Sure, it is possible. Grab the XBMC source code and implement it Wink

@Trench:
Is does this happen with your transparency skin? Your error has nothing to do with the remote. Switch to PM3 and try it again.


- b00sted4fun - 2009-11-23

I just wanted to say I got this working 100% and I think it is the best phone app I have ever used. I was using some on my iPod before I got this phone and nothing even comes close to comparing on the awesomeness of this! I hope that my feature req gets accepted to hide the nfo and tbn files in the files view.


- freezy - 2009-11-23

@TheSovereign: To answer your previous question about remote control only: Why not. You are aware that everyone connected to the internet could control your media center like that, right? Can you open a ticket for that request please?

@us1111: Well, listening doesn't mean it's not blocked by something else. Are you sure you enabled the "Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC" setting under Network -> Services? Also make sure other network stuff like browsing on your phone works, my Hero has network problems lately, I'm getting "No route to host" messages while WiFi is connected, need to reconnect in that case.

@Trench: Which skin?

@StarChild: It's actually already in there. We'll have to look into how we can make any use of it, since it's UDP and there is no guarantee the datagram will arrive.

@b00sted4fun: Thanks, glad you have it working now! Smile


- mikkle - 2009-11-24

Trench Wrote:I'm not sure if anyone else got the problem. But when I'm listening to a song and I want to pause it. XBMC every time crashes. I got a HTC Hero and I'm running XBMC 24195 on windows.
thanks in advance!

Hmmm our contribution to XBMCs event server was comitted in 24824, so at least it's not us (me) who broke xbmc :]

Does this also happen if you are NOT using the phone?
Assuming you use the phone, where do you pause? in the Remote view, or in the Now Playing view?

:O) Mikkle