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Author:  bradpvr [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:  irexec & lirc
Hey

I'm trying to make it so when I push a button on my remote, it runs a script (mythpowerbutton.sh).

when I run:

./usr/local/bin/mythpowerbutton.sh

as root or as mythtv user, I get the desired affect (mythfrontend is restarted)

when I run irexec /usr/local/bin/mythpowerbutton.sh I get the desired affect.

However, when I push the button on my remote, nothing happens.

To be sure it's not a mapping issue, I change the MUTE button, which I know works, from:

begin
prog = mythtv
button = Mute
config = |
end

To:

begin
prog = irexec
button = Mute
config = /usr/local/bin/mythpowerbutton.sh
end

I save, restart mythfrontend and push the button, nothing happens. I change it back to mute, and restart mythfrontend and the Mute works.

Anyone have any ideas as to why this is?

Thanks!
Brad
Author:  mjl [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:25 pm ]
Post subject: 
Hi,

Maybe the permissions are not set. I would suggest doing a chmod 755 to the file and then try it.

I am also assuming the Mute button did work before the change?

Mike
Author:  bradpvr [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:34 pm ]
Post subject: 
I have it set to 755, and yeah, the mute button worked before the change and worked after I reversed the change.

Wierd eh?
Author:  mjl [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:44 pm ]
Post subject: 
Hi,

Rather than just doing a frontend restart, maybe try a reboot after the change? You could probably just do a restart of the lirc but the reboot won't hurt either. It may not be re-reading the lircrc script.

Mike
Author:  bradpvr [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:47 pm ]
Post subject: 
I change the bash script to be something simple like:

#!/bin/bash
touch testfile.txt

Ran it by hand, it created the file. I deleted the file, tried running it by the remote and no testfile.txt hmmm
Author:  tjc [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:36 pm ]
Post subject: 
Did you make sure that irexec is running and nothing else is using that button?
Author:  bigB [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:33 pm ]
Post subject: 
Is Irexec running as user mythtv, and are you editing the correct version of lircrc?

For irexec, i think i need to edit /home/mythtv/.lircrc. I actually sym link it to /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc

Hope this helps.
Author:  bradpvr [ Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:46 pm ]
Post subject: 
irexec is running as mythtv

nothing else is using that button

I have the symlink in place already.

I thought about the reboot and tried that too, but that didn't change anything.

It looks like it should work!
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