On 09/03/10 15:12, Simon Baxter wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott" <scott@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "VDR Mailing List" <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 9:45 PM > Subject: Re: XBMC with vdr-1.6.0 ?? > > >> One way thats been suggested before, and which I use, is to put xbmc and >> vdr-xine in a while loop inside a bash shell script and set up a >> button to >> stop vdr-xine, and a menu option in xbmc to close it down. If you search >> this thread you should find some info, if not I can post my stuff. >> >> -- >> Scott > > Thanks Scott. Yes please, would like to see how you've implemeted it. > > I found a number of threads and have achieved the following: > * added a script (vdr.py) under the My Scripts which calls the xine > frontend. But this flags an error "Errors in system config" or similar, > launches xine but closes xbmc at the back end > http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=42205 > > * added a phantom button on the main menu, which I'd hoped would launch > vdr-py (lower in the above thread). But this just crashes xmbc > > What I want to achieve is a main menu button which launches an external > bash script, to launch xine, which keeps xbmc running in the > background. I currently have mms running like this and it works really > well. I then use the "power" button to kill xine (and turn off lirc), > and fall back to mms. > > > Thanks > Simon This is the script I use. I call irexec as a window manager. I have two buttons, LiveTV which cycles between vdr-sxfe and xbmc and Video which cycles between vdr-sxfe and freevo. I also have a browser configured and huludesktop.. -- Rob Davis
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