[Heinlein2302]

Hello Friends,

I'm a big XBMC fan and want to control it with my Harmony One remote. I have the following remote, whose receiver seems to be incompatible with the Harmony:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TRIXES-Computer-...849&sr=8-5

I think it uses some IR protocol that Harmony doesn't understand.

I need to get another receiver and wanted to take advice from you about compatibility. I found the following which I can get in India. Would anyone know if they will work with the Harmony? Any other suggestion (cheaper, better) you could recommend would also be helpful:

http://cgi.ebay.in/Windows-7-Vista-XP-Me...2177wt_754

http://www.20north.com/HP-OEM-Windows-7-...src=search

Please advice as most of these get shipped from overseas and I really don't want to end up with another unworkable receiver...

Thanks,
Heinlein

[eskro]

Use only HP IR receivers (P/N: 5188-1667) with Logitech Harmonies!!http://ow.ly/1sy1QI

[>>X<<]

You don't say what OS your using but any of the HP ones should work with Vista/Win7 but are a bit hit or miss in XP don't get the other one that definitely wont work

[Heinlein2302]

You don't say what OS your using but any of the HP ones should work with Vista/Win7 but are a bit hit or miss in XP don't get the other one that definitely wont work

Apologies. I am on Win 7 Ultimate.

I am searching for 5188-1667 but availability and shipping to India is hard to find...

There are a lot of HP ones that look the same but the IR part number differs e.g. the one below is 5187-4597. You think it would work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...3177wt_849

Thanks for your help, eskro and X. Really appreciate it.

[>>X<<]

I couldn't give you a definite yes but I would be very surprised if any of those HP receivers wasn't recognised under windows 7 and installed with the ehome drivers

[xecutionx]

Mine looks the same, but after checking the model # it is a 5187 - 4593. I'm running ubuntu and use a Harmony One to control everything. This has been setup for over a year now and I've encountered 0 problems.

[DavidT99]

Use only HP IR receivers (P/N: 5188-1667) with Logitech Harmonies!!http://ow.ly/1sy1QI

Sorry but that is just plain wrong, I have the remote in the OP's Ebay link and it works fine with my Harmony 555 remote.

David

[>>X<<]

I have a different version as well and installs with ehome I really don't think your have any problems under windows 7

I believe using a (P/N: 5188-1667) is to guaranteed to work out of the box under Linux

[eskro]

I am searching for 5188-1667 but availability and shipping to India is hard to find...

this ebay seller ships to india --> http://ow.ly/1sy1QI

[Heinlein2302]

Hmm. Looks like both would work. Just to be safe, let me get the HP one and hopefully it should work.

I shall post my experience here in case it helps other people. With luck it will be a happy one...

Thanks again, guys!

[eskro]

(P/N: 5188-1667) will work Heinlein2302, report back !

[hick]

Just look at pictures, make sure that the receiver/remote has RC6 stamped on it somewhere and you are good to go.

[bazzti]

I have a question, does anybody have a how-to for this constellation?
That would be great.
I ordered a new ir receiver from HP and have a Logitech Harmony.
Now i would reinstall xbmc and i am open minded for linux, windows oder xbmc live.
So now i need a guide.
THX

[eskro]

http://openelec.tv/forum/12-guides-tips-...lete-guide

[vbat99]

I Got two Hp Ir receivers from ebay, and had to edit LIRC_MCEUSB.C to get them going.

For linux follow this guide. Worked PERFECT!!

Use

Code:

lsusb

you will probably see something like

Code:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1934:5168

Note the ID number. First four digits are manufacture number, 2nd set of four is device number. Then follow instructions below.

I just had to do this again after a clean LIVE! 10.1 install and compiled the full step-by-step directions.

1. CTRL+ALT+F1 to enter Linux command prompt
   
2. SUDO IRW
   
3. Press some keys on your remote, nothing will likely appear on screen
   
4. SUDO APT-GET INSTALL LIRC-MODULES-SOURCE
   
5. FIND / -NAME 'LIRC_MCEUSB.C'
   
6. Note the full path which should be /user/src/lirc-0.8.6/drivers/lirc_mceusb/lirc_mceusb.c
   
7. CD /USER/SRC/LIRC-0.8.6/DRIVERS/LIRC_MCEUSB
   
8. VI LIRC_MCEUSB.C
   
9. User arrow keys to scroll down. Towards the top there's a master list of vendors and their vendor ID, scroll past that until you see a large list of vendor names and device ID. My vendor ID is in the list as FINTEK so I scrolled down and simply modified an existing device ID.
   
10. Use the DEL key to delete the current device ID, 0x0602
    
11. Press the INS key to be able to type the new device ID 0x5168
    
12. Press the INS key to exit typing mode
    
13. :W
    
14. :Q
    
15. sudo su
    
16. sudo dkms remove -m lirc -v 0.8.6 --all
    
17. sudo dkms add -m lirc -v 0.8.6
    
18. sudo dkms -m lirc -v 0.8.6 build
    
19. sudo dkms -m lirc -v 0.8.6 install
    
20. sudo rmmod lirc_mceusb
    
21. sudo rmmod lirc_dev
    
22. sudo modprobe lirc_mceusb
    
23. sudo modprobe lirc_dev
    
24. sudo /etc/init.d/lirc restart
    
25. sudo irw
    
26. Press keys on your remote, you should see them registered on screen
    
27. CTRL+C
    
28. sudo reboot
    
29. Enjoy using your remote
    

Hopefully I fully documented all of the directions properly and without any typos.

Good luck!

I hope this helps you, as it did the trick for me.