Settings

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h1. Settings
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Many settings for your LinHES system can be accessed and changed in the Service Menu --> LinHES Settings.
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Settings for MythTV can be accessed and changed in the Service Menu --> MythTV Settings.
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h1. Other Settings
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h2. Install Boot Settings
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There are various [[Boot Settings]] available from the [[Downloads|LinHES install image.]]
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h2. MythVantage
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[[MythVantage]] provides the settings in Service Menu --> LinHES Settings.
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h3. Disable Modules
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To prevent MythVantage from erasing your custom settings, each module can be turned off.
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Change which settings are applied in Service Menu --> LinHES Settings:
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* Edit @/etc/mythvantage.cfg@
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** *True* will allow the module to apply the settings
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** *False* will prevent the module from applying the settings
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+NOTE:+ The UI will still run and the settings can be changed but will not be applied to your system.
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To prevent the settings from being changed use Service Menu --> LinHES Settings --> Access Control
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** *Modules:*
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*** misc = True
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*** sleep = True
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*** hostype = True
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*** advanced = True
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*** audio = True
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*** network = True
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*** xorg = True
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*** webuser = True
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*** restartfe = True
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*** reloadfe = True
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*** ddns = True
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*** screensaver = True
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*** ir = True
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*** user = True
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*** software = True
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*** smolt = True
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h3. Manual Access
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If mythfrontend won't run and you can't access Service Menu --> LinHES Settings you can run the individual [[MythVantage]] modules from the command line.
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* Access: @mythinstall -s accesscontrol@
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* Advanced: @mythinstall -s advanced@
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* Audio: @mythinstall -s sound@
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* Display: @mythinstall -s advancedX@
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* Dynamic DNS: @mythinstall -s ddns@
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* File Sharing: @mythinstall -s fileshare@
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* Host: @mythinstall -s hostype@
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* Miscellaneous: @mythinstall -s misc@
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* Network: @mythinstall -s network@
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* Programs: @mythinstall -s  plugins,software@
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* Remotes: @mythinstall -s ir@
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* Screensaver: @mythinstall -s screensaver@
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* Screen Sharing: @mythinstall -s vnc@
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* Shutdown: @mythinstall -s sleep@
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* Web Security: @mythinstall -s webuser@
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* User Accounts: @mythinstall -s user@
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h2. On Screen Display
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h3. R8.x
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LinHES R8.x uses msg_client.py to add, remove, or list items in the queue of messages to be displayed on screen.
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For more information open a terminal window and enter @msg_client.py --usage@
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h3. R7.x
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LinHES R7.x uses osd_cat to display various system messages (shortcut keys, updates, backup, restore, screenshooter, etc) on the screen.
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To change the default appearance settings of osd_cat:
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* Edit @/etc/osd_cat.cfg@ to make osd_cat use a different color, outline, shadow or font
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h2. Unclutter
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LinHES uses unclutter to hide the mouse pointer to make the system more like an appliance. Unclutter can be toggled on and off by pressing Ctrl + Alt + u or in R8.x Alt + u.
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To change the default settings of unclutter:
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* Edit or create @/etc/unclutter.cfg@ to make unclutter either more or less aggressive in hiding the mouse pointer.
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** @idle@ is the number of seconds between polls for idleness
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** @jitter@ is the amount of movement of the mouse pointer that is to be ignored and considered as random noise
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h2. VNC
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To change the options that x11vnc uses on startup, create /etc/x11vnc.cfg
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The file should contain one line like: @x11vnc_options=" -forever -rfbport 5902 --passwd mypassword"@
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When x11vnc is started by the session it will use options listed in /etc/x11vnc.cfg instead of the default options.
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h2. ripD
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ripD is a script that will rip a DVD. ripD can be started from Optical Disks --> Backup DVD.
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To change the where the ripped DVD will be saved create /etc/rip.cfg that contains contains @Ddir='/path_to_copy_files_to'@