[mythtv-users] MythTV as a non-primary device?

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This is EXACTLY what I did almost to the letter (I didn't comment my
script: bad bad...) 

Just a note for those Linux newbies like me that following Jarod's
guide, irexec will not be run at boot automatically.   I just added a
link to irexec (irexec -> /usr/bin/irexec) to my .kde/Autostart
directory to accomplish this.

Hope these two posts help you in the wife faction as much as it has me.


Now on to finding the source of the hangs/crashes...

Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Ben Brown
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 1:05 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV as a non-primary device?

I've done the same thing on my machine.  I've mapped the tivo button to 
restart mythfrontend.  Write a little script that will restart mytht 
frontend.

	#!/bin/sh
	echo "Terminate Running Mythfrontends"
	/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/killall mythfrontend
	echo "Start New Frontend"
	/usr/local/bin/mythfrontend -v all -l ~/mythfrontend.log

Add  irexec to your lircrc
	
	begin
	    prog = irexec
	    button = tivo
	    config = /bin/RestartMyth.sh
	end

Then just start irexec.

This gives you a pretty simple restart button.  I've actually used 
Xdialog to give you a confirm dialog when you press the button.  I'm 
thinking of updating my scripts so it give you the option to restart 
mythbackend & mythfrontend.

Ben


Jeff C wrote:
>>As for the wife, she would not go back to regular TV for anything, and
>>she is quite computer illiterate. I had to do a couple things though,
>>one of which was to program the PWR button on the grey remote to
restart
>>the frontend. I have occasional crash or freeze that I have not
tracked
>>down yet.
> 
> 
> That sounds like a nice idea, how did you make the power button do
that?  My
> wife thanks you in advance. :)
> 
> -Jeff
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