[mythtv-users] Auto-login and associated problems...KDE 3.3 problem?

[Yan-Fa Li]

Douglas,

I tried that, but it didn't work so well for my particular situation.  I 
think it blocks other stuff from initializing.  I found writing a simple 
script to start X and mythfrontend using /etc/inittab to work much better.

Something like:

#!/bin/sh
startx
fvwm &
exec mythfrontend

I don't remember exactly and my front end boxes are off right now.
This is called via /etc/inittab, replace this line

x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon

with

x:5:respawn:/etc/startmyth.sh

or something like that.  Then if X or mythfrontend throws a wobbler then 
you can simply CNTRL+SHIFT+BACKSPACE and it restarts myth and X without 
bringing down the machine.  I use that on my frontend boxen.

It's nice because I don't have to start KDE or GNOME which are frankly 
too heavyweight for this particular job, and it allows easy restarts in 
the event of "bugs".  What Bugs ? I don't see no stinkin bugs. :D

Also don't forget to set appropriate values in your XF86Config file 
about display size.  There's this weird bug you can get if the values 
aren't appropriate for the physical screen dimensions and it sets the 
font to TINY unreadable point sizes.  This is especially noticeable on a 
TV screen running 800x600.

Yan

Douglas Beck wrote:

> 
> Thanks for the tips, guys.  It was more than enough to get auto-login 
> running.
> 
> I'm putting some things is rc.local to get things initialized properly 
> on boot up but it just doesn't seem to be running them.  Will it always 
> execute rc.local on boot up?
> 
> D
>