[mythtv-users] Wow! Don't start more than one copy of mythfrontend!

[Kenni Lund]

2011/3/21 Douglas Peale <Douglas_Peale at comcast.net>:
> On 03/21/2011 12:11 PM, Chris Kapp wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Douglas Peale
>> <Douglas_Peale at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> On 03/21/2011 09:31 AM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>>>> As mentioned by others, mythfrontend does not automatically restart on
>>>> its own, nor is there any functionality in any other mythtv application
>>>> that would otherwise do so.
>>> Then please explain the "mythfrontend has crashed, restarting." message I get occasionally when I start mythfrontend that goes
>>> along with a new copy of mythfrontend automatically starting.
>> Are you using Mythbuntu?  If so, I believe it is a feature they
>> implemented.  I know I find it happening on my server that is running
>> Mythbuntu.
>> _______________________________________________
> I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 with mythbuntu installed as a package.

In that case you'll most likely find the mythfrontend-executable under
the name "mythfrontend.real". On 10.04 "mythfrontend" is a symbolic
link to /usr/share/mythtv/mythfrontend.sh. That script also includes
the message about restarting the frontend.

Best regards
Kenni