[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: can't get power button script to restart front end (From Jarod's guide)

[Kevin Kuphal]

Jon Kunze wrote:

> I have this
>
> begin
> prog = irexec
> button = OFF
> repeat = 4
> config = /usr/local/bin/mythpowerbutton.sh
> end
>
> Assigned to my power button, just the same as Jarod's guide, and yet 
> when I press the button, it doesn't shutdown mythfrontend, nor does it 
> restart it if it has crashed. Hence my tring to execute it manually.
>
If you want to run it manually, just run the script

/usr/local/bin/mythpowerbutton.sh

For it to work with irexec, you need to make sure you are running irexec 
before you start mythfrontend just with:

irexec

in whatever scripts you use to start the frontend

Kevin