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21.11.2006 11:47:15

Remobte Buddy is not starting automatically

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Hi there,

I have problems Remote buddy starting up on system start. I added it to the start objects in the system preferences correctly. Moreover, I checked the checkbox in the corresponding menu in the Remote Buddy preferences.

But on the next system start its gone! Is it a Remote Buddy bug or a bug in Mac OS? Also, I can't change the position of the start objects. So Remote buddy is the last one in the list after EyeTV.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Christian

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.

Hardware - EyeTV Receiver

Which receivers are supported? (FAQ015E0211)
The latest info on hard- and software-requirements including info on support hardware can be found on the dedicated page for EyeTV receivers.

Please consider making use of the free Remote Buddy trial version to test your device for compatibility directly on your computer.

User

21.11.2006 18:12:01

Re: Remobte Buddy is not starting automatically

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This posting is older than 6 months and can contain outdated information.

Hi Christian,

thanks for asking.

If you want to start Remote Buddy, please make sure, Remote Buddy has
the "Launch at startup" checkbox checked in its own Preferences. If
it is not checked, Remote Buddy will remove itself from the list of
start objects.

Now why is it doing this?

Apple only provides a AppleScript API to adding and removing start
objects. Bad enough, this API is broken in Tiger (even Apple's sample
code does refuse to function correctly). Sometimes objects do or
don't turn up when they should or shouldn't do, so Remote Buddy, on
every startup, is doing what is needed to achieve the wanted status.
Which is, if you don't have that checkbox checked in Remote Buddy, it
will remove itself from the start objects.

Best regards,
Felix

User

21.11.2006 18:30:39

Re: Remobte Buddy is not starting automatically

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Thanks for the hint... But i think i tried this approach several times... Is there is special order in which i have to setup the startup? Remote buddy first and then the start objects in the systems preferences or the other way?

i am quite sure i didnt work the last time i tried...

cheers,
christian

User

22.11.2006 15:26:02

Re: Re: Remobte Buddy is not starting automatically

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Hello Christian,

this should always work:

1) Make sure neither System Preferences nor Remote Buddy runs.
2) Start Remote Buddy.
3) Make the setting.
4) Usually not required: launch System Preferences and check for
Remote Buddy in the list of startup items. Add it, if it shouldn't
already be there.

Cheers,
Felix

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