[mythtv-users] How to eject DVD ?

[Craig Tinson]

Dave Ansell wrote:

> Hi,
>
>     My myth frontend is built in a "settop box" PC and there is no 
> physical access to the DVD eject button (it is stuck behind the front 
> panel).
>
>     The box does have an eject button which emulates the keypress 
> "ctrl-e".
>
>     Can anyone suggest a way (via Myth or otherwise) of detecting this 
> keypress and causing an "eject" command to run?    ( Pitty there isnt 
> an eject button on the myth menu.)
>
>  I am using Xine for DVD playback.  It is OK if there is a DVD in the 
> drive to start with as I can map the eject keypress in Xine, but 
> unfortunately if the DVD starts empty then Xine just exits back to Myth.
>
>   Any ideas?
>
> thx,
> Dave
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not an export on this.. but couldn't you just run irexec in the 
background and map a key to it from the remote?

this is similar to the "Wife Friendly" feature which restarts the box.

hth

Craig