JP1 Remotes

aclinml · Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 69

I am trying to go from the old Extender 2 for a Cinema 7 (URC-7800) to the new version 5 extender. When I give IR the supplied HEX file and output file name on the Merge, I get the following error message;

SYSTEM ERROR. CODE 14001

THIS APPLICATION HAS FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION IS INCORRECT. REINSTALLING THE APPLICATION MAY FIX THIS PROBLEM.

I should also note, if I tried to execute the EXTINSTALL from a "C" command prompt, I got the following error;

THE SYSTEM CANNOT EXECUTE THE SPECIFIED PROGRAM

What do you think my problem is???

unclemiltie · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

which version of Extinstall?

V2 requires the Microsoft C run time that you can download from their web site for free. The requirement is mentioned in the release notes for ExtinstallV2.

I have seen that error in the past, there are a lot of posts on the web about what causes it, but in general no-one seems to really know. My recommendation would be to make sure that you get V2 of extinstall, make sure that the C runtime is properly installed and then try again.
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unclemiltie · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

Oh, one other suggestion: when you're trying to fix this, make it work from the C command prompt first, then it'll work from IR. There is no need layering on complexity as you're trying to make things work.
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aclinml · Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 69

I'm really not familiar with 'C'. There are several references to "c", "c++", visual c and others at microsoft.

Could you be kind enough to point me in the right direction for the download that I need?

Thanks for the help.

aclinml · Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 69

Sorry, should also have mentioned I'm running Windows XP Home SP3

unclemiltie · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject:

I am not home right now but if you download v2 the readme has a description of what u need. I think that there is also a topic on extinstall v2 in here with links to ms but that's too hard to find on my phone!
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binky123 · Expert Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 1292

The Beginner's Extender FAQ here references this EXTINSTALL.EXE here which in turn mentions the MS download here.

aclinml · Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 69

OK, I got the version 2 of Extinstall to run successfully, and the output and comments look good from a cursory examination. I do have a couple of new questions.

1. The following is in the Readme file on the Extender 5;

"After Extinstall runs, in macros, you'll see odd-looking translations
due to the new and remapped pseudo-devices, so, for instance, the old
M_AUX comes out as XShift-Phantom2. It's no problem. ExtenderCode
Calculator (ECC) does a fine job and preserves notes for both keymoves
and macros"

I don't really understand what this means. I did look at my macros and there were a bunch of changes to keys with a lot of 'XSHIFT' keys being specified. I assume I need to edit all of these back to the way they were spedcifed pre Ext5?

I noticed a new menu tab in IR that says 'Special Protocols' although nothing is in there. The special protocols included with the Ext5 are all loaded in the regular Protocols tab. What is this for?

Thanks again for the help

unclemiltie · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:56 am Post subject:

I'll let someone who is familiar with the extender for the 7800 answer your first question

The second question is that when the special protocols are included in the extender (as defined by the RDF and included in the device & protocol upgrade tables) you will get a tab in IR that helps you define what you want to do with the protocols. if you don't use them, no big deal.

But if you want to define a ToadTog or a LKP you would use this tab to define them.

In the past the special protocols would be done in IR via keymoves and you had to understand how to construct the specials. But with the later versions of IR, they are built for you with pull-down menus and a much nicer interface.
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Capn Trips · Expert Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 3990

ElizabethD · Advanced Member Joined: 09 Feb 2004 Posts: 2348

If this still not resolved - few notes from me for starters since I hardly remember what the problem was and how to change -

Bill has a cmd or bat file to run from the DOS window (start > Run > cmd)

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject:

1. The following is in the Readme file on the Extender 5;

"After Extinstall runs, in macros, you'll see odd-looking translations
due to the new and remapped pseudo-devices, so, for instance, the old
M_AUX comes out as XShift-Phantom2. It's no problem. ExtenderCode
Calculator (ECC) does a fine job and preserves notes for both keymoves
and macros"

In order to add the x-shift capability to the extender, the device psuedo keys had to be moved. So the psuedo keys will need to be fixed after you merge into the new extender.

ElizabethD · Advanced Member Joined: 09 Feb 2004 Posts: 2348

To simplify things, here's a tiny, quick&dirty, helper list.
When ext2 file is converted to ext5, these are the only conflict values as far as I recall.
Three examples:
1. when you see xshift-Light it means in Ext2 it was V_RCR
2. when you now see xshift-Exit, it was T_DVD in Ext2
3. When you now see xshift-DiscreteOff it was M_VCR in Ext2.