[mythtv-users] Update: Pundit/MythFE Distro

[Steve Davidson]

On Sat, 2003-05-31 at 10:48, Matt Marsh wrote:
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> I've been wondering about the whole wake-up from remote myself too. Do
> you think it will be possible from using an IR remote in the serial support
> as you suggest? I noticed from the Pundit manual that it does have an 
> option to wake when and external modem signals one of the serial lines,
> so if you could get the IR remote to do that I suppose it would be possible?

I have been told that it *should* be possible.  I'll have to do some
testing.

> 
> Right now, I had been thinking I'd have to go without the wake up and
> was considering getting the ATI Remote Wonder. I'd have to turn the
> machine on manually but then at least the remote could turn it off. It
> also would have the advantage of being RF instead of IR so I could hide
> the dongle away behind everything.
> 
> The only other way I could think of getting remote wakeup to work was
> to use some X10 kit, but that would require at least 3 pieces of kit:
> 1. an X10 remote to send an X10 reciever (these can also plug into the
>    machine so that once it boots it will pick up and give events to
>    the machine).
> 2. An X10 reciever which would pick up the event from the remote and
>    send out another X10 event to an X10 computer controller.
> 3. An X10 computer controller which would signal the serial line to
>    make the machine wakeup.
> That's all getting a bit expensive and clumsy though...

It's probably simpler than this - I was thinking of a basic circuit with
a Basic Stamp I, an IR receiver, and a relay to trip the physical power
switch - this should work too.  I've seen *some* examples on various BS
sites, and have some friends with significant microcontroller
experience.  I *will* get something to work here... <g>

> 
> > 2) Integrate the Linux Progress Patch for a nice, clean display during
> > bootup.  (If anyone has already created a Myth/LPP boot screen, I would
> > REALLY appreciate it if you would send it to me - I have very little
> > artistic talent <g>)
> 
> I too was looking at that project the other day... it looks like it might
> have been stalled for a while though and might not work with the latest
> kernels? Anyone got any experience of this?
> 

This seems like an on-again, off-again project - AFAIK, Mandrake
included it with one of the later releases, then removed it for the most
recent releases.  I think that SUSE is shipping with it as well (?)


Any input on this?  Anyone?

== Steve