Re: Active home pro stopped working II

["Tim Dolan" <tims-pool-leagues@xxxxxxxx>]

"AZ Woody" <reply@here> wrote in message
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> You only have one usb port?  That is very odd!
>
> Head to bestbuy or comp usa and get a usb hub. (~$20).  Plug in the hub,
> then the cm15a into the hub.  You'll get "new HW" for the hub, and "new
> hw" for the cm15a.
>
> What version of windows are you running, as this might not work on pre
> win2k.
>
> Tim Dolan wrote:
>>
>> "AZ Woody" <reply@here> wrote in message
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>>> It really depends on the version of windows (checking device drivers).
>>>
>>> On XP, click start settings->control panel, then "system".  Then click
>>> on the "hardware" tab.  Then "device manager".  Look at the stuff under
>>> "Universal Serial Bus controllers" to start.
>>>
>>> (That's what I see...  First time I've had my cm15a connected to windows
>>> in over a year....  It's been on a linux box for a long time!)
>>>
>>> First thing to try, is just plugging the cm15a to a different USB port
>>> on your PC.
>>>
>>> Tim Dolan wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "AZ Woody" <reply@here> wrote in message
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>>>>> (I'm sorry if this was already suggested)
>>>>> Have you tried uninstalling the cm15a stuff, rebooting, reinstall?
>>>>> I've seen stuff get wacked out, driver wise, under windows.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe as a first step try a different USB port on the PC.  Windows
>>>>> should see this as "new HW" and install the driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check under control panel/system/hw to see if the driver is running...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim Dolan wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> "Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>> "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >I am curious.  How can the appliance modules work
>>>>>>>> >via mouseclick in Activehome if the USB bridge is
>>>>>>>> non-functional? >It
>>>>>>> seems
>>>>>>>> >to me you can either communicate with it or you can't.  What
>>>>>>>> >you're
>>>>>>>> >describing is something in the middle.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think what he's describing are the sound effects in the AHP
>>>>>>>> software.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My bad.  I guess it was when he wrote: "when I do it with the mouse"
>>>>>>> that my
>>>>>>> mind got clouded with disturbing images so I missed the obvious.
>>>>>>> (-: I
>>>>>>> don't think I've ever run Activehome on a PC that had sound, either!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No doubt they added those highly useful sound effects to cover the
>>>>>>> sound of
>>>>>>> the real relays clacking.  Good programming to keep the sounds alive
>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>> though the signals aren't reaching their intended targets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Still, I suspect there's a clue in this occurring after he played
>>>>>>> circuit
>>>>>>> panel roulette and switched off multiple circuits.  A PC with a dead
>>>>>>> CMOS
>>>>>>> battery could recycle to a default state that knocked out a
>>>>>>> specially-configured USB port but that's *highly* unlikely.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd do a file sort on the C: drive to see what's been "fingered" in
>>>>>>> the last
>>>>>>> few weeks that might be USB related.  Then I'd look in Device
>>>>>>> Mangler to see
>>>>>>> that all was OK.  Then I might plug a USB mouse into the port in
>>>>>>> question to
>>>>>>> see if it worked.  Then I might unload/reload Activehome.  If that
>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>> solve it, I'd Ghost the current state to DVD-R and restore from a
>>>>>>> known-good
>>>>>>> image backup.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Bobby G.
>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>               I'm back to this ng. It was recommended to go to the
>>>>>> x10 group which I did. However, after registering and reading the
>>>>>> "Read this first" stuff. I still could not determine where to start.
>>>>>> I sent my symptoms to a person that had written tips. Mike, I think
>>>>>> it was.
>>>>>> I'm still where I was. Here's the situation.
>>>>>> All my x10 lights etc work via the hand held controllers and the plug
>>>>>> in controllers.
>>>>>> When I open the AHP it says I'm registered, and I see my units on the
>>>>>> screen. Then I get a screen that says "the active home pro usb
>>>>>> interface isn't connected to your computer...........
>>>>>> It is connected. I've checked that, I've removed the batteries and
>>>>>> unplugged it and still the same.
>>>>>> I can move the switches and hear them click on the screen but they do
>>>>>> not operate any units.
>>>>>> X10 is no help at all.
>>>>>> Please help me if you can.
>>>>>>                    Tim fm CT
>>>>
>>>> OK,
>>>>      Thanks. I checked the control panel, hardware etc.
>>>> but I realized that I didn't know what I was looking for. What am I
>>>> looking for?
>>>> Also,  I think my AHP is a download, so I don't want to delete it. I'll
>>>> look more thoroughly for the Cd.
>>>>                 Tim fm CT
>>>>
>> Woody,
>>              I don't have another port with that kind of plug..???
>>                      Tim fm CT

Hi Woody,
                Well, wait to you hear this. I think all is ok now. I'll
know for sure when one of the timed events takes place. anyway.....
 Earlier,I was having troubles with the AHP , long story short, it was
suggested to move the USB unit away from the computer, and I did.
        Time went by and a new problem developed. That's when I started this
thread.
 Long story short again, I forgot I had moved the unit and I found the old
Active Home (not the pro) unit on the floor which was still plugged in to
the computer so I've been doing al the nonsense with the old unit in the
wrong port.
   I noticed the new AHP unit upstairs in an outlet and BINGO ! The "what a
dumb ass, I am light went on.
    See ya,
               Tim fm CT