[mythtv-users] Replacing the Power Button with a Lock and Key
Dave Walker
DaveWalker at ubuntu.com
Thu Jun 21 20:24:41 UTC 2007
On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 14:35 -0500, Paul wrote:
> Maybe not what you are looking for but there is a script that is run
> (I don't remember what/where it is off the top of my head) that is run
> when the power button is pressed. I rewrote mine to put an exit in the
> top so it does nothing. The wife kept pushing the power button to turn
> on myth when it was already on and would shut it down in the process.
> This worked great to solve the problem (At least the one i had).
>
> On 6/21/07, joe.white at wachovia.com <joe.white at wachovia.com> wrote:
>
> I am looking for a lock to replace the power/reset button on
> my mythbox. Does anyone have one, and if so can they tell me
> where they got it?
>
> jw
Backup and then edit "/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh". This script will normally
fire when the button is pushed. Obviously if the button is held (>4
sec) it will still force an aggressive shutdown.
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