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On 8/10/2012 01:11, Joel Ebel wrote:
> I already run irexec on demand when I use mythgames

That doesn't sound right. Do you mean irxevent?
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Joel Ebel wrote:
> I got around to setting up wake-on-lan, and I have a widget on my
> phone to easily turn on my frontend, but now I need a way to get my IR
> remote to turn off the frontend. What's the best way to do this? Is
> there an existing keybinding that can be used to immediately shut down
> or suspend a front-end? Perhaps I could set it up as a keystroke
> event handler, and have mythtv's lircrc create that keystroke.
> Alternatively, I could do it outside of mythtv with irexec, but I
> already run irexec on demand when I use mythgames, and running a
> separate one with a separate config file just to shut down my machine
> seems excessive if mythtv could already do it. I'm curious how other
> people are handling this.


cat /home/mythtv/.lirc/irexec
# LIRCRC Auto Generated by Mythbuntu Lirc Generator
# Author(s): Mario Limonciello, Nick Fox, John Baab
# Created for use with Mythbuntu

begin
remote = mceusb
prog = irexec
button = Clear
config = /path/to/script1
repeat = 2
delay = 3
end

begin
remote = mceusb
prog = irexec
button = Power
config = /path/to/script2
repeat = 0
delay = 0
end
.
.
.


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On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Raymond Wagner <raymond@wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> On 8/10/2012 01:11, Joel Ebel wrote:
>>
>> I already run irexec on demand when I use mythgames
>
>
> That doesn't sound right. Do you mean irxevent?

I set it up over 5 years ago, so it may not be optimal, but I wrap
each emulator in a script which starts something like "irexec -d -n
sdlmame" and disables the screensaver. Then lircrc contains entries
like:

begin
prog = sdlmame
button = Exit
config = xmacroplay-keys :0 Escape
end

At the time irxevent wouldn't work with sdl applications like sdlmame.
I'll investigate if that has changed.

However, that's not really relevant to my question, which is: Is there
a simple and respected way to get mythtv to call it's HaltCommand or
some other shutdown command/script from an LIRC signal without using a
separate application?

Joel
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On 08/10/2012 09:57 AM, Thomas Boehm wrote:
> Joel Ebel wrote:
>> I got around to setting up wake-on-lan, and I have a widget on my
>> phone to easily turn on my frontend, but now I need a way to get my IR
>> remote to turn off the frontend. What's the best way to do this? Is
>> there an existing keybinding that can be used to immediately shut down
>> or suspend a front-end? Perhaps I could set it up as a keystroke
>> event handler, and have mythtv's lircrc create that keystroke.
>> Alternatively, I could do it outside of mythtv with irexec, but I
>> already run irexec on demand when I use mythgames, and running a
>> separate one with a separate config file just to shut down my machine
>> seems excessive if mythtv could already do it. I'm curious how other
>> people are handling this.
>
>
> cat /home/mythtv/.lirc/irexec
> # LIRCRC Auto Generated by Mythbuntu Lirc Generator
> # Author(s): Mario Limonciello, Nick Fox, John Baab
> # Created for use with Mythbuntu
>
> begin
> remote = mceusb
> prog = irexec
> button = Clear
> config = /path/to/script1
> repeat = 2
> delay = 3
> end
>
> begin
> remote = mceusb
> prog = irexec
> button = Power
> config = /path/to/script2
> repeat = 0
> delay = 0
> end


You are partway there. This has been discussed before. You will need a
key on your remote to dedicate for this. You can use the same key to
toggle the frontend on and off. The scripts are given in this thread:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/488979?search_string=newbury%20remote%20irexec;#488979


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On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 12:13 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury@mandamus.org> wrote:
> You are partway there. This has been discussed before. You will need a key
> on your remote to dedicate for this. You can use the same key to toggle the
> frontend on and off. The scripts are given in this thread:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/488979?search_string=newbury%20remote%20irexec;#488979

I understand how I would make irexec work, should that be the correct
solution. I was just hoping there was a keybinding I could use to
make mythtv do this without having to run a separate process. Since
there doesn't appear to be one, I think I'll experiment with a system
event handler for a keypress event before I go the irexec route,
unless someone is aware of a reason this is not the best solution.

Joel
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On 10/08/2012 3:11 PM, Joel Ebel wrote:
> I got around to setting up wake-on-lan, and I have a widget on my
> phone to easily turn on my frontend, but now I need a way to get my IR
> remote to turn off the frontend. What's the best way to do this? Is
> there an existing keybinding that can be used to immediately shut down
> or suspend a front-end? Perhaps I could set it up as a keystroke
> event handler, and have mythtv's lircrc create that keystroke.
> Alternatively, I could do it outside of mythtv with irexec, but I
> already run irexec on demand when I use mythgames, and running a
> separate one with a separate config file just to shut down my machine
> seems excessive if mythtv could already do it. I'm curious how other
> people are handling this.
>
> Thanks,
> Joel
>
I use a script that automatically turns off the frontend after a
predefined time of inactivity. I use xscreensaver with a 5 min delay to
protect screen from burn in, and after the screen saver has been active
for 20 minutes, it shuts down the frontend cleanly, and powers off the
machine.


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