[mythtv-users] Alternatives to MythMusic in 0.25, has anyone already found one?

[Thomas Boehm]

Gavin Whitehead wrote:
> On 17/04/2012 21:30, Thomas Boehm wrote:
>> I'm using XBMC for music and other stuff like iPlayer. I assigned an
>> unused button on my remote control to kill mythfrontend and start xbmc
>> and vice versa.
> 
> Could you tell me how you set this up?  It sounds like something I would
> like to try.

- Open a terminal and start irw
- press the button on the remote you want to use

you should get something like this

000000037ff07bf5 00 Clear mceusb

"Clear" is the name of the button and "mceusb" the name of your remote.

- create or edit ~/.lirc/irexec and add the following

begin
    remote = mceusb
    prog = irexec
    button = Clear
    config = /usr/local/bin/toggle_myth_xbmc.sh
    repeat = 2
    delay = 3
end

- write a little script /usr/local/bin/toggle_myth_xbmc.sh and make it
executable

With Mythbuntu this should work. Otherwise replace the first occurrence
of "mythfrontend.real" with "mythfrontend" and delete the line
killall mythfrontend.real
------
#!/bin/bash
if [ `pidof -s mythfrontend.real` ]
then
        killall mythfrontend
        killall mythfrontend.real
        DISPLAY=:0 xbmc &
elif [ `pidof xbmc.bin` ]
then
        echo "Starting MythTV" >> ~/myth.log
        killall xbmc.bin
        killall xbmc
        DISPLAY=:0 mythfrontend --service &
fi
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- add irexec to the programs to start at login and logout and back in

Now it should work

Thomas