I finally managed to make it work using my Asus TF101 with a preamp built-in. The IR blaster worked with the Samsung logo inverted and near the red led.zoelechat wrote:It doesn't work with most mobile devices, they NEVER have an high audio level...
It's absolutely needed that no "effect" is applied on audio out for it to work, you should try to play waves with Audacity, for example, instead of VLC.
Then, if it still doesn't work, 2 possibilities:
-Your IR blaster is out of order (you can check this by filming it in darkness while playing waves, most digital cameras catch IR)
-Most likely, it's confirmed you don't have enough volume on audio out (in practice, near to ear-destroying loudness is needed, check with *real* headphones)
Thanks a lot.
Edit 24-Oct-2014: I finally managed to root the F8000. Operation complete. Telnet, FTP, shell browser and file manager confirmed to work. Will check other features soon. Thanks for providing the hack!