[mythtv-commits] Ticket #12972: Frontend idle timeout cannot be fully disabled

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#12972: Frontend idle timeout cannot be fully disabled
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 Reporter:  amb@…             |          Owner:
     Type:  Patch - Bug Fix   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  minor             |      Milestone:  29.0
Component:  MythTV - General  |        Version:  0.28.0
 Severity:  low               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |  Ticket locked:  0
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Comment (by amb@…):

 If I set the FrontendIdleTimeout setting to zero I want it never to go to
 standby.  If I want it to go to standby I set the FrontendIdleTimeout
 setting to non-zero.

 This is what the documentation string in the setup says:

 "Number of minutes to wait when the frontend is idle before entering
 standby mode. Standby mode allows the backend to power down if configured
 to do so. Any remote or mouse input will cause the countdown to start
 again and/or exit idle mode.  Video playback suspends the countdown.  A
 value of zero prevents the frontend automatically entering standby."

 Quite clearly it should never go to standby if the setting is zero - but
 it does.

 For users of MythWelcome the Mythfrontend standby screen is unwanted and
 setting FrontendIdleTimeout to zero should fix it but it doesn't without
 the patch.

 For your case where there is no MythWelcome and Mythfrontend is started at
 boot then choose a non-zero value for FrontendIdleTimeout and all will be
 well - even with the patch.

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12972#comment:3>
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