[mythtv-users] AppleTV with Linux

[Scott D. Davilla]

>  > Just booted the cdrom installer for KnoppMyth and installed it to the
>>  AppleTV using a modified procedure with atv-bootloader. This is the
>>  first ever cdrom boot of Linux on the AppleTV. 
>>
>>  This new procedure will make the installation easier as a doner PC
>>  hardware is not required anymore. One could install directly on to
>>  the AppleTV. 
>>
>>  More details later as this procedure is refined.
>
>Sounds GREAT Scott.  I am very excited to see this as it develops.  Is the
>plan to use the USB port to install linux/myth, and then free it up for use
>with a USB IR receiver?  Or can you just use the IR receiver that's in the
>ATV with say, an MCE remote?
>

There's lot's of options with regard to the install. It all depends 
on how you want it configured and much work you are willing to do;>. 
I'll be adding a page on the wiki soon that goes into to this much 
more. There are many options.

The single USB port on the AppleTV is not really a problem, UBS hubs 
work fine and depending on what you are doing it, might not even need 
to be a powered USB hub.

Unfortunately the Apple IR receiver on all Apple computers is 
configured to respond only to Apple IR controllers. You don't get the 
raw IR data but a pre-processed stream. You can get more button 
functions seen with a learning remote that emulates several Apple IR 
controllers. When you change the paring ID, the decoded stream 
changes slightly.

But decoding another remote control is not possible.