[mythtv-users] mythbackend won't idle until mythfrontend disconnects

[Max Barry]

James Stembridge wrote:
> On 5/12/05, Max Barry wrote:
> 
>>(1) If it *is* enabled, then mythbackend helpfully writes into the log
>>either "Recording starts soon, AUTO-Startup assumed" or "Seem to be
>>woken up by USER". It then calls my startup script with the argument
>>"auto" or "user," just like it should. However, this is pointless,
>>because that "Block shutdown before client connects" setting means I
>>*have* start the frontend if I ever want mythbackend to realize it's
>>idle.
> 
> Although intuitively that's what you would think it doesn't work that
> way. When the backend decides it's an "auto" start it won't wait for a
> frontend to start, even though the "Block shutdown before client
> connects" setting implies that it would. Try it, it definitely works
> :)

Ahh, you're right, you're right. Thank you!

Btw I just submitted a patch that lets mythbackend send correct 'user'
and 'auto' args to the startup script, regardless of what's going on
with "Block settings until client connects." Which would be handy.

Thanks again.

Max.