[mythtv-users] Autostart frontend ONLY on manual startup?

[Darryl Wisneski - ski]

mythtv-users at fastdruid.co.uk wrote:
> Lane wrote:
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>>Right now I start up KDE, and then start myth frontend by 
>>pressing the Power button on my remote, which lircd catches 
>>and then uses to start Myth. I'm using the method described 
>>in the Tips 'n' Tricks section of Jarod's guide.
>>
>>What I'd like is for the frontend to start, without me having 
>>to press any buttons on the remote, iff I started the Myth 
>>box manually. I know it seems a bit lazy, but it makes sense 
>>to me that if I started the box manually, the frontend should start.
> 

My nieces & nephews came over the house this past weekend & power cylced 
my box multiple times (I was debating whether to remove the power header 
from the motherboard that connects to my antec overture, but never got 
around to it).  They kept pressing all the buttons.  Thankfully, I had 
invested the time to get the autorestart working 100%.

I use KDE & implemented the /home/mythtv/.kde/Autostart/ ideology 
effectively to automatically start mtd, mythbackend & mythfrontend at 
system boot.  Read on...  I have a link to my myth docs/errata below 
too.  I tried to use the system V startup scripts & the BSD startup 
script /etc/rc.local in vain.  I run mythfrontend & mythbackend as user 
mythtv.

I also improved on Jarod's guide's tips & tricks "Wife Button."

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Hauppauge Grey Remote

POWER:	stop/start in one fell swoop mythfrontend & mythbackend using 
remote control that is linked to a user executable script. (works so 
nicely when the GO button doesn't always work.)

GO:	stop & separately start mythfrontend using remote control that is 
linked to a user executable script
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http://commwebworks.com/ski/mythtv.html#mythbackend_frontend_autostart

Regards,
-ski

> 
> Like I said before, something that I'd be planning on doing for a bit
> and was planning on doing this weekend, I had a rather quiet night at 
> work so inspired by the demand I had a bit of a scripting session. :-)
> 
> A little bit of sql and ksh[1] later and I have a beta that works and 
> is undergoing testing now...
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> Need to do a little bit more work to make it easier and to schedule restarts
> 
> for cron jobs and it'll be perfect.
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> Got to do some phoning round for my bike insurance now
> (*mutter*grumble*money*grabbing*lazy*bunch*of*gits*ahem)
> but should have something later today (well today for me anyway ;-) )
> 
> Regards
> 
> Druid
> 
> [1] Written on SINIX-Y[1] ksh at work then ported to bash at home ;-)
> [2] Proper unix :-)
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