[mythtv-users] mythwelcome auto exit mythfrontend

dbossung at windstream.net dbossung at windstream.net
Wed Jan 28 15:50:06 UTC 2009


---- Paul Harrison <mythtv at sky.com> wrote: 
> On 1/28/09, Don Bossung <dbossung at windstream.net> wrote:
> >
> > I have a headless dedicated backend (Mythdora 5.0 - FC8/Myth 0.21) and have
> > used a number of resources to setup my smoothwall router to auto wol the
> > backend when a recording starts implementing mythwelcome et al. (I can't use
> > acpi or suspend to ram as this is a dell pe2650 and I can't get it to use
> > either)
> >
> > My last problem is that mythwelcome will not start its shutdown timer until
> > I start mythfrontend on the backend machine and then esc out of mythfrontend
> > back to the mythwelcome screen. Then the countdown starts and all works well
> > from there.
> >
> > This all seems kinda counter to the idea of a dedicated backend since it is
> > a headless server and I don't use mythfrontend on it at all.
> >
> > So, my question is, how do I get MythWelcome to just 'kick in' to its
> > counter rather than sitting there saying idle until mythfrontend is started
> > and then exited.
> >
> > BTW, I am aware that this has likely been asked and answered before, but
> > I'll be dog-goned if I can find it.
> >
> > thanks
> > don
> >
> >
> Uncheck the 'Block Shutdown Before Client Connected'  setting in
> mythtv-setup. Also there is a setting on MythWelcome's settings page to not
> start the frontend when starting up manually.
> 
> Paul H.

Thanks Paul, at work now will check later and post the results.



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