JP1 Remotes

Installed JRE 1.4.1_05 on home PC (Athlon) running Win98SE and RM 0.81 runs fine. Just installed same combo on my laptop (Compaq Presario 1700 running WinME). JRE appears to be properly installed, but RM won't run.

I've looked at the rmaster.err file and it has lots of lines of protocol device translator and command translator stuff , a few "multi-name remotes" messages about 3/5ths of the way through, and the following at the very end (after a bunch of "Parsing button lines"):

Parsing button "DiscreteOFF=$3F"
Parsing line ""
Caught exception in RemoteMaster.main()!
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
at com.hifiremote.jp1.Remote.load(Remote.java:212)
at com.hifiremote.jp1.KeyMapMaster.<init>(KeyMapMaster.java:195)
at com.hifiremote.jp1.RemoteMaster.main(RemoteMaster.java:12)
wahhh!

I tried reinstalling everything, still the same result. Can somebody help? Is this a WinME problem? The complete rmaster.err file follows:

Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa2) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa2) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa Combo) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Aiwa Combo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Apex 1100W) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Apex 1100W) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(B&K) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(B&K) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Blaupunkt) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Blaupunkt) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Boston Accoustics) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Boston Official) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Boston Official) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Denon) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Denon) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Denon Combo (Official)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Denon Combo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer (old)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer (old)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer (old)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer (old)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer (old)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Dishplayer (old)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Echostar 2200) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Echostar 2200) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Emerson) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Emerson) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Emerson) got CmdParmInit property.
InitializerFactory.createIntializer(1)
ParmInitializer(0)
Protocol.Protocol(F12) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(F12) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(GI 4DTV Hacked) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(GI 4DTV Official) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(GI Cable) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(HK Combo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Jerrold) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(JVC) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(JVC) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(JVC-48) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(JVC-48) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Kaseikyo) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Kaseikyo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Mitsubishi) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Mitsubishi) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(NEC1) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(NEC1) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(NEC2) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(NEC2) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(NEC Combo) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(NEC Combo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(NEC1 Combo) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(NEC1 Combo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Nokia Quad) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Nokia Quad) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Pace) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Pace) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic (old)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic (old)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic (old)) got CmdParmInit property.
InitializerFactory.createIntializer(1)
ParmInitializer(0)
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic VCR Combo) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic VCR Combo) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 3 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic VCR Combo) got CmdParmInit property.
InitializerFactory.createIntializer(1)
PanasonicVcr()
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic Combo2) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic Combo2) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic Combo2) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic Combo2) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic Combo (flawed)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic Combo (flawed)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic2 (LCD)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Panasonic2 (LCD)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer DVD) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer DVD) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 4 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer DVD) got CmdParmInit property.
InitializerFactory.createIntializer(3)
PickInitializer(0,,0)
PickInitializer(*0)
PickInitializer(1,,1)
PickInitializer(*1)
PickInitializer(2,0,2)
PickInitializer(02)
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer 2CMD) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Pioneer 2CMD) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Proton) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Proton) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RC-5) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RC-5) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RC-5) got CmdParmInit property.
InitializerFactory.createIntializer(1)
PickInitializer(0,N0,N2,N4,N6)
PickInitializer(n0n2n4n6)
Protocol.Protocol(RC-5x) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RC-5x) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RC-6) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RC-6) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RC6-M-20n) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RC6-M-20n) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RC6-M-20n) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RC6-M-20n) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RC6-M-24n) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RC6-M-24n) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RCA) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RCA) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RCA (Old)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RCA (Old)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RCA Combo (Official)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RECS80 (45)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RECS80 (45)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(RECS80 (68)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(RECS80 (68)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(ReplayTV (Simple)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(ReplayTV (Simple)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(ReplayTV (Official)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(ReplayTV (Official)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sharp) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Sharp) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sharp DVD) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Sharp DVD) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sony 12/15) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Sony 12/15) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 2 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sony 12/15) got CmdParmInit property.
InitializerFactory.createIntializer(1)
PickInitializer(0,N0,N2)
PickInitializer(n0n2)
Protocol.Protocol(Sony20) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Sony20) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sony Combo (old)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Sony Combo (old)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sony Combo (new)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Sony Combo (new)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Sony DSP) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Thomson) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Thomson) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(Thomson) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(Thomson) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(TiVo (Advanced)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(TiVo (Advanced)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(TiVo (Official)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(TiVo (Official)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Protocol.Protocol(TiVo (Official 2-byte)) got DeviceTranslator property.
Protocol.Protocol(TiVo (Official 2-byte)) got CmdTranslator property.
Detected 1 cmdParms
Detected 0 cmdParms
Got a multi-name remote!
names[ 0 ]="URC-7800 Extender"
names[ 1 ]="URC-6800 Extender"
Got a multi-name remote!
names[ 0 ]="RS 15-2117"
names[ 1 ]="RS 15-2116"
Got a multi-name remote!
names[ 0 ]="RS 15-2117 Extender2"
names[ 1 ]="RS 15-2116 Extender2"
Got a multi-name remote!
names[ 0 ]="URC-7800 Cinema"
names[ 1 ]="URC-6800 Cinema"
Parsing line "P{SETUP}=$02, {LIGHT}=$20, POWER=$03, SLEEP=$2C,"
Parsing button "P{SETUP}=$02"
Parsing button "{LIGHT}=$20"
Parsing button "POWER=$03"
Parsing button "SLEEP=$2C"
Parsing line "AUX1=$25, AUX2=$26, VCR=$0A, TV=$01,"
Parsing button "AUX1=$25"
Parsing button "AUX2=$26"
Parsing button "VCR=$0A"
Parsing button "TV=$01"
Parsing line "P&P=$27, CD=$11, CBL/SAT=$09,"
Parsing button "P&P=$27"
Parsing button "CD=$11"
Parsing button "CBL/SAT=$09"
Parsing line "1s=$21, 2s=$22, 3s=$23, 4s=$24,"
Parsing button "1s=$21"
Parsing button "2s=$22"
Parsing button "3s=$23"
Parsing button "4s=$24"
Parsing line "MENU=$29, SURROUND=$30, GUIDE[PROGRAM]=$28,"
Parsing button "MENU=$29"
Parsing button "SURROUND=$30"
Parsing button "GUIDE[PROGRAM]=$28"
Parsing line "ARROW_UP=$31, ARROW_DOWN=$32, ARROW_LEFT=$33, ARROW_RIGHT=$34, SELECT=$35,"
Parsing button "ARROW_UP=$31"
Parsing button "ARROW_DOWN=$32"
Parsing button "ARROW_LEFT=$33"
Parsing button "ARROW_RIGHT=$34"
Parsing button "SELECT=$35"
Parsing line "CENTER[EXIT]=$2B, SCAN[FAV]=$14,"
Parsing button "CENTER[EXIT]=$2B"
Parsing button "SCAN[FAV]=$14"
Parsing line "MUTE=$08, LAST=$13, PIP=$2D, DISPLAY=$2A, SWAP=$2F, MOVE=$2E,"
Parsing button "MUTE=$08"
Parsing button "LAST=$13"
Parsing button "PIP=$2D"
Parsing button "DISPLAY=$2A"
Parsing button "SWAP=$2F"
Parsing button "MOVE=$2E"
Parsing line "VOL+=$04, VOL-=$05, CH+=$06, CH-=$07,"
Parsing button "VOL+=$04"
Parsing button "VOL-=$05"
Parsing button "CH+=$06"
Parsing button "CH-=$07"
Parsing line "1=$15, 2=$16, 3=$17,"
Parsing button "1=$15"
Parsing button "2=$16"
Parsing button "3=$17"
Parsing line "4=$19, 5=$1A, 6=$1B,"
Parsing button "4=$19"
Parsing button "5=$1A"
Parsing button "6=$1B"
Parsing line "7=$1C, 8=$1D, 9=$1E,"
Parsing button "7=$1C"
Parsing button "8=$1D"
Parsing button "9=$1E"
Parsing line "0=$1F, TV/VIDEO[A/B]=$18, ENTER=$12,"
Parsing button "0=$1F"
Parsing button "TV/VIDEO[A/B]=$18"
Parsing button "ENTER=$12"
Parsing line "REW=$0B, PLAY=$0C, FFWD=$0D,"
Parsing button "REW=$0B"
Parsing button "PLAY=$0C"
Parsing button "FFWD=$0D"
Parsing line "REC=$10, STOP=$0E, PAUSE=$0F,"
Parsing button "REC=$10"
Parsing button "STOP=$0E"
Parsing button "PAUSE=$0F"
Parsing line "Phantom1=$3A, Phantom2=$3B, Phantom3=$3C, Phantom4=$3D, DiscreteON=$3E, DiscreteOFF=$3F"
Parsing button "Phantom1=$3A"
Parsing button "Phantom2=$3B"
Parsing button "Phantom3=$3C"
Parsing button "Phantom4=$3D"
Parsing button "DiscreteON=$3E"
Parsing button "DiscreteOFF=$3F"
Parsing line ""
Caught exception in RemoteMaster.main()!
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
at com.hifiremote.jp1.Remote.load(Remote.java:212)
at com.hifiremote.jp1.KeyMapMaster.<init>(KeyMapMaster.java:195)
at com.hifiremote.jp1.RemoteMaster.main(RemoteMaster.java:12)

Looks like you've got a bad RDF. Probably one with an underscore in the name that doesn't have enough entries on the MapFile= line. It's probably the one that's referenced in the RemoteMaster.properties file. Look for the Remote.name= and Remote.signature= lines, those should help you identify which RDF is causing problems.

gfb107 wrote:Looks like you've got a bad RDF. Probably one with an underscore in the name that doesn't have enough entries on the MapFile= line. It's probably the one that's referenced in the RemoteMaster.properties file. Look for the Remote.name= and Remote.signature= lines, those should help you identify which RDF is causing problems.

Uhh.. OK. Where is the RemoteMaster.properties file located? I have no file with that anywhere in the name. Where am I looking for these lines? In RemoteMaster.jar? In rmaster.err? In each potentially suspect rdf? I don't know what those "potential suspects" would be, but I guess I'll start with those where it says:
Got a multi-name remote!
names[ 0 ]="RS 15-2117"
names[ 1 ]="RS 15-2116"
Got a multi-name remote!
names[ 0 ]="RS 15-2117 Extender2"
names[ 1 ]="RS 15-2116 Extender2"

And if/when I should look in these rdfs, how do I recognize "enough" entries?

RemoteMaster.properties should be in the same directory as RemoteMaster.jar. This is the file that will have the Remote.name= and Remote.signature= in it.

gfb107 wrote:RemoteMaster.properties should be in the same directory as RemoteMaster.jar. This is the file that will have the Remote.name= and Remote.signature= in it.

No such file anywhere. Not in the installation directory, not anywhere on the computer, not in the RemoteMaster v0.81.zip distribution file, either.

How/when should this file get created?

it gets created/updated each time RM gets closed.

If there is no RemoteMaster.properties, it is going to try to use the first remote it knows, which means sorted by name (not signature) alphabetically.

gfb107 wrote:it gets created/updated each time RM gets closed.

If there is no RemoteMaster.properties, it is going to try to use the first remote it knows, which means sorted by name (not signature) alphabetically.

OK, so apparently, the first rdf it encounters causes this to go kablooie and RM never opens, and subsequently never creates the RemoteMaster.properties file. I understand. So I deleted all of the rdfs except for the four that I am likely to use (15-1994 normal and extender 5, and 15-2116_2117 normal and extender 2).

Same thing happens. So...

gfb107 wrote:Looks like you've got a bad RDF. Probably one with an underscore in the name that doesn't have enough entries on the MapFile= line.

Capn Trips wrote:And if/when I should look in these rdfs, how do I recognize "enough" entries?.

I've looked at all of these, and there IS no "MapFile=" line in any of them. Now I have never looked in rdf files, so I don't know what's "normally" in there and what would be out of the ordinary, but many of the entries are sort of self-explanatory. What I CAN see, however, is that NONE of them has ANY "MapFile=" lines.

Do I need to modify the rdfs to include such a line?

you don't have to delete any rdf's. there's an entry where you can select which rdf's are "my remotes" so you don't have to dig thru a huge list. Once done, Rm will remember that even if Greg makes an update/upgrade. I wonder if Greg is referring to the image map entry, last line in the [General] settings. (imagemap=....). I don't have a 2116/7 so never looked at it's rdf. I'll check my copy to see if wgat greg is talking about is there.

Jim

Hmmmm, no underscore, but a hyphen in those like:
ImageMap=15-21172116.map
Name=RadioShack 15-2117 / 15-2116

Jim

Capn Trips wrote:What I CAN see, however, is that NONE of them has ANY "MapFile=" lines.

Do I need to modify the rdfs to include such a line?

You need the latest RM-compliant RDF's

Well, I was pretty darned sure that I had the latest rdf files, as I just took the zip files from my desktop (where everything works) and transferred them to my laptop , but apparently I transferred an outdated version of the rdf zip file.

I'll transfer over the CORRECT rdf files and try again.

Thx to all.

Capn Trips wrote: I'll transfer over the CORRECT rdf files and try again.

Thx to all.

Make sure you are using the latest version of RDF's for IR 3.50 or later and RM in the "Required tools section of jp1 - link below my name".

Let me know how you make out, I always worry when it sounds like RDF problems.