[mythtv-users] kppp and mythtv

Rodney D. Myers rdmyers.42 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 26 17:35:47 EST 2005


On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:30:13 +1100
Michael Fox <fox.michael at gmail.com> wrote:

Depending on the distro, pon/poff from the shell works wonders.

> Drop the use of kppp, and just use the ppp (pppd from terminal
> configs) to bring up the link and do what you want.
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/27/05, Korey Fort <k.m.fort at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If you can run it from the terminal then you can try writing an
> > expect script to automate your actions.
> > "Let ye without segmentation fault cast the first int!"
> >
> > Korey Fort
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Beny
> > Spensieri Jr Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 3:32 PM
> > To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > Subject: [mythtv-users] kppp and mythtv
> >
> > Being stuck on dial-up, I am trying to automate
> > dialing up and mythfilldatabase, but I am having
> > trouble.
> >
> > My dialer is kppp, this works great normally, but I am
> > running into problems with having it run
> > automatically.
> >
> > First I tried to get cron to run kppp, but kppp is not
> > running and I get e-mails from cron with the error
> > "kppp: cannot connect to X server"
> >
> > Then I tried to get mythtv to do it.  On the setup
> > screen where you can automate mythfilldatabase, I
> > changed the path to /usr/bin/kppp
> >
> > I then changed the arguments such that it will run a
> > specific profile to update the show database and then
> > close the connection.
> >
> > It is running it, but kppp gives the error "kppp:
> > cannot connect to X server" again (in the log file I
> > set up).
> >
> > I can't figure out how to get this to work.  I think I
> > am running kppp as the regular user, mythtv is always
> > running as so is X.
> >
> > I can do everything in a terminal window, but nowhere
> > else.
> >
> > How can I fix this, running mythfilldatabase by hand
> > is time consuming.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Beny
> >
> > "We are the Dyslexia of Borg. Your ass will be laminated.
> >                                       Futility is resistant."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________________
> > Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca
> > _______________________________________________
> > mythtv-users mailing list
> > mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > mythtv-users mailing list
> > mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users


-- 
Rodney D. Myers <rdmyers.42 at gmail.com>	
Registered Linux User #96112
ICQ#:     AIM#:       YAHOO:
18002350  mailman452  mailman42_5

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a 
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
        Ben Franklin - 1759
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/attachments/20051226/eb9bde99/signature.pgp


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list