[mythtv-users] Add Sleep menu command to Mythbuntu

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jun 17, 2008, at 7:59 AM, Ryan Pisani wrote:

>> I just added a sleep menu command to my Mythbuntu setup:
>
> Are you trying to accomplish "suspend" or just turn on the screen  
> saver?
>
>
>>
>>    <button>
>>      <type>SHUTDOWN</type>
>>      <text>Sleep</text>
>>      <action>EXEC gnome-screensaver-command -a</action>
>
> This command will only activate the screensaver, and I assume there is
> something that is resuming immediately after it attempts to start up.
> Maybe an IR keypress, or mouse event.

There's no keyboard or mouse attached to the machine. irw does not  
report a keypress. Hence my confusion. If I issue the command from an  
ssh session, it works correctly. Only when I activate it from the Myth  
menu does it wake back up immediately. However, if I let the  
screensaver activate on its own, it sleeps just fine and wakes back up  
with a press of a remote button.

> Are you sure you don't want the machine to suspend?

Yes, I just want the screensaver to activate. Suspend threw a bunch of  
errors that I don't even want to start to get into. It's an AppleTV so  
the machine is dead silent even when not suspending and the power  
consumption isn't bad when idle. It's in my bedroom and I just want  
the screen black when I go to sleep.