[mythtv-users] can't shutdown from frontend after recent 0.23-fixes update?

[Ginsu Squirrel]

On 06/25/2010 06:46 PM, Jack Perveiler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> After a recent update of 0.23-fixes (don't know the original rev, but 
> the new one is r25154) I lost the ability to shutdown my remote,  
> diskless frontend with the system exit key.  It's set to "esc", and if 
> I hit "esc" from the main menu I do get the 3-item dialog box (Are you 
> sure you want to exit? No, Yes, Yes and Shutdown).
>
> "No" indeed cancels, and "Yes" indeed closes mythfrontend.  "Yes and 
> Shutdown does" nothing (neither exits mythfrontend nor shuts down the 
> system).
>
> Any hints?  I haven't changed any settings so I'm guessing something 
> changed underneath me when i updated the myth packages.  I'm certain 
> I'm not providing enough information, but I honestly don't know what 
> to provide that would be relevant.  Here's the full version information:
>
> mythfrontend --version
> xprop:  unable to open display ''
> Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
> MythTV Version   : 25154
> MythTV Branch    : branches/release-0-23-fixes
> Network Protocol : 56
> Library API      : 0.23.201000617-1
> QT Version       : 4.5.2
> Options compiled in:
>  linux debug using_oss using_alsa using_pulse using_jack 
> using_pulseoutput using_backend using_dvb using_firewire 
> using_frontend using_glx_proc_addr_arb using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr 
> using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libudev using_lirc 
> using_mheg using_opengl_video using_opengl_vsync using_qtwebkit 
> using_v4l using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv using_xvmc using_xvmc_vld 
> using_xvmcw using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python using_opengl 
> using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_libavc_5_3 using_live using_mheg
>
> Is there a database setting saying what should happen with the "Yes 
> and shutdown" exit is selected?  I see a few options for server 
> shutdown scripts etc, but their descriptions (and names) suggest that 
> they're for shutting down/waking up remote backends and not 
> frontends.  I'm happy to be told otherwise though ;)
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Jack
>
>
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If you have no configuration option to set what Shutdown does, it sounds 
like you are using the Mythbuntu packages.  They force you to use dbus 
as the only shutdown/reboot options, and the dbus shutdown is currently 
broken.  See http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/8556
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