[mythtv-users] How to eject DVD ?

[Chad]

Cool, will do, I love reading the list, gives me ideas I have yet to think of :D

Thanks!


On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:26:48 -0500, kedlm at charter.net <kedlm at charter.net> wrote:
> I just added:
>   <button>
>       <type>EJECT</type>
>       <text>Eject</text>
>       <action>EXEC eject</action>
>    </button>
> 
> after the "Import CD" button in optical_menu.xml on my machine.
> Works like a champ. YMMV
> 
> >
> > From: <kedlm at charter.net>
> > Date: 2005/03/25 Fri PM 05:17:27 EST
> > To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] How to eject DVD ?
> >
> > easiest thing is to make a main menu option that issues an "eject" command in the shell
> >
> > you could also make the key to do it thru X or your window manager; but making a myth option will just take a few seconds
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Dave Ansell" <dave at theansells.com>
> > > Date: 2005/03/25 Fri AM 10:47:24 EST
> > > To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > > Subject: [mythtv-users] How to eject DVD ?
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >      My myth frontend is built in a "settop box" PC and there is no physical
> > > access to the DVD eject button (it is stuck behind the front panel).
> > >
> > >      The box does have an eject button which emulates the keypress "ctrl-e".
> > >
> > >      Can anyone suggest a way (via Myth or otherwise) of detecting this
> > > keypress and causing an "eject" command to run?    ( Pitty there isnt an
> > > eject button on the myth menu.)
> > >
> > >   I am using Xine for DVD playback.  It is OK if there is a DVD in the drive
> > > to start with as I can map the eject keypress in Xine, but unfortunately if
> > > the DVD starts empty then Xine just exits back to Myth.
> > >
> > >    Any ideas?
> > >
> > > thx,
> > > Dave
> > >
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