[Bagger]

I've just installed XBMCbuntu 12.2
What is the command to use to stop/start xbmc from either a script or SSH window

My aim is to stop xbmc on suspend and re-start it on resume so that xbmc will always resume from the home window rather than where it was left.
I managed to do this with dharma xbmclive install, but cant seem to work out the command on this newer version.

Any help is much appreciated.

[un1versal]

stop service lightdm

[Bagger]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I'll give that a go tomorrow, bed time now

[nickr]

lightdm is the display manager. In xbmcbuntu it starts X and then starts XBMC - so stopping lightdm stops X and that certainly stops xbmc.

You may need to start lightdm again on resume using Uni's approach. That is simply

Code:

service start lightdm

[Bagger]

Ive managed to get this to work ....... with the following script in /etc/pm/sleep.d/
It originally was a script to stop and start lirc found here

Code:

case "${1}" in
        suspend|hibernate)

               #/etc/init.d/lightdm stop
               service lightdm stop
                ;;
        resume|thaw)

               service lightdm start
              #/etc/init.d/lightdm start
                ;;
esac

It seems to work fine. It will suspend the machine and when resumes goes straight to the home menu just as I want.
But.... its not very reliable, every 3 times ish can be 4 or can be twice. It doesnt restart on resume.

The OS is still running in the back ground as I can SSH into it .

Any idea's to what I'm doing wrong would be even more appreciated.......so close

[teeedubb]

Instead of restarting xbmc, use a resume hook to send a json-rpc command to xbmc to return to the home screen. Instead of json-rpc you could also use the xbmc-send event client. I can post a example when I get home if you like.

Edit: here you go

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=159467

[Bagger]

Thanks I shall look into that tomorrow.

[Bagger]

Sorted.
Now when I resume it takes me straight back to the home screen.
teeedubb gave me the idea, rather that stopping the service and then starting it again. I just used the restart command on resume.

for anyone intersested

Create a script at /etc/pm/sleep.d/90_re-lightdm

Code:

sudo nano  /etc/pm/sleep.d/90_re-lightdm

Code:

case "${1}" in
        suspend|hibernate)


                ;;
        resume|thaw)

               service lightdm restart

                ;;
esac

Make sure the script is executable.

Code:

sudo chmod 755 /etc/pm/sleep.d/90_re-lightdm

[Kib]

Code:

service lightdm restart

works for me.

edit: Ah, thats what you said