Problem here:
Suddenly at times I can’t control the HTPC player. The iOS app wont show the HTPC player as an option nor can I control it with the keyboard or FLIRC remote. This happens even during playback (but the keyboard works for other uses / apps etc on this PC). Please help.
Hi
Can I get some help with remote control support please.
I use a Logitech Harmony Hub remote to control Win 10 via a FLIRC adaptor.
The issue is that the Play & Pause buttons dont work as expected. Either of them will pause playback, but then neither of them will restart playback. I have to use the Enter button.
There is a clue in the Plex HTPC log:
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.426 [8564] DEBUG - [InputManager] Initializing.
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.428 [8564] INFO - [InputManager] Loading inputmaps from: C:/Program Files/Plex/Plex HTPC/inputmaps
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.436 [8564] INFO - [InputManager] Loading inputmaps from: C:/Users/Media3.FAIRSEA/AppData/Local/Plex HTPC/inputmaps
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.437 [8564] INFO - [InputManager/Keyboard] Successfully inited input
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.437 [8564] DEBUG - [InputManager/QHotkey/QHotkeyInput] Initializing.
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.437 [8564] WARN - [InputManager/QHotkey/QHotkeyInput] Unable to map shortcut to native keys. Key: Qt::Key_MediaPause Modifiers: QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>(NoModifier)
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.437 [8564] WARN - [InputManager/QHotkey/QHotkeyInput] Unable to map shortcut to native keys. Key: Qt::Key_MediaTogglePlayPause Modifiers: QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>(NoModifier)
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.437 [8564] INFO - [InputManager/QHotkey] Successfully inited input
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.519 [6416] INFO - [Input/SDL] Found 0 joysticks
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.519 [8564] INFO - [InputManager/SDL] Successfully inited input
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.519 [8564] ERROR - [InputManager/LIRC] LIRC Socket Error : 2
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.519 [8564] WARN - [InputManager/LIRC] Failed to init input
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.520 [9752] INFO - libCEC was successfully initialized, found version 262151
Apr 12, 2021 16:23:32.520 [8564] INFO - [InputManager/CEC] Successfully inited input
Is there a way I can fix those two ‘WARN’ errors?
When you search or browse Live TV shows/Films rather than episodes it defaults to “Watch Channel”. It would be better to default to the “Record” option unless the program is about to start/has already started. When you are looking for shows/films to record during the next week you are not going to want to watch that channel currently.
Works semi-fine for me. Only major problem is that the top OS menu bar is still visible with all it’s Applyness and thus ruining a nice movie presentation. In the past, this could be fixed with display calibration, but it’s an obvious coding issue. So if that could and would be solved I would be a very happy camper.
I tried with the Plex on top and any other things of course, but this is one thing I was not able to solve on my `mac mini mid 2010. OpenPHT works peachy as does the old PHT app.
Fix the “real” full screen without the apple menu bar and I would be a happy camper.
On what version of macOS / OS X are you running this install of Plex HTPC? I haven’t yet seen the OS menu bar in full screen mode on macOS 11 (Big Sur).
I’m running High Sierra
I’ve begun testing 1.1.0 on a Mac Mini running MacOS Mojave, plugged to a Pioneer Amp and then to a Plasma.
So far, things are very positive, the interface and navigation is leaps and bound better, snappier.
The only negatives I have are the following :
If the app is started (at boot) while the amp isn’t switched to the input the Mac Mini is on, it will not start in fullscreen despite toggling the option in the settings. Rebooting the system does not fix it, I have to manually put the app in fullscreen. PMP does not exhibit this behavior.
I’m playing 24p content and therefore using the refresh rate switching option. The app correctly switches the display refresh rate to 24p but it seems the content is played at the wrong rate, I get significant motion judder issues in vertical or horizontal panelling scenes. PMP does not exhibit this behavior.
similarly, if I pause playback to switch inputs to a 60Hz one and come back to the input the Mini is on, it seems that MacOS resets its refresh rate to 60Hz and Plex HTPC doesn’t notice the refresh rate changed. Resuming playback, Plex HTPC doesn’t change the refresh rate back to 24p either. I have to cancel playback and restart. PMP has the same behavior.
I have a 2010 MBP running High Sierra which I used to test with. There’s no problem with fullscreen on it. Check to make sure you are actually running in fullscreen and not just a large window.
It really sounds like your AVR is reporting a different display to devices which are not currently selected as the input. You should check the logs as it does log screen changes as well as mode changes on the display.
I have a friend with a Pioneer AVR that DOES report different display properties on input changes. This is a very bad behavior for a whole myriad of reasons (not just the ones leading to your issues).
It does report different display properties indeed, I’ve know it for a while, but PMP didn’t behave like that. PMP still started in full screen, even if the reported resolution was “wrong” (I think the Mini defaults to 1280x1024 or 1024x768 when the output isn’t active) and adjusted the output properly to match the actual screen properties when starting the first media playback. Here, Plex HTPC starts windowed instead.
Edit, yea, the Mini defaults to 1280x1024 instead of 1920x1080 if the input isn’t active at boot :
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.922 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Available modes for Display ID: 0x41dc9d07
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.923 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 1920x 1080px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000007
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.923 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 1680x 1050px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000006
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.923 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 1440x 900px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000005
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.923 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 1280x 1024px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000004 0x00000001
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.923 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 1280x 720px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000003
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.924 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 1024x 768px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000002
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.924 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Mode: 800x 600px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000001
Apr 20, 2021 18:49:12.924 [0x109d5e5c0] INFO - [DisplayManager] Current Display Mode on Display ID: 0x41dc9d07 is 1280x 1024px32bpp@60.000Hz ids: 0x00000004
Found a workaround;
Solved it quick&dirty by going to General settings in the OS and set it to hide the top menu bar with dropdown activation.
I connect my Mac Mini through HDMI to the last greatest Pioneer Plasma 5090 so it sees it as an alternative screen. The top menu bar issue also occurred when I connected from mini/microDisplayport to HDMI to the TV.
It would have been nicer if the app went full screen without this fix, but hey, it works.
All settings were full screen and Plex on top, which it doesn’t do. Also fiddled with the resolution switching, all to no avail. Also did the reboot thing with screen attached and the feedback from my TV was correct.
It’s just that without the workaround the top menu keeps showing and doesn’t switch to the actual Plex HTPC app when opened. It’s still running System Preferences on top despite the toggle in Plex settings.
Make Plex dominate my computer and conquer my thirst for content and cater to my every whim of convenience!
OR: keep up the good work, people. Love the rededication to HTPC and many thanks for the prompt replies.
@gbooker02 - Can I ask how I should go about fixing this remote issue? I saw your previous posts about the back button (I have found that an issue in the Settings menu) and hoped you would understand what the issue was with the above log.
How can we enable audio passthrough? All of my movies are being sent in 2.0 stereo.
The only audio options I see are ‘device’ and ‘exclusive mode’.
Even better would be an option to enable the formats your AVR\TV supports (AC3\DTS\etc) then plex transcodes audio down to these formats, my AVR doesn’t decode DTS-MA for example.
Set “Audio Device Kind” to either Optical or HDMI.
This will also reveal the audio formats checkboxes you are asking for.
Lets make this more of a bug report:
OS: Mojave Version 10.14.6
Plex HTPC version: 1.2.0.2247-20f0f05d
Platform version: 10-14
Action: updating the plex library
Expected behaviour: Plex player home screen shows the added content.
behaviour.: Home screen is not updated with new content.
2.
Action; Finish watching a episode.
Expected behaviour: Episode status is changed to played and navigation returns back to last menu.
Behaviour: Episode progress is set to about 80%, not set on played. Screen turns black, no navigation buttons respond. application hangs.
For those that missed it, v1.2.0 has been released: Plex HTPC - #3 by mattseeley
Is there an option to stop the app auto updating? If not please can it be added in a future release. Thanks
How many would be in favor of having an option for the app to go natively full-screen during video playback and then reverting to windowed/maximized mode on exit of playback? Like what the native app for Windows does.
I updated to the latest version. all problems still exist. App is unusable in its current state.
On this latest version I am getting a couple of seconds spinning wheel when jumping forward or back in a recording.
I have reverted back to the previous version, where I was really impressed how snappy it was. I can scrub through the recording quickly and wherever I stop it starts playing immediately.
Please, we need a Plex HTPC.log that covers an application run performing only this behavior.
