2009-01-07, 15:54
Well I spent about 4 hours last night trying to get Eventghost and XBMC performing well together, but can't solve the problem.
I'm having laggy response and missed keypresses ONLY in XBMC.
I'm using the IRA-3 from Home Electronics.
I've mapped 3 different remotes (Harmony, Xbox DVD Remote and a DVD remote) with the same results.
I've tried using Keyboard emulation for Up/Down and the EventClient plugin for XBMC with similar results. Tried to adjust the delay settings for EventClient in XBMC with no improvement.
In all other Windows programs (Windows Explorer, IE, Notepad, etc), the Keyboard emulation works just fine with no lag or dropped signals.
EventGhost itself shows no lag either, as I can see the events executing perfectly (with all 3 remotes).
Using a regular keyboard with XBMC also works perfectly (no lag or missed keys).
I even went into Task Manager and set the CPU priority for the EventGhost executable to High, with no affect.
Performance is slightly better if I run XBMC in Windowed mode versus Full Screen, but still shows lag and drops.
I've done tests where I hold down the Up button to confirm the cursor keeps moving, and just momentarily pressing the same button. In XBMC, the cursor doesn't always move when I press the button momentarily, and when I hold it down, the cursor stops and starts, stops and starts.
I've run diagnostics on the IRA-3 using the ComPort.exe command prompt utility, and it shows the IRA-3 working perfectly, with no lag or drops.
I'm very frustrated, because this is the last piece of the puzzle for me, but without consistent IR response within XBMC, the entire user experience is almost ruined.
I'm at a loss for what to try next, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Some of the specifics of my system:
OS: XP Professional SP3
MB Chipset: Intel G45 (Northbridge)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz
Video: Intel GMA X4500HD
RAM: 2GB
XBMC Ver: 8.10 Atlantis Final
EventGhost: 0.3.6.1487
IR Hardware: IRA-3 OEM
I'm having laggy response and missed keypresses ONLY in XBMC.
I'm using the IRA-3 from Home Electronics.
I've mapped 3 different remotes (Harmony, Xbox DVD Remote and a DVD remote) with the same results.
I've tried using Keyboard emulation for Up/Down and the EventClient plugin for XBMC with similar results. Tried to adjust the delay settings for EventClient in XBMC with no improvement.
In all other Windows programs (Windows Explorer, IE, Notepad, etc), the Keyboard emulation works just fine with no lag or dropped signals.
EventGhost itself shows no lag either, as I can see the events executing perfectly (with all 3 remotes).
Using a regular keyboard with XBMC also works perfectly (no lag or missed keys).
I even went into Task Manager and set the CPU priority for the EventGhost executable to High, with no affect.
Performance is slightly better if I run XBMC in Windowed mode versus Full Screen, but still shows lag and drops.
I've done tests where I hold down the Up button to confirm the cursor keeps moving, and just momentarily pressing the same button. In XBMC, the cursor doesn't always move when I press the button momentarily, and when I hold it down, the cursor stops and starts, stops and starts.
I've run diagnostics on the IRA-3 using the ComPort.exe command prompt utility, and it shows the IRA-3 working perfectly, with no lag or drops.
I'm very frustrated, because this is the last piece of the puzzle for me, but without consistent IR response within XBMC, the entire user experience is almost ruined.
I'm at a loss for what to try next, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Some of the specifics of my system:
OS: XP Professional SP3
MB Chipset: Intel G45 (Northbridge)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz
Video: Intel GMA X4500HD
RAM: 2GB
XBMC Ver: 8.10 Atlantis Final
EventGhost: 0.3.6.1487
IR Hardware: IRA-3 OEM