[mythtv-users] Does MythTV send power off commands to STB devices

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/16/2012 10:38 PM, Derek & Cindi Cass wrote:
>
> I have Dish Network and a VIP222, and the default behavior appears to 
> be that the STB will power off after a while.  I just added a power_on 
> command followed by a sleep 2.0 to my channel changer script to ensure 
> that the box would be turned on when a recording starts.
>
>

FWIW, the power_on can take up to 30s before the device responds to 
further remote input...  You should probably think about the cron-type 
approach mentioned in the wiki page:  
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/DISHNetworkLIRCConfiguration .

Mike