[mythtv-users] Questions about automated shutdown/startup...

[Vladimir Shved]

I was looking for a script which would monitor LIRC, through cron
maybe?, if no commands recieved within X amount of time then play
sound for 30seconds, if no input received after sound, initiate
shutdown. For me ideal solution would be similar but also would
display a message but its just impossible, I don't think there is an
interface for scripts to display message at any screen, especially
when you're using external program to play something, like mplayer,
xine and etc.


On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Jay Summet <jay at summet.com> wrote:
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>
> Mike Perkins wrote:
>> Jay Summet wrote:
>>> 2) Sometimes I forget to exit out of the front end, and this keeps the
>>> system from shutting down. Is there a way to make the front end time-out
>>>  (after say, an hour of no input) and exit back to mythwelcome?
>>>
>> That would suck if you were watching a 2-hour film.
>>
>
> I was thinking more of only when the frontend is in a menu or guide, not
> when actually playing.  (A recent post showed to how make LiveTV exit
> automatically after X hours of playback via hidden options in the DB, I
> was just wondering if something like that existed for the frontend when
> it's at a menu.)
>
> Jay
>
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