On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Udo Richter <udo_richter@xxxxxx> wrote:
On 06.02.2009 13:49, Alex Betis wrote:VDR does not know whether the shutdown script initiated the shutdown or
> I'm playing now with autoshutdown script (the one that is specified with
> -s switch) and have a question.
> When power button is pressed, VDR calls the script, but lets say the
> script decided not to
> shutdown the PC (other background work is done). I see that VDR shows a
> countdown of
> 5 minutes saying that it will shutdown soon.
decided to ignore it, so it simply sets the SHUTDOWNRETRY time (6
minutes) until next shutdown attempt. The 5-minute countdown will
automatically start after the first minute.
There is no official way to announce background activity from outside of
> What are the common ways to cancel that?
> I thought about sending a "back" button using SVDRP. Is there any other
> methods?
VDR. Sending a keystroke would work, but probably shifts shutdown
several hours into the future. Sending a poweroff when done is also a
bad idea, as an user might be using VDR by now.
The easiest way is to just assume that no one sees the countdowns, and
keep trying shutdown until it succeeds. Any user activity will make the
countdown disappear anyway.
Ok, got the idea. I thought VDR will shutdown itself after that counter, something that is not really wanted.
After trying it, I see that it just counts down and call the script again. I saw somewhere in the manual also that it leaves
the control to the script (to kill it) and do not exit by itself.
Thanks.
After trying it, I see that it just counts down and call the script again. I saw somewhere in the manual also that it leaves
the control to the script (to kill it) and do not exit by itself.
Thanks.
Plugins have more control over shutdown, they can report their activity
and can even announce future activity, leaving VDR the decision to shut
down until then or not.
Cheers,
Udo
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