Once you get the keys programmed on the Flirc you do not need the software again. I rebooted when it wasn't responding and that fixed it and I think it likes it better if you open the software first then plug in the Flirc. Yes the Flirc software can be finicky and it cost me a lot of hair pulling until I just accepted that sometimes it works great and sometimes not at all. I should point out that I use Windows for this. When I first downloaded the Flirc software and updated the firmware everything was fine but sometimes the Flirc works fabulously and sometime I get no response. This was after reprogramming the number keys to letters with the Flirc software, full keyboard. It was great to find out that sequences are no longer restricted to only 5 steps. I created another sequence that used a combination of 7 letters followed by Select. I had trouble with pause/play but adding the spacebar via flirc software fixed that. I fixed that by going back into the myharmony and dragging those keys over again. Then sync the remote.Ī lot of the keys worked right away but some like the play pause ff etc would not. Now when I first got the Flirc I added Flirc/Kodi as a device in myharmony software then added that device to my activity. Starting kodi and shutting down the laptop were done by key combos I had setup in Ubuntu 20.04 and mapped to Flirc full keyboard 8 and 9 key. I was able with Flirc to reprogram the number keys to enough letters etc to put in my password and one key combo to start kodi and one key combo to shut down the computer. I do not have WakeOnLAN so I have to physically get up and do that. When finished and exited kodi I would use the mouse to power off the laptop. I used a keyboard combination to start and navigate kodi. The next step was to use the keyboard to enter my password, then I had a script that disabled pulse on autostart. I had a harmony activity called laptop that just controlled my tv and denon receiver and I would start that. Prior to Flirc I would open my laptop lid and press the power button then close the lid and let the laptop boot. I have succeeded and will detail it all here. I was hoping to eliminate them and just use my harmony to control it all. My laptop prior to getting the Flirc was navigated by keyboard and mouse. Another for the firestick which has not been implemented yet. It still is a fantastic piece of equipment for $35 on sale. I have kodi on my firestick also but it does not support audio passthrough for DTSMA etc. This is my experence with Flirc and my harmony 665/700. My Home Theatre now consists of a Firestick 4k and a laptop running Kodi.
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