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On Sat, 2008-07-12 at 12:21 -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
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On 07/12/2008 08:21 AM, Glen Hawksworth wrote:
> I have the need to setup a Myth box with automatic shutdown and
> startup. I can handle the ACPI setup, I can get it to turn on in time
> to tape the show and then shutdown again but I would like a way (other
> than having a frontend running) to prevent the system from shutting down.
>
> I need this because in addition to being a Mythbox, this will also be
> a personal computer for internet, word processing, the occasional
> game, etc.
> What I was thinking was that if the system was at the login screen
> then it can shutdown. If the system is logged in (even if a front end
> is not running) then it wont automatically shutdown. The idea would be
> that the user would not shutdown their PC but instead when they are
> finished with it they would just log out leaving the PC to decide if
> it can shutdown.
Can't you do that with mythshutdown (i.e. related to mythwelcome, which
comes with a standard mythtv install)? Might require a script to add
the "if no other non-myth stuff is occuring, too," but it would be a
much better starting point than a roll-your-own solution.
Mike
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I am pretty sure that mythshutdown will only hold off from shutting down if a frontend is connected or if a recording is happening (or if mythwelcome is used it will hold for a job). That said I think the script that I included does do what I want... oops.<BR>
I have used it before and seemed to remember that it would still shutdown if I was logged in (I was using the same box for torrents and I recall that If I left it for long periods it shut itself down regardless of login). Perhaps it will hold from a shut down if you are logged in and not idle?<BR>
Anyway, I'll keep an eye on it and see how it goes.
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