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niietzshe · 2010-12-31, 03:09

I've got the a web interface running on my ubuntu machine to access XBMC, CouchPotato, Transmission and Sickbeard; Only problem is sometimes my girlfriend will turn off XBMC to listen to spotify etc and loose connection to the JSON API...

I would like to have XBMC start when the computer boots up, but also be able to issue a start command from the web interface in case it's down. I haven't messed with startup commands past guides I've done with other apps etc so don't know the best way of doing this (init.d or service etc).

I'm a bit stumped as my efforts have failed, so if anyone has a script they're using to simply see if XBMC is running and if not start it, that would be excellent!!!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Niietzshe

vikjon0 · 2010-12-31, 15:42

You are using an Ubuntu desktop? In that case you can start on boot by simply adding xbmc to the start-up applications. How to start up web interface I dont know. But you can install irexec and start it from the remote.

niietzshe · 2010-12-31, 16:00

Hey vikjon0,
Yeah I have it starting up fine through Ubuntu's Startup app etc..
But I need a startup SCRIPT so I can call it from the web interface. This is so when I'm at work and want to access it across the internet, if XBMC is not active I would be able to launch it from the browser.

vikjon0 · 2010-12-31, 16:02

That would be up to the web interface...it it allow custom commands. I have no idea.
You could setup ssh or NX server and access the machine from work and execute the startscript manually.

niietzshe · 2010-12-31, 16:56

Yeah I know, I've been doing , manual ssh to keep stuff organised, but now i'm using XBNE to control everything to make it easier for the missus to add/control stuff.

I just need a startup script, something that I could issue over ssh like "transmission start", then I can add that script to the interface to start up from there...

niietzshe · 2011-01-02, 16:31

Some people must be launching XBMC from a startup script as I've seen it mentioned before. I'm going to have a quick look at writing my own (been meaning to have a go anyway), if anyone has made one already though, could you give me a shout.

Thanks
Niietzshe