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Author: | mdrovdahl [ Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:29 am ] |
Post subject: | Stream KEXP (radio) with the touch of a button |
Seattle is home to one of the world's great public radio stations- KEXP. Outside of NPR, it's the only radio my wife or I listen to. I tried mythstream, but it was difficult for my wife to use. So, I mapped the "radio" button on my Hauppauge grey remote to launch their streaming feed in mplayer. Once launched, the volume controls work and the stop key kills the stream. I'm not much of a programmer, so please critique and/or improve upon my little script- it's simply a derivative of the "wife friendly" reboot solution. Here's my /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc (still a work in progress) Code: # lircrc.example.HauppaugeGrey-nativelirc # 2003-09-17, Robert Kulagowski # mailto:rkulagow@rocketmail.com # Save this file in ~/.mythtv/lircrc # Wife Friendly Feature # needs work # Power Button begin prog = irexec button = POWER repeat = 4 config = /usr/local/bin/mythpowerbutton.sh end # stream kexp begin prog = irexec button = Radio config = /usr/local/bin/kexpbutton.sh repeat = 0 end # jumpoints begin prog = mythtv button = TV # switch to live tv config = F5 end begin prog = mythtv button = Blue config = F6 # mythweather module end begin prog = mythtv button = Pictures config = F7 # mythgallery module end begin prog = mythtv button = Music config = F8 # mythmuisc module end begin prog = mythtv button = Videos config = F12 # mythvideo module end # display help dialog begin prog = mythtv button = Go config = F1 end begin prog = mythtv button = 1 config = 1 end begin prog = mythtv button = 2 config = 2 end begin prog = mythtv button = 3 config = 3 end begin prog = mythtv button = 4 config = 4 end begin prog = mythtv button = 5 config = 5 end begin prog = mythtv button = 6 config = 6 end begin prog = mythtv button = 7 config = 7 end begin prog = mythtv button = 8 config = 8 end begin prog = mythtv button = 9 config = 9 end begin prog = mythtv button = Back/Exit config = Esc end begin prog = mythtv button = 0 config = 0 end begin prog = mythtv button = Guide config = M end # Below are keys used with the Hauppauge Grey remote begin prog = mythtv # This is the Red key # We'll use it for "Delete" button = Red config = D end begin prog = mythtv # We'll use it for "Information" button = Menu/i config = I end # Note the "repeat =" strings in the volume and channel. # This means that if you hold down the key, every nth instance will be # passed. This depends on your system, so you may want to increase or # decrease this and see what happens. repeat = 1 is probably too # fast. begin prog = mythtv button = Vol- repeat = 3 config = F10 end begin prog = mythtv button = Vol+ repeat = 3 config = F11 end begin prog = mythtv button = Up # This is the "up" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Up end begin prog = mythtv button = Down # This is the "down" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Down end begin prog = mythtv button = Left # This is the "left" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Left end begin prog = mythtv button = Right # This is the "right" on the central diamond repeat = 3 config = Right end begin prog = mythtv # Middle button on the diamond button = Ok config = Return end begin prog = mythtv button = Mute config = F9 end # NA begin prog = mythtv # Change focus for PiP (to change channel in the other window) button = Blank config = B end # NA begin prog = mythtv # Toggle PiP on/off button = Full config = V end begin prog = mythtv button = Rewind config = < end begin prog = mythtv button = Play config = P end begin prog = mythtv button = Forward config = > end begin prog = mythtv button = Record config = R end # NA begin prog = mythtv # Teletext button = blank config = T end begin prog = mythtv button = pause config = P end begin prog = mythtv button = Replay/SkipBackward # Use for backwards commercial skip config = Q end begin prog = mythtv button = SkipForward # Use for forward commercial skip config = Z end #MPlayer begin prog = mplayer button = BACK/EXIT config = quit end begin prog = mplayer button = Stop config = quit end begin prog = mplayer button = Menu/i config = osd end begin prog = mplayer button = Rewind config = seek -10 repeat = 1 end begin prog = mplayer button = Forward config = seek +10 repeat = 1 end begin prog = mplayer button = Replay/SkipBackward config = seek -60 repeat = 1 end begin prog = mplayer button = SkipForward config = seek +60 repeat = 1 end begin prog = mplayer button = Pause config = pause end begin prog = mplayer button = VOL+ config = volume +1 repeat = 1 end begin prog = mplayer button = VOL- config = volume -1 repeat = 1 end begin prog=mplayer button=Mute config=mute end And, here's the bash script /usr/local/bin/kexpbutton.sh Code: #!/bin/sh i=`ps aux | grep mplayer | sed -e 's/.*grep.*//'` if [ -n "$i" ] then killall mplayer else mplayer http://kexp-mp3-2.cac.washington.edu:8000 fi Then, tell fvwm to launch irexec on login by adding this line to the bottom of /home/mythtv/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc Code: #Remove comment to start motion
#exec motion #Start irexec for global buttons- KEXP and wife friendly feature exec irexec & exec KnoppMyth-run #exec mythfrontend #Enjoy! Cecil & Dale #End Make sure to chmod +x the bash script and set the permissions correct. Also, be aware that mythtv retains the remote's focus so that you can navigate the MythUI while the stream plays- I like to combine listening to KEXP with a gallery slide show. Happy Friday everyone. Mark |
Author: | xtopher [ Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:48 pm ] |
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this is fascinating, and what i have been looking for. there is only one net radio station that i listen to. Http://digitalgunfire.com i was wondering if i could just swap out the stream address, and run it. maybe if i feel brave next weekend i might give it a try. |
Author: | siliconsurfer [ Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Yes Cheers |
Likewise! I only listen to virgin radio. It allows you download a .pls (Play list) from it's website, which xmms can then play. Unfortunatly myth doesn't seem to support pls files, But your solution is excellent, well done! |
Author: | jimmyfergus [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:48 am ] |
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Greetings fellow KEXP fan! KEXP is the business! I used to live in Seattle, and listened on FM, then moved to the UK and now to MA, USA, and KEXP is the only station I can stand to listen to. I've turned many people onto it. Totally non-commercial, good music, good mix of recent and older stuff. In my opinion, the weekend programming (particularly 9am-midday), and many of the 6-9pm weekday evening programs are a bit weak, but the rest is superb. It's my workday background music all the time. When I get other things set up properly, Ill be trying to get their real audio stream (~280kbit), which is much higher quality than their mp3 or wma streams (96kbit). |
Author: | magic [ Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Some updates |
Thanks for the great script. I also am a big KEXP fan. I just installed R5A22, and I think they have changed from fvwm to fluxbox. There are two changes required. Add this line to your /home/mythtv/.fluxbox/apps file towards the top. Code: [startup] {irexec /home/mythtv/.mythtv/lircrc &} And add the "&" to the mplayer command in /usr/local/bin/kexpbutton.sh like below Code: #!/bin/sh
i=`ps aux | grep mplayer | sed -e 's/.*grep.*//'` if [ -n "$i" ] then killall mplayer else mplayer http://kexp-mp3-2.cac.washington.edu:8000 & fi enjoy! magic |
Author: | dmcallister [ Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | The great Drovdahl Magic with KEXP |
![]() Thanks fellas for the great tips. KEXP is the best station out there. Long live the WMPNNIB (Worlds Most Powerfull Non Nuclear Ice Breaker) DMc |
Author: | mythedoff [ Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:59 am ] |
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KEXP also has an uncompressed stream that could be used in the script. Here's what I have in my /myth/stream/streams.res [item] Radio KEXP Live uncompressed mms://media-wm.cac.washington.edu/KEXP-Uncompressed [emptystring] [emptystring] |
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