[mythtv-users] mythbackend crashes / watchdog

[Bruce C. Dillahunty]

> Quoting Hamish Moffatt <hamish at cloud.net.au>:
>
>
> My script currently only restarts the backend if the logs indicate that it
> died
> due to an ivtv I/O error (and reloads the ivtv module also), but it can be
> modified to start mythbackend if it dies.
>
> Attached is a script I use to start mythfrontend only if it isn't running
> already (Which I currently have bound to be called by irexec when the
> power
> button is hit on one of my remotes).  Easily modifiable to run mythbackend
> in a
> cron job.
>

Thanks for the info... very handy!

Bruce