On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:30:13 +1100 Michael Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Depending on the distro, pon/poff from the shell works wonders. > Drop the use of kppp, and just use the ppp (pppd from terminal > configs) to bring up the link and do what you want. > > > > On 12/27/05, Korey Fort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If you can run it from the terminal then you can try writing an > > expect script to automate your actions. > > "Let ye without segmentation fault cast the first int!" > > > > Korey Fort > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beny > > Spensieri Jr Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 3:32 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [mythtv-users] kppp and mythtv > > > > Being stuck on dial-up, I am trying to automate > > dialing up and mythfilldatabase, but I am having > > trouble. > > > > My dialer is kppp, this works great normally, but I am > > running into problems with having it run > > automatically. > > > > First I tried to get cron to run kppp, but kppp is not > > running and I get e-mails from cron with the error > > "kppp: cannot connect to X server" > > > > Then I tried to get mythtv to do it. On the setup > > screen where you can automate mythfilldatabase, I > > changed the path to /usr/bin/kppp > > > > I then changed the arguments such that it will run a > > specific profile to update the show database and then > > close the connection. > > > > It is running it, but kppp gives the error "kppp: > > cannot connect to X server" again (in the log file I > > set up). > > > > I can't figure out how to get this to work. I think I > > am running kppp as the regular user, mythtv is always > > running as so is X. > > > > I can do everything in a terminal window, but nowhere > > else. > > > > How can I fix this, running mythfilldatabase by hand > > is time consuming. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Beny > > > > "We are the Dyslexia of Borg. Your ass will be laminated. > > Futility is resistant." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users -- Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759
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