[mythtv-users] Mythwelcome reboots rather than shuts down

Paul Harrison mythtv at dsl.pipex.com
Mon Sep 11 17:32:09 UTC 2006


Phill Edwards wrote:
> I've started using mythwelcome on 0.19 and have set it up as per the
> wiki at http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mythwelcome. My bios
> doesn't need to reboot for nvram-wakeup to set the system clock but
> the shutdown process just does a reboot rather than a shutdown.
>
> Settings from mythtvsetup  -> General:
> Startup command =
> Block before client = not checked
> Idle timeout = 120 secs
> Max wait for recording = 5mins
> Startup before rec = 180 secs
> Wakeup time format = yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm
> Wakeup command = mythshutdown --setwakeup $time
> Halt command = sudo mythshutdown--shutdown
> Pre shutdown check = mythshutdown --check
>
> Settings from F11 in MythWelcome:
> nvram-wakeup command=/usr/sbin/nvram-wakeup -A -C /etc/nvram-wakeup.conf
> nvram-akeup restart command =
> Command to reboot = /sbin/reboot
> Command to shutdown = /sbin/poweroff
> Command to run xterm = xterm
> Command to run frontend = /usr/bin/mythfrontend
>
> Does anyone know why it's rebooting rather than just getting on with
> setting the system time and shutting down? Could it be that the
> nvram-wakeup call isn't working - if so how can I debug that?
>
> Regards,
> Phill
>   

Make sure the 'nvram-wakeup restart command' setting is completely blank 
maybe you have a space in there?

Paul H.
 



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