NeTV tricks
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Open a secure shell (SSH) console on NeTV
See also USB Ethernet support
- Go to Control Panel of NeTV with infrared remote control
- Under Settings menu, select Enable SSH
- Find out NeTV's IP address under System Info menu
- Using an SSH client (Windows users can use PuTTY, Mac/Linux users can use
ssh
from a terminal window), log in as the user root with no password. e.g.ssh 192.168.1.100 -l root - You should see a message showing your last login time.
Scheduled tasks, auto-execution of tasks
Launching sshd at startup
WARNING - doing this will reduce the level of security on your chumby, and may allow unauthorized access
- Open up a console on the chumby
- At the console, type:
touch /psp/start_sshd
- Now
sshd
will be started when NeTV boots - To stop this behavior in the future, type:
rm /psp/start_sshd
Run processes on start-up
Boot up, default screen, control panel customizations
Bootloader Screen
Using a custom Control Panel
To to have NeTV goes to a particular url on boot
- Open up a console on the chumby
- At the console, type:
vi /psp/homepage
- Enter a full HTTP URL (eg. http://www.your_fancy_ui.com)
- Now NeTV's browser will be redirected to your page when NeTV boots
- To stop this behavior in the future, type:
rm /psp/homepage