[mythtv-users] IR power on for frontend

[Jarod Wilson]

On May 13, 2011, at 4:55 AM, Josu Lazkano wrote:

> Hello list, I want to add a frontend machine for the bedroom. But I
> need a machine that can power on the machine from the remote, just to
> wake up and watch the news.
> 
> I actually have a FE/BE with a MCE remote, I can switch off the
> machine but I can not switch on (just pushing the button).
> 
> I want to add a ION based board, I search some machines:
> 
> - Foxconn NetBox-NT330i
> - Acer Aspire Revo
> 
> But they don't have IR receiver. I need a little machine (no CD/DVD,
> no wireless), I want to plug it on the back of the TV.
> 
> Can someone suggest some machine with IR power function?

- ASRock ION 330 HT
- Asus Eee Box EB1501P

The ION 330 HT's successor, the ION3D 152B should also work, assuming
ASRock kept using the same super i/o chip, but I have no direct
experience with it. I own the other two. The ION 330 HT has an
onboard receiver driven by the nuvoton-cir driver, the Eee Box has
an onboard receiver driven by the ite-cir driver. Both support full
suspend and resume (with resume via IR), though the patch to make IR
work after resume on ite-cir only just got sent upstream.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com