[mythtv-users] Some thoughts on using LiRC to control and recieve at the same time...

[Blaise St-Laurent]

I've read on this list and on the Lirc list that there's been some work 
to hack lirc to be able to use an IR reciever to control myth, and also 
use a IR transmitter to send signals to a dish, but i haven't seen any 
details on a successful implementation.

I was just going to throw an idea out, to see if anyone's already tried 
it: Has anyone tried to run a second copy of lirc in a chrooted jail? 
seams like the easiest way to get two versions of the system running at 
once. It'd probably have to be the lirc_serial instance in the jail, as 
i don't believe it requires any modules to be loaded into the kernel.

Anyone have any other insight into how to configure lirc for both 
functions at once? I'm loath to buy a wireless keyboard for my mythtv 
station (and i'm not sure i can find one whose protocol could be learned 
by my pronto remote :( )

Thoughts?