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This bug was fixed in the package mythtv -
2:0.24.0+fixes.20110208.6318d52-0ubuntu1

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mythtv (2:0.24.0+fixes.20110208.6318d52-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  [ Pieter Hoekstra ]
  * Automatically restart the frontend if it crashes.  Also notify the user
    using libnotify. (LP: #692697)

  [ Mario Limonciello ]
  * debian/control:
    - Depends on libnotify-bin.
  * New upstream checkout (6318d52)
  * >>Upstream changes since last upload (6dd5e4b):
  * [6318d52] Replace 'xml' version check with one that checks Python
    version, for Python 2.7 compatibility. (LP: #711762)
 -- Mario Limonciello <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx>   Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:59:28 -0600

** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692697

Title:
  Automatically restart Myth Frontend (Mythbuntu; Patch)

Status in “mythtv” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: mythtv-frontend

  Every once in a while, mythfrontend crashes. This is often in
  MythMusic using a visualization or when using corrupt media files,
  etc.

  Because not having a keyboard on my Mythbuntu mediacenter, there is
  often no other option than poweroff and reboot the machine. (unless
  I'm at home ofcource...)

  
  I have changed the existing /usr/bin/mythfrontend script to be a "watchdog" to automatically restart mythfrontend.real (see attached patch)

  The script only restarts with a exit code other than 0 or 1 and only
  in "--service" mode. This prevents restarting mythfrontend while the
  user uses the Exit option, or when X stops, or machine reboots or when
  starting myth from the command-line.

  While restarting, it displays a "Restarting Frontend" message. Test it using: pkill -9 -f mythfrontend.real
  The display-messages requires "notify-send" in package libnotify-bin. I used this, so you don't have to click it away.

  I'm using this with Myth 0.23 and Myth 0.24 for a few months now.
  Since checking for exit-codes, I do not have any issues.