[mythtv-users] mythbackend won't idle until mythfrontend
disconnects
Nick
knowledgejunkie at gmail.com
Wed May 4 05:39:33 UTC 2005
On 5/4/05, Brad Benson <bbenso1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/4/05, Max Barry <mythtv at maxbarry.com> wrote:
> > Now, however, it refuses to idle if mythfrontend is running. Which is a
> > problem, because I have mythfrontend start automatically on boot.
> > Is there a way to stop mythfrontend from blocking mythbackend's idling?
>
> Max,
> You need to run mythtv-setup. Answer 'no' to both of the questions
> it asks you on startup and then go into the General section (#1). On
> the 4th (I think) page in this section there is a checkbox labeled
> 'Block shutdown while client connected' (or something like that).
> Make sure that checkbox is NOT checked. If it is checked then
> mythbackend will never shut itself down as long as any frontends are
> connected. Simply unchecking that box, exiting mythtv-setup and then
> restarting the backend should fix your problem.
The much easier method!
Thanks Brad ;-)
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