You might need to compile a kernel module with a different name as well. For that matter rather than building an IO interface in the kernel or using the one in lirc you could probably just insert and remove the module, with the inserted module being "pretty light on" and the removed module being "pretty light off." Come to think of it, if you can find the kernel code to the parallel port and figure out how to set lines high(or low) it should be reasonably easy.
Of course with any such hardware development work there is the chance of frying a motherboard attached to that port, but with care that shouldn't happen.
The best way might be to look for some simple usb hardware or chip thats supported that you can coopt for your purpose. Of course the only reason this may be best is serial/parallel ports are getting rare these days.
Ciaran wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:50:19 -0800, M. Barnabas Luntzel
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something I liked about my (now unplugged) tivo, was that I could tell it was recording by the red light on the front panel.
so I was thinking, how difficult would it be to make my own? Couldn't be much more difficult than making your own IR blaster. pport to LED, USB to LED. maybe even one of those USB lamps for sale could be purposed for this.
anybody else thought about / done something like this?
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I have an asus pundit, the hdd activity led is enough to let me (and
my neighbourhood know that its currently recording! But your idea
sounds cool, a little red led on the case, mmmm :)
- Ciaran
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