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pebender at san

Nov 21, 2009, 6:13 PM

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Re: Why does mythtv responds to lirc when in the background?

David Smiley wrote:
> Hello everyone. I have the latest 9.10 based mythbuntu based setup with an lirc configuration copied from my previous setup which was based on the http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/ (FC6)
> There are a couple problems I have with my setup:
>
> 1. mythfrontend doesn't respond to my remote control for the first two minutes or so from having launched it. The keyboard works. This isn't a big deal but is odd; it wasn't like this on my former setup. When I look in mythfrontend.log I see that mythtv successfully initializes LIRC right away on startup.
>
> 2. I have recently been having fun with Boxee to get content that I don't get on cable. However if mythfrontend is still running (in the background of course), it responds to all of my remote control presses. How shall I go about troubleshooting/fixing this problem?

LIRC input is not inherently focus aware. Whether or not an application
responds to LIRC input sent (based on lircrc's porg) to the application
depends on the application.

I use Hulu Desktop. I launch it using the EXEC action from a Myth menu
item. I launch it using EXEC as Myth ignores LIRC input while something
launched using EXEC is running.
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digitalaudiorock at gmail

Nov 24, 2009, 6:41 AM

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Re: Why does mythtv responds to lirc when in the background? [In reply to]

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Paul Bender <pebender [at] san> wrote:
> David Smiley wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone. I have the latest 9.10 based mythbuntu based setup with
>> an lirc configuration copied from my previous setup which was based on the
>> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/ (FC6)
>> There are a couple problems I have with my setup:
>>
>> 1. mythfrontend doesn't respond to my remote control for the first two
>> minutes or so from having launched it. The keyboard works. This isn't a
>> big deal but is odd; it wasn't like this on my former setup. When I look in
>> mythfrontend.log I see that mythtv successfully initializes LIRC right away
>> on startup.
>>
>> 2. I have recently been having fun with Boxee to get content that I don't
>> get on cable. However if mythfrontend is still running (in the background
>> of course), it responds to all of my remote control presses. How shall I go
>> about troubleshooting/fixing this problem?
>
> LIRC input is not inherently focus aware. Whether or not an application
> responds to LIRC input sent (based on lircrc's porg) to the application
> depends on the application.
>
> I use Hulu Desktop. I launch it using the EXEC action from a Myth menu item.
> I launch it using EXEC as Myth ignores LIRC input while something launched
> using EXEC is running.

What prevents MythTV from reacting to the remote when I play something
via (for example) xine from mythvideo? Does myth intentionally stop
using the lirc socket while running an external program? The question
never occurred to me until reading this thread.

Just curious.

Tom
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mtdean at thirdcontact

Nov 24, 2009, 9:57 AM

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Re: Why does mythtv responds to lirc when in the background? [In reply to]

On 11/24/2009 09:41 AM, Tom Dexter wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Paul Bender <pebender [at] san> wrote:
>
>> David Smiley wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone. I have the latest 9.10 based mythbuntu based setup with
>>> an lirc configuration copied from my previous setup which was based on the
>>> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/ (FC6)
>>> There are a couple problems I have with my setup:
>>>
>>> 1. mythfrontend doesn't respond to my remote control for the first two
>>> minutes or so from having launched it. The keyboard works. This isn't a
>>> big deal but is odd; it wasn't like this on my former setup. When I look in
>>> mythfrontend.log I see that mythtv successfully initializes LIRC right away
>>> on startup.
>>>
>>> 2. I have recently been having fun with Boxee to get content that I don't
>>> get on cable. However if mythfrontend is still running (in the background
>>> of course), it responds to all of my remote control presses. How shall I go
>>> about troubleshooting/fixing this problem?
>>>
>> LIRC input is not inherently focus aware. Whether or not an application
>> responds to LIRC input sent (based on lircrc's porg) to the application
>> depends on the application.
>>
>> I use Hulu Desktop. I launch it using the EXEC action from a Myth menu item.
>> I launch it using EXEC as Myth ignores LIRC input while something launched
>> using EXEC is running.
>>
>
> What prevents MythTV from reacting to the remote when I play something
> via (for example) xine from mythvideo? Does myth intentionally stop
> using the lirc socket while running an external program? The question
> never occurred to me until reading this thread.
>
> Just curious.

Myth intentionally ignores all LIRC events until the process completes.
This is why you must start external process appropriately (i.e. using
EXEC or EXECTV).

Mike
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johnnyjboss at gmail

Nov 24, 2009, 10:35 AM

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Re: Why does mythtv responds to lirc when in the background? [In reply to]

What is EXECTV vs EXEC ?

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean [at] thirdcontact> wrote:
> On 11/24/2009 09:41 AM, Tom Dexter wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Paul Bender <pebender [at] san> wrote:
>>
>>> David Smiley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everyone. I have the latest 9.10 based mythbuntu based setup with
>>>> an lirc configuration copied from my previous setup which was based on the
>>>> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/ (FC6)
>>>> There are a couple problems I have with my setup:
>>>>
>>>> 1. mythfrontend doesn't respond to my remote control for the first two
>>>> minutes or so from having launched it. The keyboard works. This isn't a
>>>> big deal but is odd; it wasn't like this on my former setup. When I look in
>>>> mythfrontend.log I see that mythtv successfully initializes LIRC right away
>>>> on startup.
>>>>
>>>> 2. I have recently been having fun with Boxee to get content that I don't
>>>> get on cable. However if mythfrontend is still running (in the background
>>>> of course), it responds to all of my remote control presses. How shall I go
>>>> about troubleshooting/fixing this problem?
>>>>
>>> LIRC input is not inherently focus aware. Whether or not an application
>>> responds to LIRC input sent (based on lircrc's porg) to the application
>>> depends on the application.
>>>
>>> I use Hulu Desktop. I launch it using the EXEC action from a Myth menu item.
>>> I launch it using EXEC as Myth ignores LIRC input while something launched
>>> using EXEC is running.
>>>
>>
>> What prevents MythTV from reacting to the remote when I play something
>> via (for example) xine from mythvideo? Does myth intentionally stop
>> using the lirc socket while running an external program? The question
>> never occurred to me until reading this thread.
>>
>> Just curious.
>
> Myth intentionally ignores all LIRC events until the process completes.
> This is why you must start external process appropriately (i.e. using
> EXEC or EXECTV).
>
> Mike
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mtdean at thirdcontact

Nov 24, 2009, 3:11 PM

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Re: Why does mythtv responds to lirc when in the background? [In reply to]

On 11/24/2009 01:35 PM, Johnny Walker wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
>> On 11/24/2009 09:41 AM, Tom Dexter wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Paul Bender wrote:
>>>
>>>> LIRC input is not inherently focus aware. Whether or not an application
>>>> responds to LIRC input sent (based on lircrc's porg) to the application
>>>> depends on the application.
>>>>
>>>> I use Hulu Desktop. I launch it using the EXEC action from a Myth menu item.
>>>> I launch it using EXEC as Myth ignores LIRC input while something launched
>>>> using EXEC is running.
>>> What prevents MythTV from reacting to the remote when I play something
>>> via (for example) xine from mythvideo? Does myth intentionally stop
>>> using the lirc socket while running an external program? The question
>>> never occurred to me until reading this thread.
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>> Myth intentionally ignores all LIRC events until the process completes.
>> This is why you must start external process appropriately (i.e. using
>> EXEC or EXECTV).
> What is EXECTV vs EXEC ?

Commands that can be used to add external apps (one that uses a TV
capture card and one that doesn't) to the MythTV menus.

At this point, I'd normally say, "Search for the EXECTV example and
comments in the themes," but I'm starting to wonder if that comment was
in a theme that's no longer distributed.

Mike
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