[mythtv-users] Problems using Mythvideo with TV out...

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Justin The Cynical
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:11 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Problems using Mythvideo with TV out...
>
>
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:40:41 -0700 (PDT)
> Guy Bayes <guy_jobs at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> GB> you aren't running mythfrontend as a background
> GB> process are you?
>
> GB> mythfrontend &
>
> GB> It will hang only on mythvideo if yo do that,
> GB> everything else works fine.
>
> No, I wasn't.  I did find a workaround/fix.
>
> My original xinitrc, at least the part that fires up the frontend, was:
>
> xset -dpms s off
> irxevent &
> fvwm2 &
> exec mythfrontend
>
> I have changed it to:
>
> xset -dpms s off
> irxevent &
> fvwm2 &
> exec xterm -e mythfrontend

I think your original .xinitrc would work, if you removed the "exec" from
the mythfrontend command.  You don't need it; indeed, it's likely
problematic.

-JAC