>> 1) auto log into 'vdruser' >> 2) start xine > > This sounds familiar, and leads to the question: Do your *really* need a > window manager? Or do you just run xine fullscreen all the time? > > At that point, I've decided to go my own way without login screen and > without window managers. My runvdr extreme script, latest version, can > fire up its own X window sesssion and runs VDR within that X session. > The default runlevel therefor does not start any gdm/kdm/xdm for X and > login at all, just like a text console only. And if I really need to log > in, I use the VDR commands menu to switch to a different runlevel where > VDR is stopped and gdm is started, giving me a normal X login screen. > > You can use the latest runvdr extreme as sample how to do that. Or just > use it anyway. ;) > > > http://www.udo-richter.de/vdr/scripts.en.html#runvdr-extreme > (note: site may be temporarily down next days, mail me if you need > anything) Thanks. I think I've followed the README, but am getting this: [root@freddy vdr-1.6.0]# /root/runvdr-extreme-0.4.0/runvdr --terminal="" --switchterminal="" Starting VDR at Sun Nov 23 15:05:40 NZDT 2008 /root/vdr-1.6.0/vdr -c "/media/video/vdr-1.6.0" -E "/media/video/vdr-1.6.0/epg.data" -l 3 -L /root/vdr-1.6.0/PLUGINS/lib -P "skincurses" -P "pvrinput" -v "/media/video/vdr" -w 90 rm: cannot remove `/tmp/runvdr-1955': No such file or directory X.Org X Server 1.4.99.905 (1.5.0 RC 5) Release Date: 5 September 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux freddy.nzbaxters 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Aug 4 13:46:35 EDT 2008 x86_64 Build Date: 02 July 2008 01:36:02PM Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.4.99.905-2.20080702.fc9 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Nov 23 15:05:40 2008 (++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" expected keysym, got XF86Info: line 914 of inet expected keysym, got XF86Info: line 914 of inet vdr: /root/vdr-1.6.0/PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-skincurses.so.1.6.0: cannot open shared object file: Permission denied waiting for X server to shut down PID=1994 RET=2 VDR died within 10 seconds, this happened 1 time(s). Terminating by error level 2 at Sun Nov 23 15:05:42 NZDT 2008 Sending 1 processes the TERM signal.terminated. [root@freddy vdr-1.6.0]# <fin> Looks like a couple of problems. keysym (??) instead of "XF86Info" needed? And a problem with libvdr-skincurses.so.1.6.0 ls -l /root/vdr-1.6.0/PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-skincurses.so.1.6.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 142752 2008-11-15 12:48 /root/vdr-1.6.0/PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-skincurses.so.1.6.0 What am I doing wrong? _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr