Lola Remote/UIRT $6

[kny3twalker]

damn I could reprogram every button
but When I reprogramed the TV, Audio , CBL buttons they tended to stay on that function instead of using the pc button function

I would just like to do TV= Sage
Audio=AxifeFM player
CBL=TheaterTek
PC=windows

I do not want to use the remote currently with anu none pc based hardware

basically if I map Sage to TV then I have to hit the pc button after I close or open it
it is kind of dumb to not be able to get after the function

[Scriber]

Originally posted by Alex0230
When it comes to programming the lola remote, it is limited it what buttons you can "program". This is atleast in my experience, I still have to open a help ticket up with them and see if my remote it busted or something. For example, I can only program my CH+, CH-, VOL+, VOL-, M, and A/B in TV mode.

So is this not normal behavior? Mine does the same and from your post in a prior thread I thought that "feature" is WAD.

[Alex0230]

Well to me it is not very clear to me, according to the manual, which buttons are programmable by the remote itself. What I have noticed is that if I am in TV mode and I hit a numeric pad button, it activates the PC light; which tells me that is a PC mode button only.

I had no problem using girder to capture all the buttons in pc mode, but for tv mode, only a handful of buttons were availble for me. I wasn't sure if this normal behavior or not, I didn't really pursue it with x10 yet. I guess I should also note, that I'm trying to control my TV in tv mode...

EDIT
Yeah I found it in the manual.....

Page 26:
Note, you can only learn codes under Power, VOL+/-, CH+/-, and Mute buttons.

[malore]

I think the manual indicates that those are the only programmable buttons. Even using the preset codes, those are the only buttons that worked with my TV.

[kny3twalker]

yeah I just want to use all the buttons for Sage not for a TV, Cable box, audio, pc, and x10

if you map these buttons with girder you will have to immediately hit pc again to regain control in Sage

[insomniac]

ok...so Ive got all this working in the past, but for some reason I just cant get this up and working on my new client machine.

The client machine has no tuner card.
Does have a lola remote w/ lola app installed and disabled.
Does have Girder (free and 3.3.x available to test)
Girder does respond when I press the remote buttons, so half the battle is won!

BUT,

No matter what I do to try to get it to control Sage, I get no response...

I believe im doing everything correctly, it just doesnt like me at this time...

im not at my console, but I believe you have to set the girder (sage) group to:

sagewin
sageapp
sagetvclient

or similar (which Ive read in multiple posts)

So in the interrest of less troubleshooting....CAN someone PLEASE post their (sage client) GML and maybe brief instructions (if you really care) on what you did to get up and running


Maybe I just need your GML?

I.

[Opus4]

For the client:

window name - SageWin
window class name - SageClientApp

Set those as your target for the SendMessage plugin & it should work. I don't know if you _need_ the Executable, but I have that set to Sage, with "substring matching" checked. Finally, the one I copied mine from also checked "Match invisible Tasks".

- Andy

[insomniac]

Hey Opus4,

Thanks for the reply. I believe I have tried that, but will give it another try tonight. Could I get a copy of your GML you have working with your client? As I recal, you are running a Lola correct?

I.


EDIT:

I think you should put my dogs head on your puddy as well

Originally posted by Opus4
For the client:

window name - SageWin
window class name - SageClientApp

Set those as your target for the SendMessage plugin & it should work. I don't know if you _need_ the Executable, but I have that set to Sage, with "substring matching" checked. Finally, the one I copied mine from also checked "Match invisible Tasks".

- Andy

[Opus4]

Originally posted by insomniac
Thanks for the reply. I believe I have tried that, but will give it another try tonight. Could I get a copy of your GML you have working with your client? As I recal, you are running a Lola correct?

Yes, I have an 'experimental' lola on my client. I simply used kny3twalker's gml that he modified from stanger89 (see this post in another lola thread), then right clicked on the SageTV group and "Set Group Targets" just as I described above. You've got the SendMessage plugin enabled, right? Hmmm... just a couple messages below that link, I mentioned what I did to make it work on the client.

I think you should put my dogs head on your puddy as well

Actually, I've been meaning to get into the studio (my _photography_ studio) and do something 'artisitic' with my mostly black at, but I haven't had the time yet.

- Andy

[insomniac]

Ok thanks,

Ill resume troubleshooting tonight.

I.

Originally posted by Opus4
Yes, I have an 'experimental' lola on my client. I simply used kny3twalker's gml that he modified from stanger89 (see this post in another lola thread), then right clicked on the SageTV group and "Set Group Targets" just as I described above. You've got the SendMessage plugin enabled, right? Hmmm... just a couple messages below that link, I mentioned what I did to make it work on the client.

Actually, I've been meaning to get into the studio (my _photography_ studio) and do something 'artisitic' with my mostly black at, but I haven't had the time yet.

- Andy

[thatdude90210]

I did it the long way with SageClient. I set the target for each command individually (while sage client was running in a window), starting with the gml that was posted in this thread.

[kny3twalker]

Here's my GML (well stranger's but the buttons are configured)

I use it for my server though

ATI remote for Client, sorry

also you do have send messsge plug in checked as well as X 10 plugin checked in girder

[insomniac]

AHHH! this is killing me..Id swear that everything is correct. No matter what I do, I cannot get Anything to send to sage. SendMessage is checked as well as the x10 plugin. Im startign to think that its the new X10 plugin which requires 3.3.x...

Does anyone have the old plugin which worked with 3.2.x?

I.

EDIT:

Phew...it was the new x10/ati plugin that wasnt working. I found an old install and the old plugin which now works just fine! If anyone is having the same problem, pm me and I can hook you up with the 3.2.x plugin.

Thanks all for your help!

I.

Originally posted by kny3twalker
Here's my GML (well stranger's but the buttons are configured)

I use it for my server though

ATI remote for Client, sorry

also you do have send messsge plug in checked as well as X 10 plugin checked in girder

[kny3twalker]

HUH I did not know they changed it


this is the one I have
same as your old one or new one?

[insomniac]

yep...it seems that the girder site is prolly force clensing their site of 3.2.x plugins to force people to buy 3.3.x..

I.

Originally posted by kny3twalker
HUH I did not know they changed it


this is the one I have
same as your old one or new one?

[rrussell]

If I want the same buttons to control Sage AND WinDVD, can I do that? Using MLBDude's external DVD player option, I launch WinDVD, but the girder commands (if I understand it right) continue to control Sage, even though it's in the background and asleep...

Comments?

[gplasky]

You will need to use taskswitch and/or taskcreate to enable/disable you rgroups. You should have one group for Sage and another group for Windvd. When Sage is active, Windvd group is disabled and Sage is controlled by the remote. Whe Windvd is active, Sage group is disabled and then Windvd is controlled by your remote. Search the forums or look in some signatures for examples of .gml files for Girder.

Gerry

[rrussell]

Wacky. Thanks. I'll look for that.