[mythtv] x10 Remote (Entertainment Anywhere/MP3 Anywhere)

[William Preston]

> As far as I can tell reading the MythTV documentation, there doesn't
> appear to be support for the X10 remote (not the mouseremote, but the
> entertainment anywhere remote).  This device uses (I believe) a RF
> receiver connected to a serial port.
>
> I'm going to take a shot at creating a patch that allows this remote to
> work with MythTV, but I'd like to first learn how lirc support was added
> to MythTV.  I've searched for 'lirc' in most of the files and can't
> seem to find it referenced anywhere.  What are the relavent files for this
> type of input into MythTV?
>
> I'm going to start by building some proof-of-concept code for reading and
> recognizing the different remote control keys from the serial port (this
> seems fairly straight-forward when looking at the x10mp3 XMMS plugin for
> this remote control)

I'm using my MouseRemote with the X10 module in this software package:

http://dmc.bigi.com/

I don't think there were any significant changes between those two remotes,
so looking at or using this code might be all you need.  No need to reinvent
the wheel :)