[mythtv-users] GUI setup using remote?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/18/2006 07:01 PM, Chad wrote:

>>>Wouldn't this be very distro-specific?  In my (very limited) experience
>>>      
>>>
>>       Just put a MythConfig script at the end of the init sequence
>>and hijack the whole lot of it. Those distro specific config files
>>are still driving the same universal tools underneath.
>>
>>       Jut have Myth get in the last word.
>>
>>    
>>
>>>with distros, the GUI config tools distros give you to make configuring
>>>your system easier often seem to maintain settings somewhere that
>>>overwrite the low-level configuration files/info used by the vanilla GNU
>>>tools on every (reboot|login|...).  And, even if you could modify the
>>>low-level config file directly, distros often install them in different
>>>locations.
>>>      
>>>
>>       Let Myth do it's own thing. Make sure it gets in the last word.
>>
>>[deletia]
>>
>>       rc.local baby!
>>
>Thanks for the tips!
>
>Indeed those are good points, and a good idea is to let Myth get the
>last word; but seems a lot like a hack.  I guess not too many people
>have looked into it, or they simply didn't see this thread, want to
>reply, or something else that kept them quiet.  I figure something
>distro specific is better than nothing at all,
>

And, with that, I'll refer you to the MythDora and KnoppMyth (and ???) 
distros as I'm sure they would love to have someone help them create 
this kind of tool...  My recommendation is to concentrate first on one 
Myth-specific distro and expand as desired.

> it gives people
>somewhere to start if nothing else.  The other part of that is that
>you make a good point.  There are a lot of tools designed to do these
>things, just not with the way I see it in mind.  The beauty of Open
>Source: I'll tweak those tools to my needs and see how they go.  If
>these are dedicated MythTV systems we are using these tools on, it's
>just a one-time use that we need, I will just have to figure out how
>to either lock the conf files after they are tweaked, or...  I don't
>know yet, but definitely will be brainstorming.
>

Yep.  Probably good to start in a distro.  The MythDora stuff could be 
used by FC users and the KnoppMyth stuff may be usable by Debian-based 
distros even if users don't use MythDora or KnoppMyth...

Mike