I am getting "Error Downloading from Remote

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jojopuppyfish
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I am getting "Error Downloading from Remote

Post by jojopuppyfish »

I am new at this.
My remote is a URC-8910B00
I uploaded the raw diagnostic file here:
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... e_id=27149

I click the download button from remote
I selected both the old 8910 and the new 8910 and get the same following error msg:
Error Downloading from remote:
This may well be the result of a bug in the RMIR software.....
Software version of RMIR is 3.1.11

Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by The Robman »

Hi JoJo, since you haven't posted since 2012, we could use some more information as a lot has changed since then. For starters, what sort of JP1 cable are you using? The URC-8910 requires an older style EEPROM cable, which originally came as parallel port cables. But since the parallel ports disappeared a long time back, maybe you've got a replacement cable since then.

If you have a more modern FTDI cable, those don't work with old EEPROM remotes like the URC-8910 without an adapter.

Back in 2012, you were probably using IR.exe, have you ever used RMIR before?
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jojopuppyfish
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Post by jojopuppyfish »

Yes I had success with IR.exe (Although that's not working either right now)
The cable I have is JP1 EEPROM from TXSat Electronics
It's a USB cable
Also when I click IR.exe and select Check Interfaces, that is successful.
I've been trying to use RMIR and I got the error that I posted above
I bought it from this website:
http://www.txsat.net/JP1_EEPROM.html
This worked with the IR.exe program back in the day.
I no longer have the driver cd that came with it.
I got the drivers from here which seems to have worked via the device manager....but now I am not so sure
https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/
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Post by The Robman »

I am able to open your file using IR.exe ok, but it crashes with RMIR. I've tracked the problem down to 2 spurious looking keymoves.

I have deleted those from this IR file and it opens OK with RMIR, but it is flagging the 2 macros as being not right.

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... e_id=27150
Rob
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jojopuppyfish
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Post by jojopuppyfish »

Thanks. I was able to upload that new file you created to my remote and I have now saved it.
Is there anything I need to be worried about now with this new file you created?
Or is it as simple as deleting those extraneous macros?
BTW thanks for your help on this!
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Post by The Robman »

Your only worry would be what those deleting items were supposed to do, but if you've long since stopped needing them, I wouldn't worry about it.
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