[mythtvnz] Auto start with Gentoo

Nick Rout mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:09:45 +1300


On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:20:42 +1300
Steve Hodge <stevehodge@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2/15/06, Duncan Kennington <zilla@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> > I also use GDM - set to log user mythtv in automatically.  Insted of running
> > mythfrontend automatically, if you are using SVN or 0.19 (if that's out yet),
> > use mythwelcome - it stays up independent of the frontend, allows you to start
> > the frontend if it crashes, and uses the existing LIRC bindings for Myth.
> 
> So you run mythwelcome automatically instead of mythfrontend
> automatically? I think I'm missing the point...
> 
> Steve


gentlemen, read the output of the myth 0.19 ebuild :-)

pkg_postinst() {
        einfo "Want MythFrontend to alway run? Run the following:"
        echo " #crontab -e -u mythtv"
        einfo "And add the following:"
        echo "* * * * * /usr/bin/runmythfe &"
        echo