[mythtv-users] How to eject DVD ?

[kedlm at charter.net]

easiest thing is to make a main menu option that issues an "eject" command in the shell

you could also make the key to do it thru X or your window manager; but making a myth option will just take a few seconds

> 
> From: "Dave Ansell" <dave at theansells.com>
> Date: 2005/03/25 Fri AM 10:47:24 EST
> To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] How to eject DVD ?
> 
> Hi,
> 
>      My myth frontend is built in a "settop box" PC and there is no physical 
> access to the DVD eject button (it is stuck behind the front panel).
> 
>      The box does have an eject button which emulates the keypress "ctrl-e".
> 
>      Can anyone suggest a way (via Myth or otherwise) of detecting this 
> keypress and causing an "eject" command to run?    ( Pitty there isnt an 
> eject button on the myth menu.)
> 
>   I am using Xine for DVD playback.  It is OK if there is a DVD in the drive 
> to start with as I can map the eject keypress in Xine, but unfortunately if 
> the DVD starts empty then Xine just exits back to Myth.
> 
>    Any ideas?
> 
> thx,
> Dave 
> 
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