[mythtv-users] Use LIRC to run /etc/init.d/gdm restart

[Roo]

On 23/12/2007, Lachlan McIntosh <lachlan at directions.com.au> wrote:
<snip>
> Does anyone have a procedure for setting up my box so I can press the
> "power" button (or I'm thinking the "recessed" "Record" button) on my
> MCE remote and for LIRC to kick off a "/etc/init.d/gdm restart"?
>
> Or for that matter can anyone suggest a better way to restart the
> frontend after a segfault??

On a recent build I have used the auto login functionality of gdm with
a custom .xsession file.

This allows me to auto login the mythtv user and have
mythwelcome/mythfrontend as the application that, when exited (or
segfaulted) causes X to restart. It will then auto login after the
configured delay.

This works well for me, I can login as a different user if I want to
do some maintenance otherwise I just wait for the autologin for
mythtv.

Some helpful info can be found on the wiki, see
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frontend_Auto_Login .

HTH,

Roo