How do I save changes made with test_ioctl over reboots?

-Galaga

You can write test_ioctl including your options, in the .xinitrc. Every time X11 starts test_ioctl applies your parameters.

Rene

So i created a file called .xinitrc

Put this command in it: test_iotcl -y mute=0

and saved it in the MythTv user's home directory.

Doesn't seem to work.

Where should i put this file?

Put it in ~/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc

Place it before:KnoppMyth-run

cesman

Is this the place for it, cesman?? Or is /etc/modutils/User the right place ??

For backup purposes it is probably best there.

cesman

I did exactly that and it still does not set the mute to 0 when I reboot.
This is what I have at the end of my /home/mythtv/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc file

exec xset -dpms s off &
#Remove the comment to start motion
#exec motion
#Remove the comment to start irxevents
#exec irxevent &
exec test_ioctl -y mute=0
exec KnoppMyth-run

# End

Is their something in the boot process that always sets the value mute=1?

No. I don't know why some folks are having this problem while others are not. I myself have never seen this issue. Please check the ivtv archive to see how this may be solved. http://www.poptix.net/ivtv/

cesman

Good info on creating Debian equivalent of rc.local:

http://www.desktop-linux.net/debian-rclocal.htm

I have a pvr 350 with the same issue. The way i fixed it (don't tell anyone, this sucks but it works) is by renaming mythfrontend to mythfrontend.org and created a new script called mythfrontend in its place and put this in it:

/usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -y mute=0
/usr/bin/mythfrontend.org

Make sure the file is chmod 755 and that will fix your problem for now. Just remember that any update to Myth will overwrite your file.

sorry for the sucky fix.

I tried editing the /etc/init.d/set_ivtv_params to set the mute off when the system booted up. This worked, but only temparily. As soon as KnoppMyth-run ran, it reset back to muted. So I edited /usr/local/bin/KnoppMyth-run file and changed line 15 from:

CMD2='sleep 2 ; killall xawtv ; sleep 1 ; exec mythfrontend '

to:

CMD2='sleep 2 ; killall xawtv ; sleep 1 ; test_ioctl -y mute=0; sleep 1; exec mythfrontend '

That should be all on one line BTW.

This seemed todo the trick.

Again another hack, but it works!

i had the same issue, and this /home/mythtv/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc solved my problem :

---[SNIP]---
exec /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -d /dev/video0 -u 0xff
exec /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -d /dev/video16 -u 0xff
exec /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -d /dev/video32 -u 0xff
exec /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -d /dev/video224 -u 0xff
exec /usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -y mute=0
exec mythfrontend --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log

#exec KnoppMyth-run

# End


the 0xff stuff is for PAL-countrys.

hth

zardoz