Rasplex 0.2.0 and iOS Remote

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Heyy there,

 

I have updated to Rasplex 0.2.0 however I can no longer control Rasplex with my iOS Remote App. 

 

I can start playing something on the Rasplex from the remote by browsing the shows on the remote, however I cannot actually control the Rasplex front end with the remote feature.

 

Anybody having the same issue?

 

A

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Sorry - I don't get the problem... Are you able to navigate via the arrow keys? (I'm able to do this)

This issue may be related to your PMS version. Thus please report your version too...

It's seems it's working for the latest PlexPass release ...

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Hey, a_wein,

Exactly, I cannot navigate using the arrow keys. 

PMS version is 0.9.7.28 on a MacMini running OSX 10.6.8

It did work on previous versions, it just seems to have been lost in the latest update...

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I'm able to do this using 0.2.1 and using the latest PlexPass release. Please upgrade to 0.2.1 and try again.

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Hi,

I bought a raspberry pi specifically for rasplex, as I'm a big fan of plex for a simple solution to play media all over the house for my olds.

I'd like to say I'm very very impressed - The installation process is a breeze, and the setup worked brilliantly.

I set the thing up very easily, so this is a fresh install - but I ran into the same problem that AndrewBarber had.

running rasplex 0.2.1, fresh install.

To explain the problem further - it will allow me to actually select media to play by going to sections and selecting tv shows/showname etc, but once it is playing, the PLAYBACK CONTROLS do not work.

including the navigation keys, the menu/play/pause stop button/volume controls.

it also does not work in the menu when nothing is playing.

I was not using the previous version, so I cannot confirm whether it worked previously - I might try and downgrade it to verify.

I just wanted to confirm that yes, other people have the same issue.

EDIT: UPDATE! the pi was bought so my parents could watch content in another room from a plex server i already setup for them.

I brought the pi home to have a look at it, have touched nothing but changed the plex server - the navigation buttons now work completely.

this leads me to believe this has something to do with the version of plex media server i have installed at my parents, as I set it up a while ago.

I'll let you know if updating the server fixes it. The confirmed working version of PMS server that worked for me was 0.9.7.28-f80a4a2

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I also have this issue, PMS version is: 0.9.8.4

Using the latest Plex app on an iPhone 5.

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I'm having the same issue, using Plex server on my Drobo 5N and Rasplex. 

Using iPad 1 and iPhone 5 - although strangely, the volume control works and thats it...

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Heyy there,

I have updated to Rasplex 0.2.0 however I can no longer control Rasplex with my iOS Remote App. 

I can start playing something on the Rasplex from the remote by browsing the shows on the remote, however I cannot actually control the Rasplex front end with the remote feature.

Anybody having the same issue?

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Hey AndrewBarber, this is a little bit of topic but which application on IOS do you use for this. For the moment I still work with a remote keyboard but I would love to switch to the controlling remote application. Until now, it seems that I could only found application that can control the server and not the PI. Please let me know! 

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Exactly the same here. I have installed the latest PMS (0.9.8.6) and the lates Rasplex (0.2.2). Tried several Remotes on Android (4.2) on different Mobiles an have exactly the same - can't control anything except volume once a song started playing.

PMS is connected via WLAN, on Rasplex I tried LAN and WLAN with no difference.

(edit:)
I also tried older Versions of both PMS and Rasplex with no success. As someone else mentioned here, yatse and xbmc remotes are working - at least for pause/play mute and so on

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here the same, i manage now the controls over CEC.

But its not that what i want... i have the logitech ultimate. Would be great if there is an option to control the rpi.

I will wait for the new update :D

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Found the bug!

RasPlex expects the commands in JSON Format for the PLAYER only but Plex Server uses the HTTP format like descibed here http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/HTTP_API/Control
Thats why one is able to control the Plex PC Client but not the RasPlex Client using the PlexRemote but i.e. Yatse which is designed for XBMC (and therefore using JSON) will work on RasPlex.

The Problem now is, that once the player has been started, the remote does not work anymore. Hence there is no way to exit the player using the remote. When using a keyboard the ESC does the job and the PLEX Remote works again (but one still cant control the Player)

Try this URL to pause or play (change IP to your own IP):
 

http://{PLEX PLAYER IP}:3005/jsonrpc?request=%7B%22jsonrpc%22%3A%20%222.0%22%2C%20%22method%22%3A%20%22Player.PlayPause%22%2C%20%22params%22%3A%20%7B%20%22playerid%22%3A%200%20%7D%2C%20%22id%22%3A%201%7D



this is urlencoded for







http://{PLEX PLAYER IP}:3005/jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Player.PlayPause", "params": { "playerid": 0 }, "id": 1}
 


See here http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=JSON-RPC_API for details about the API.

 

edit:
Gone one step further:

Volume can be controlled using the old command. Send the follwing URL to test (REPLACE Server and Client IPs)

http://{PLEX Server IP}:32400/system/players/{PLEX PLAYER IP}/application/setVolume?level=100

for max Volume


or


http://{PLEX Server IP}:32400/system/players/{PLEX PLAYER IP}/application/setVolume?level=0

to mute
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