[linux-dvb] Re: Integration of Powersave in VDR

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Matthias Weingart wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 07:08:54AM +0200, Peter Seyringer wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > Klaus, how can you difference if it is a normal timer while the vdr is
> > running or a powersave startet timer after the timer vdr calls die shutdown
> > commando?
> > I think you should call the shutdown command with an additional parameter
> > after starting vdr. If the return value is 0 vdr runs like the version now,
> > if it is 1 vdr shutdown the computer after the timer!
> 
> I do not think this is the right way. VDR should call a external program
> (script) - after a timer has finished (and no other usage detected), and the
> script decides - to shutdown, to do nothing ...
>  VDR should be still running after starting the script (the script is able
> to shutdown the whole computer - and VDR too).

Well, if you set the suggested MinEventTimeout parameter to a small
value (maybe even 0), VDR _will_ call your script immediately after
a timer has ended (and the next timer is at least a little time in the
future).

Klaus
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