Girder, will it work?

[ricklous]

theres a thread on the HIP forum that says you cant use the blaster side (of 2004 MCE remote) at all with HIP.

[Zgeek]

I am having similar issues.The MCE2005 plugin will learn the commands, but fails to trigger the ir blaster. In the gbpvr.exe log there is an error message stating:

ERROR [2] Failed to find MCE2005 device profile directory (C:\Program Files\gbpvr\\IR Definitions\RedRat\Directv). Channel change NOT sent.

Directv is the name of my learned commands file, however it is looking for it in RedRat instead of Mce2005. I can't find a way to redirect it

[lonegeek]

AHHH YEAH!! Im using girder demo.... or am i dont ask questions and you wont be answerd

So yeah... i just installed HID plugin..and selected the ehome remote.... then i go to add command and learn one... and when i use dish remote girder lights up that its seeing it!! Hopefully with a bit of tweaking it will work

[lonegeek]

Lol...okay..its seeing commands and getting codes! Im confused as to how i make it work with gbpvr and is each button a event string? Now i just need help from someone who uses girder

[zed]

I am having similar issues.The MCE2005 plugin will learn the commands, but fails to trigger the ir blaster. In the gbpvr.exe log there is an error message stating:

ERROR [2] Failed to find MCE2005 device profile directory (C:\Program Files\gbpvr\\IR Definitions\RedRat\Directv). Channel change NOT sent.

Directv is the name of my learned commands file, however it is looking for it in RedRat instead of Mce2005. I can't find a way to redirect it

That's interesting. Try moving (or copying) your Directv directory from the mce2005 directory into the redrat directory.

I've been trying to make it work too, without success. Like yours, it learns but then does nothing. Sub says it's just not high enough on the list to fix since there are alternatives (Girder and HIP). I didn't see anything in the logs about it but from what you found I wonder if it's just looking in the wrong directory. If that's all it is, maybe we could convince Sub to fix it.

[Zgeek]

Yeah, I alredy tried that, but the RedRat remote apparently requires that the learned commands be stored in an xml format,whereas the mce2005 remote requires that they are stored as bin files. When I place my directv folder in the redrat directory, it finds the folder, but expects the files to be in xml format. If i could somehow convert the bin files to the correct xml format,it might work, but I'm clueless on how to do that.

[sub]

I'm curious, if you move your MCE2005 learned remote directory to the RedRat directory, then rename the extension of the files from .bin to .xml, does it work?

[zed]

I'm curious, if you move your MCE2005 learned remote directory to the RedRat directory, then rename the extension of the files from .bin to .xml, does it work?

No, it complains about it being an invalid xml format (I played with it a bit after my post). Perhaps the pointer to the MCE2005 executable is actually pointing to the redrat executable? (Or is C# like Java...it doesn't have pointers, only references? )

[Zgeek]

I just tried this by renaming the files using "save as..." in notepad. I now get a slew of new errors. Here is my log file before renaming:

/2006 8:47:54 AM.087 VERBOSE [2] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\gbpvr\
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.087 VERBOSE [2] configurationFile is config.xml
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.117 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.117 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=".\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.117 VERBOSE [2] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="C:\Program Files\gbpvr\\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.117 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.117 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Info
3/4/2006 8:47:54 AM.267 INFO [2] Starting
3/4/2006 8:47:55 AM.669 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ForegroundTransparency"]
3/4/2006 8:47:55 AM.709 INFO [2] Initializing InputDeviceManager
3/4/2006 8:47:55 AM.789 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="MenuType"]
3/4/2006 8:47:55 AM.879 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="CloseButton"]
3/4/2006 8:48:01 AM.397 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ForegroundTransparency"]
3/4/2006 8:48:10 AM.510 INFO [2] LiveTVStreamPlayer.initialize()
3/4/2006 8:48:10 AM.721 ERROR [2] Failed to find MCE2005 device profile directory (C:\Program Files\gbpvr\\IR Definitions\RedRat\Directv). Channel change NOT sent.
3/4/2006 8:48:44 AM.529 ERROR [2] Failed to find MCE2005 device profile directory (C:\Program Files\gbpvr\\IR Definitions\RedRat\Directv). Channel change NOT sent.
3/4/2006 8:48:57 AM.578 INFO [2] NetRadio buffer size is: 96000


Here is my new log file after renaming as xml files, and placing in the RedRat directory:

3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.808 VERBOSE [2] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\gbpvr\
3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.818 VERBOSE [2] configurationFile is config.xml
3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.988 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.988 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=".\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.988 VERBOSE [2] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="C:\Program Files\gbpvr\\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.988 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
3/5/2006 1:22:26 PM.988 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Info
3/5/2006 1:22:27 PM.860 INFO [2] Starting
3/5/2006 1:22:32 PM.526 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ForegroundTransparency"]
3/5/2006 1:22:32 PM.646 INFO [2] Initializing InputDeviceManager
3/5/2006 1:22:34 PM.759 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="MenuType"]
3/5/2006 1:22:34 PM.860 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="CloseButton"]
3/5/2006 1:22:37 PM.493 ERROR [2] Unable to find node: /settings/SpecialElements/SpecialElement[@name="ForegroundTransparency"]
3/5/2006 1:22:56 PM.671 INFO [2] LiveTVStreamPlayer.initialize()
3/5/2006 1:22:57 PM.512 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x2a0302 wparam=0x0 lparam=0x1c30090 result=0x0 : System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.MCE2005TunerController.setChannel(Int32 xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xb3e61f7448c39547.x4276385f71addb51(Channel xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.x4a212861656a24dd.x3852f96f8dab4cab(Channel xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.x05e13382b8294c7a.xb4057d727283fc14(x8b4f0834394c048a x12ea9462ae6eb890)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xa556fe3f7d8d6ce3.OnClick(Point x86c5d1b33f169350)
at xae10db17d26ba033.x05e13382b8294c7a.OnClick(Point x86c5d1b33f169350)
at xae10db17d26ba033.x86396f56243de9fb.OnClick(Point x86c5d1b33f169350)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.xf1b04f0b61b2ba29(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.WndProc(Message& x5f8f2c40c000ab2c)
3/5/2006 1:23:09 PM.039 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x2a0302 wparam=0x0 lparam=0x161008d result=0x0 : System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file "C:\Program Files\gbpvr\IR Definitions\RedRat\Directv\1.xml" because it is being used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
at System.IO.File.Open(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.MCE2005TunerController.setChannel(Int32 xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xb3e61f7448c39547.x4276385f71addb51(Channel xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xb3e61f7448c39547.x4276385f71addb51()
at xae10db17d26ba033.x4a212861656a24dd.x3852f96f8dab4cab()
at xae10db17d26ba033.x572d4361c9c5b8cd.Activate()
at xae10db17d26ba033.x86396f56243de9fb.OnClick(Point x86c5d1b33f169350)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.xf1b04f0b61b2ba29(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.WndProc(Message& x5f8f2c40c000ab2c)
3/5/2006 1:23:23 PM.950 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x2a0302 wparam=0x0 lparam=0x15a004d result=0x0 : System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file "C:\Program Files\gbpvr\IR Definitions\RedRat\Directv\1.xml" because it is being used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
at System.IO.File.Open(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.MCE2005TunerController.setChannel(Int32 xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xb3e61f7448c39547.x4276385f71addb51(Channel xee500015fb4a65b6)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xb3e61f7448c39547.x4276385f71addb51()
at xae10db17d26ba033.x4a212861656a24dd.x3852f96f8dab4cab()
at xae10db17d26ba033.x572d4361c9c5b8cd.Activate()
at xae10db17d26ba033.x86396f56243de9fb.OnClick(Point x86c5d1b33f169350)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.xf1b04f0b61b2ba29(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, EventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at xae10db17d26ba033.xbb1566157f5f8b1f.WndProc(Message& x5f8f2c40c000ab2c)
3/5/2006 1:23:37 PM.750 INFO [2] NetRadio buffer size is: 96000


Thanks for any insight you might have.

[sub]

Can you set your logging level back to 'debug', then reproduce and repost the logs?