[mythtv-users] Myth Permissions, sound and auto login

[Allan Wilson]

On 5/21/06, Nick Ellson <grimm at nickellson.com> wrote:
>
>
> So sorry, I should have mentioned this: Gentoo Linux, 2.6.16-R7.
>
> What method do you use for auto login and start-up of MythTV Frontend?
>
> Nick
>
>
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>
> On Sun, 21 May 2006, Allan Wilson wrote:
>
> > On 5/21/06, Nick Ellson <grimm at nickellson.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>  Hi all,
> >>
> >>  I am trying to set my MythTV frontend (also the backend) so that from
> a
> >>  power on/reset it will come up and load the Mythfrontend.
> >>
> >>  I created a lowly user, told gnome to auto-login as that user. (that
> seems
> >>  to work)
> >>
> >>  I have a dual output GeForce 4 (using the DMI for Myth, the CRT for
> >>  administration) And I normally start mythfront end like this:
> >>
> >>  DISPLAY=":0.1" mythfrontend
> >>
> >>  My lowly user couldn't do that and capture the sound card. (Even the
> gnome
> >>  panel audio control stays permanently muted.) So I have the user
> "sudo"
> >>  start the command above. That "kinda" worked.. Watching .iso movie
> rips
> >>  works fine, but LiveTV has no sound. When I run alsamixer all my
> outputs
> >>  are un-muted and at high volume. The same effect with MythMusic, it
> sees
> >>  all my .mp3's, but will not play any of them. My MP3 directory is 777
> >>  even.
> >>
> >>  I am not sure if the reason I am having audio troubles is due to how I
> >>  have my lowly user set-up. When I was just running a root account,
> >>  everything worked (MythDVD/MythTV/MythMusic)
> >>
> >>  I have also noticed that the MythTV module has odd behavior. If I have
> >>  shows
> >>  in the program queue ready to record, and I add one, I no longer see
> ANY
> >>  of them. I have to drop the back-end and restart it, then my previous
> >>  programs and my new one show up. If I am watching LIVE TV and I hit
> >>  record, that taping works, but never shows up in the "Previously
> >>  Recorded" list of shows, again until I restart Mythbackend.
> >>
> >>  I would like to keep the auto login idea so my family doesn't have to
> mess
> >>  with Linux. If I try to start the frontend before the GDM desktop is
> up,
> >>  it fails to get my DISPLAY=":0.1" (as that display is still the B&W
> Xorg
> >>  cross-hatching.)
> >>
> >>  I am sorry if I have posted unrelated problems, but just in case all
> are
> >>  related in an obvious way I thought it might help.
> >>
> >>  Has anyone done the auto-login method using GDM that would share how
> you
> >>  set it up?
> >>
> >>  Nick
> >
> >
> > What  flavor of linux are you  using? I am using  Ubuntu and have that
> > working fine.
> >
> > Allan
> >
> >
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I am using Ubuntu and I have a setup program called sessions that lets me
specify startup programs. I haven't used Gentoo in a while but you may want
to look here and see if it will help:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Autostart_Programs

Allan
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