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kasm
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:48 pm Post subject: need JP1 cable for URC-8910 and URC-8811 |
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Hi there,
I have a URC-8910 and a URC-8811 remotes. I have been programming them using a JP1 parallel cable on Windows XP. Well, I finally upgraded my computer and new computers do not have parallel ports.
I was wondering where I can get a new USB cable that I can use to program my remotes. I tried searching ebay and it looks like there are a few cables, but they are JP1.2 and JP1.3. I believe my remotes will not work with them because they are EEPROM based JP1. Please correct me if I am wrong.
My new computer is a Dell XPS 8900, which only has UBS (no parallel and no serial).
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
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kasm
Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 26
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking that I could get a Parallel Port PCI-E card like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161941762941
and just reuse my existing parallel cable. Will that work?
I recall having problems on windows 7 and had to run windows XP in a VM to get it working.
I now have windows 10. Will I run into problems with this setup? Thanks! |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21238 Location: Chicago, IL |
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kasm
Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 26
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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So I bought the following PCI Parallel card from ebay for about $8:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161941762941
It installed fine on my new Dell XPS 8900SE running Windows 10. Windows was unable to install a driver automatically, but the card came with drivers on a CD. The driver was not signed, so I had to boot windows 10 with option 7 (Disable driver signature enforcement) after hitting shift-reboot as per this guide:
http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/
When I tried to launch the Windows XP Virtualbox image, it would not go because the LPT port was moved from LPT1 to LPT3. I first had to disable it and then remap it:
VBoxManage modifyvm "My VM Name" --lpt1 off
VBoxManage modifyvm "My VM Name" --lptmode1 "LPT3:"
VBoxManage modifyvm "My VM Name" --lpt1 0x378 7
Once I got my image running, I was able to run IR 8.0.3 and download the data from my remote.
Woohoo! success.
So, to conclude, I can still use JP 1.1 design over parallel port on the latest Intel Skylake build running Windows 10, as long as I run Windows XP within a VirtualBox image. |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21238 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Did you confirm that none of this works under Windows 10, or did you just assume that you needed the virtual Win XP? _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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kasm
Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 26
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I had previously tried under Windows 7 and now with the new computer Windows 10. Neither worked. I always had to go with XP within a VM. If others were successful, I'd like to know. |
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mdavej Expert
Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4501
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Gotta love the lengths JP1ers will go to in order to save $11. |
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