[PROBLEM] Can not control XMBC through CEC HDMI Onkyo AVR with it's remote control

[jakenl]

(17th Jun, 2015 12:50 AM)deHakkelaar Wrote:  

(16th Jun, 2015 05:27 AM)jakenl Wrote:  -When the Onkyo app worked to control Kodi, I pulled the Wifi adaptor of the Pi, to make sure that the app really used the HDMI cable and not the network. As expected, the app kept controlling Kodi without a working wifi connection to the Pi

How is the app able to communicate to the Pi if network is disconnected ?
Is your Onkyo connected on the network (app-->network-->Onkyo-->HDMI-->Pi) or does your pad/phone transmit via infrared (app-->IR-->Onkyo-->HDMI-->Pi) ?

I cant help alot as I believe my AV receiver is too old for CEC but maybe someone else with Onkyo can help.

Ps. a little side note, HDMI 1.4 cables include ethernet as well.

The Pi is normally connected to Wifi for internet and to HDMI for audio/video to the AVR.
The Onkyo app communicates with the Onkyo receiver via WiFi
The Onkyo remote communicates with the Onkyo receiver via IR and does that very well for all other receiver operations

I pulled the Wifi dongle, so the only communication left was through the HDMI cable. I doubt it if the receiver forwards network signals through the HDMI cable, I haven't seen anything like that in the documentation. Moreover Yatse wasn't able to connect anymore, the same for Putty. Therefore I assume that there was no network connection. I was happy that the Onkyo app worked that time, I at least was able to reboot the Pi to initiate the Wifi dongle again.