[mythtv-users] suspend

[Paul Harrison]

On 20/07/14 03:45, Kevin Johnson wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Is there a way to easily enable suspend with mythtv?
>
> I hate to make the comparison, but I have 3 different computers 
> running mythtv and xbmc.  With xbmc, I have the option to suspend with 
> the remote.  This option works on all 3 computers.  I do not see this 
> option with myth.  Is this easily enabled?
>
> Thanks to all.
>

Shutting down a Myth system is a little more complex than shutting down 
a XBMC system because it need to take into account if we are running a 
BE and is it busy recording, commflagging, grabbing EPG data etc and 
also needs to wakeup to record etc.

It's still a work in progress but in 0.28 there is the new Idle Mode and 
Idle Screen which will replace MythWelcome and hopefully make it easier 
to set up.
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Idle_Screen

The idea is the FE would either go idle automatically after a period of 
inactivity or you could select the 'Enter Idle Mode' option from the 
menu or there is also a key binding to do the same. Myth would then show 
the idle screen and decide if it is safe to shut down. If it is safe it 
would run the necessary commands to shut down or suspend as required. It 
also sets a time in the bios to wake up if the system is a BE and needs 
to wakeup to record something.

Paul H.