[mythtv-users] FYI: simple mythtv boot solution (no gdm/kdm)

[Paul Miller]

FYI-
I found a very simple auto login solution for mythtv that does not 
require kdm/gdm.

1) create login program myth_login

$ cat myth_login.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main() {
        execlp("login", "login", "-f", "mythtv", 0);
}

2) compile login program

$ gcc -o myth_login myth_login.c

3) edit mythtv's ~/.profile

$ cat .profile
#!/bin/sh

if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
        startx
        exit
fi

4) edit mythtv's .xsession (Debian systems)

$ cat .xsession
#!/bin/sh

xset -dpms s off &
mythfrontend

5) edit /etc/inittab such that the line below appears.  You may want 
to change the console device...

2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -n -l /root/myth_login 38400 tty2


This idea is based from an article I found at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue72/chung.html

-Paul