A quick google search shows that there are many drivers (Windows and Linux) available for X10 devices that are connected to your PC via a serial port. This is not the case for USB connected X10 devices such as the CM19a X10 wireless transceiver (also called ....). The device came with a firecracker driver for Windows, but Linux was a completely different story.
Here are some of the drivers I have been able to locate but none is particularly comprehensive in terms of functionality and ease of use.
At present I am using this one from Michael LeMay http://lemaymd.com which is part of his X10mms software suite. It’s a linux kernal driver rather than a standalone USB module which is great for stability but means it needs to be installed on each PC you run it on (not so easy for inexperienced Linux user).
Some great instructions on how to install it are located here: http://wp.pr0gr4mm3r.com.
Here’s Neil Cherry’s pages which contain some drivers and links to others. When I get a chance I want to see if I can construct a driver using Python.
Linuxha USB page
Linuxha CM19a page
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