Re: Active home pro stopped working II

[AZ Woody <reply@here>]

Tim Dolan wrote:
>
> "AZ Woody" <reply@here> wrote in message
> news:45fb6776$0$10311$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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
>>> news:45fa06bc$0$499$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> 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
>>>>> news:45f60785$0$505$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> (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
>>>>>>> news:s8Sdna3K5KfZsG_YnZ2dnUVZ_tunnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> "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

Memory is the second thing to go, so they say! :)

Hope it works out for you.

The cm15a has worked really well for me - but I use it in a "non normal"
way.  It's a "dumb" x10 device connected to a linux server (it's got no
events loaded).  I also turned off the RF...

-w