On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 20:00, Dave H wrote: > Okay, bear with me as I am a bit of a newbie but have searched docs and wiki > before asking these questions :) > > The web interface, can this be used as a way to enable dialup internet access > through a web browser so a set top box could access the net for browsing on > demand? I have gathered that maybe it can be done from a script but is this > possible? Ideally I`d like to replace my current pc with a set top box pc > which would enable internet access from Freevos main menu. > > Can Freevo be u > sed to run other Linux apps or services on demand, such as > games (Frozen Bubble, etcetera) that are already installed? > I've hacked up commands.py plugin[1] to do exactly that. You could very easily put a script to start the internet before spawning the browser and then stop the internet service when the user closes the browser. > Thanks in advance for any pointers :) >
[1]: http://www.irvined.co.uk/freevo.shtml - its a work in progress. You will notice the line os.system('mozilla-firebird') You could change that to os.system('start_internet; mozilla-firebird; stop_internet') where start_internet and stop_internet are the commands needed to bring up the connection. HTH David ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
