[mythtv-users] Mouseless / Keyboardless Frontend

[Poobah]

I've got an ATI remote wonder doing all the functionality that I need in
a keyboard.  The system is diskless and boots off the network
(read-only, so it can't muck anything up). If the frontend locks or X
wigs out, the kids can just hit reset and wait for it to come back up.
Not having a keyboard/mouse plugged in helps the cable mess in the back.

I did find an option within XF86Config Server Flags section called
"AllowMouseOpenFail" that solved what I'm looking to do...

I was thinking of using the Direct FB to shave some seconds off of the
boot time, but it doesn't really sound like it is worth the effort right
now.

Thanks, though!

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Donavan Stanley [mailto:jdonavan at jdonavan.net] 
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 14:32
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mouseless / Keyboardless Frontend

Poobah wrote:

> I've got Myth running on a diskless Shuttle XPC frontend, and want to 
> make it as much of an "appliance" as possible without looking like a 
> computer. The keyboard and mouse sticking out will lower the WAF in 
> that area. The front end boots, logs itself in, runs X, and fires up 
> mythfrontend without any intervention, and doesn't need the keyboard 
> or mouse.
>
There are lots of things you need a keyboard for in Myth. Pick up a 
nice, small, wireless keyboard and then it'll not be in the way. A mouse

on the other hand is mostly useless. Just don't plug one in

> Is it possible to get X to start without a mouse and keyboard defined 
> (X drops out complaining of no core pointer / keyboard defined if I 
> comment them out)? Or, is there a "dummy" driver that LIRC can still 
> feed key presses to with no keyboard present?
>
You *want* a keyboard available, if you go wireless you can stick it in 
a drawer.


> I want to get it running under direct FB, but haven't made it that far

> yet. Will that simplify my problem? I've got LIRC compiled in myth, so

> I don't need irxevent. I haven't seen much good/bad/ugly about direct 
> FB, but I haven't looked much...
>

If by simplify you mean cause lots of problems for little or no benefit,

sure it'll simplify things.