Should I retire my 8810?
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Today I was able to fire up my old XP computer and get RMIR V2.05, build 9 installed and running. When I tried to install my TCL P605 Roku TV upgrade onto my wife's 8910 remote, I got the following message in RMIR:
"Protocol ID exceeds 01FF, not valid for this remote. An Alternate PID is required."
I'm not sure what to do next.
Incidentally the P605 Roku TV upgrade is a work in process described in another thread (https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewt ... p?t=100890).
Thanks for any help.
"Protocol ID exceeds 01FF, not valid for this remote. An Alternate PID is required."
I'm not sure what to do next.
Incidentally the P605 Roku TV upgrade is a work in process described in another thread (https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewt ... p?t=100890).
Thanks for any help.
If you get this message, there should also be a box labelled Alternate PID in which you can enter a different value. The Roku (Official) protocol has PID = 021A, which is beyond the limit supported by most older remotes. Just enter a value such as 01FF (or smaller) in the Alternate PID box.Ed wrote:"Protocol ID exceeds 01FF, not valid for this remote. An Alternate PID is required."
Graham
Hi again, all,
I just thought I'd close this thread out to thank everyone for their suggestions and entertaining comments.
Upgrading the 8810 using my old XP computer was far easier than I thought it would be. I was able to install the latest version of RMIR and Java with no difficulty. Java complained that my computer was really too old for the latest version, but I could install it anyway. I did and it works fine. My old parallel JP1 cable worked flawlessly. I had the alternative PID issue, above, but that was easy to solve. It takes 20 minutes for the old PC to boot up so I wouldn't want to use it very often. That won't be necessary, and I'll keep it around awhile longer just in case I have to do it again.
I'm going to migrate to the OARUSB04G in the near term. I've got one for me and one for my wife all ready to go, I just need time to soak up Graham's excellent documentation.
The only bad thing is that I'm struggling to get my remotes to control my TCL P605 Roku TV fully (https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewt ... p?t=100890). So, despite my best efforts so far, my wife is going to have to suffer some minor inconvenience for awhile <smiles>.
Thanks again for the help.
I just thought I'd close this thread out to thank everyone for their suggestions and entertaining comments.
Upgrading the 8810 using my old XP computer was far easier than I thought it would be. I was able to install the latest version of RMIR and Java with no difficulty. Java complained that my computer was really too old for the latest version, but I could install it anyway. I did and it works fine. My old parallel JP1 cable worked flawlessly. I had the alternative PID issue, above, but that was easy to solve. It takes 20 minutes for the old PC to boot up so I wouldn't want to use it very often. That won't be necessary, and I'll keep it around awhile longer just in case I have to do it again.
I'm going to migrate to the OARUSB04G in the near term. I've got one for me and one for my wife all ready to go, I just need time to soak up Graham's excellent documentation.
The only bad thing is that I'm struggling to get my remotes to control my TCL P605 Roku TV fully (https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewt ... p?t=100890). So, despite my best efforts so far, my wife is going to have to suffer some minor inconvenience for awhile <smiles>.
Thanks again for the help.