[mythtv-users] Turn off "cable" box after viewing.

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Rob,

Monday, January 4, 2016, 5:36:29 PM, you wrote:

> I have managed to get an IPTV box working and built into Myth.  This
> includes a channel changer script which starts streaming and turns to the
> correct "channel", to go alongside an EPG.  However, I'd like to run
> another script (which I already have), which turns off the stream to
> conserve bandwidth and resources.

> Google seems to suggest that I don't bother, but that's mainly due to
> electrical, rather than bandwidth considerations.  The script I will use
> checks mythfrontend/status to make sure the channel is not being viewed
> before issuing the stop stream command, however, I'd like Myth to run it
> automatically at the end of live tv viewing or recording.  Is there a way
> to do this?  I haven't looked into the event scripts option too much - is
> there a hook there?

> I am using an HDPVR to get the data from the settop box (a Mag254) via HDMI
> to Component converter, into Myth, and a script which uses ssh to change
> channels.

Link the script to one of the 4 user jobs and set it in your
recording rules to run. Just like with commercial checking. 

Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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