[mythtv-users] System events

[Mike Carron]

Hi Hika,

For now I'm using the brute force method, each FE had its own dedicated 
handler. That smart script idea is good to know though.

mike

On 01/22/2015 08:42 AM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi Mike,
>
> Thursday, January 22, 2015, 4:55:02 PM, you wrote:
>
>> Since I acquired a Flirc (http://www.flirc.tv/) for my remote control
>> interface I've had to change my method of suspending my FEs. I decided
>> to assign a System Event Handler to activate the suspend script and it
>> works just fine. I then installed a Flirc on each of my other FEs and
>> implemented the same System Event Handler and script to suspend those
>> machines as well. I was rather surprised to discover that when I suspend
>> one FE, all other FEs that happen to be running also suspend. They are
>> definitely not in IR range of each other and the fix was rather simple -
>> just assign the suspend command to a different System Event Handler on
>> each FE. Is it normal for the MBE to relay a System Event trigger from
>> one FE to other FEs on the network?
> I discovered this too, some time ago.
> The weird thing is that you set the handlers up on every machine, but
> the trigger goes to all
> If you want to do it this way, you have to dedicate a System Event
> Handler for every frontend. Or you have to create a smart script that
> can distinguish between the frontends.
> For instance have it want a parameter hostname and only let it react
> if it matches. Next give every machine in the handler definition its
> hostname as a parameter.
>
> i.e.
>
> #!/bin/bash
> hostname=${1:""}
>
> if [ "$hostname" == "my-hostname" ]; then
>     do suspend
> fi
>
> Tot mails,
>    Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> Het eeuwige dilemma
> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>
> De lerende Mens
>
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