[mythtv-users] Problems after upgrading frontend from Mythbuntu 12.04 to 14.04

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 02/12/15 12:12, Mike Bibbings wrote:
> On 02/12/15 11:53, Phill Edwards wrote:
>> I've just upgraded my Mythbuntu 12.04 frontend to 14.04. I wish I
>> hadn't. I'm having a couple of problems:
>>
>>  1. The infra-red remote that always worked flawlessly now works to
>>     start with, but after a while the frontend just stops responding
>>     to it.
>>
>>  2. From time to time when not being used the frontend just goes to a
>>     blank sky-blue screen and won't respond to the remote or keyboard
>>     presses. I'm not sure if this is just after being idle for a
>>     while, or if the HDMI input is changed to another device and then
>>     changed back to the frontend. THe only way I've found of "fixing"
>>     it is to reboot.
>>
>>
>> Has anyone else had these problems and know a fix?
>>
>>
> Don't know about 1, but for 2 you could try disabling the screensaver
> completely (I think default is to "blank screen")
> 

0.27.5 includes the code to correctly disable the screensaver via dbus.
You should see this being done in the frontend logs when you watch a
recording


Regards
Stuart