The HTPC app needs the option to disable loading its own HDMI CEC lib.
I handle HDMI CEC outside of Plex (using EventGhost) and it adds about 20s to loading Plex htpc whilst it tries and fails to load its own libcec (see log below). It’s really annoying.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:16.589 [3312] INFO - libCEC was successfully initialized, found version 262151
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:20.097 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:20.097 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 1)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:22.932 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:22.932 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 2)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:24.822 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:24.822 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 3)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:26.082 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:26.082 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 4)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:27.088 [3312] INFO - libCEC found 1 CEC adapters.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:27.088 [7760] INFO - libCEC NOTICE: connection opened
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:30.592 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:30.592 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 1)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:33.427 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:33.427 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 2)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:35.317 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:35.317 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 3)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:36.577 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: error opening serial port ‘COM3’: Unable to open COM port: Access is denied.
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:36.577 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not open a connection (try 4)
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:37.583 [7760] INFO - libCEC NOTICE: connection opened
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:37.584 [7760] ERROR - libCEC ERROR: could not start CEC communications
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:37.584 [3312] ERROR - Opening device COM3 failed
Jun 13, 2022 00:47:37.584 [2320] INFO - [InputManager/CEC] Successfully inited input