[mythtv-users] Ensure STB is on

[Daryl McDonald]

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com>wrote:

> //snip//****
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> ** **
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> I made some changes, but I don't think I "chmod" ed properly:****
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>  daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$ cd /usr/local/bin****
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> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:/usr/local/bin$ ls -al****
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> total 20****
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> drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4096 Aug 13 13:55 .****
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> drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Feb 13 17:07 ..****
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> -rwxrwxr-x  1 root root  486 Aug 12 15:10 change-channel.sh****
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> -rwxrwxr-x  1 root root 2088 Aug 12 14:13 change-channel.sh~****
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> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1590 Aug 13 13:55 check_stb****
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> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:/usr/local/bin$ ****
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> Daryl – I’m about as far away from being an expert in these things as you
> can be and not be still using a stone axe but will give a quick response on
> this one in case it helps you move to the next step. I think the ‘
> rw-r--r--’ next to the ‘check_stb’ means:****
>
> rw- (first group of 3 characters) owner (root) can read and write but not
> execute****
>
> r-- second group of 3 characters) group (root) can read but not write or
> execute****
>
> r--(third grouping of 3 characters) other can read but not write or execute
> ****
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> ** **
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> To change the permissions of owner to allow it to execute would need to:**
> **
>
> chmod 744 /usr/local/bin/check_stb****
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> This should give ‘rwxr--r--’ but would need to execute the file as owner
> (root) in your case most likely using sudo.****
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> ** **
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> Note for me chmod can also only be run by superuser so I need to preface
> with sudo and then enter password, you might need to do the same:****
>
> sudo chmod 744 /usr/local/bin/check_stb****
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> ** **
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> I tend to use 755 when setting a file to execute which should give
> permissions of ‘rwxr-xr-x’. If the script is going to be called by other
> users (for example the mythtv user) then that would probably be recommended.
> ****
>
> sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/check_stb****
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> You should then be able to execute as per the original command below.****
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> //snip//****
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> To test the script, you can simply run it manually from a terminal
> prompt:
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>   /usr/local/bin/check_stb****
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> results of test:****
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> ** **
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>  daryl at daryl-A780L3C:/usr/local/bin$ cd ~****
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> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$ /usr/local/bin/check_stb****
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> bash: /usr/local/bin/check_stb: Permission denied****
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> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$ sudo /usr/local/bin/check_stb****
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> [sudo] password for daryl: ****
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> sudo: /usr/local/bin/check_stb: command not found****
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> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$ ****
>
> ** **
>
> //snip//****
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Thanks Mark, I now seem to be "chmod" ed properly, but as you pointed out
Stephen, there is no display command:

 daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$ /usr/local/bin/check_stb
irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE DCT700 DISPLAY
irsend: unknown command: "DISPLAY"
daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$
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