[mythtv-users] using mythtv as clockradio

[Jon Heizer]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi Tobias,
>
> Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 5:57:54 PM, you wrote:
>
>
> > I have a sql snipped to set the live TV starting channel
> > Am 20. Januar 2016 01:20:28 MEZ, schrieb Hika van den Hoven
> > <hikavdh at gmail.com>:
>
> >     Hoi All,
>
> >     I already use the computer in my bedroom as a clock-radio. The server
> >     turns it on at the programmed time and starts the internal analog
> radio
> >     card.
> >     At present I'm thinking of moving to a smaller less energy consuming
> >     computer (I'm thinking about a Raspberry Pi) only I then will need
> >     another radio source. I've several options among which is MythTV from
> >     my homerun, but then I need to be able to let it start playing at a
> >     preset time. Is there a possibility in MythTV to let a frontend
> start,
> >     livetv at a set time?
>
> > Hi,
> > it should be possible with this
> > plugin:https://github.com/tobser/mythteatime
> > <https://github.com/tobser/mythteatime>
> > You will have to add a custom script to set the starting channel for
> livetv
> > before the LiveTV jumppoint is called.
> > I think I still have the SQL command to set the start channel somewhere,
> if
> > you are interested I can look it up. Don't know if an API call to do this
> > directly exists...
>
> > Tobi
>
> Sounds definitely worth investigating. Am I right that the frontend
> must be on for it to work? So then I possibly have to wake it the old
> way through WOL first, which is less nice as it means two separate
> timers. It would be nicer if it ran on the backend as that can wake
> the frontend. Maybe through a system event? Or maybe if I can set the
> Raspberry Pi to only go into light sleep.
>
> And yes please if you can find that SQL sample. Although if I have
> moved it to the Raspberry Pi it probably will only be used for radio
> and most of the time on the same channel, so that should arrange it
> self.
>
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
>
>
Easier solution might be once it is turned on send a command through the
frontend web service to start live tv
https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Frontend_Service

Jon
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