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    Change/Disable F4 hotkey for terminal access

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    • ClydeC
      Clyde @de_jean125
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      @de_jean125 said in Change/Disable F4 hotkey for terminal access:

      The first time someone tries, he'll get a warning and emulationstation starts again after 10 sec.
      Second time it will reboot.

      Nice idea. :)

      A pimped version would be to display a appropriately explicit picture instead of text. 😈 Alas, I don't know a command that would do that.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @de_jean125
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        @de_jean125 Why do you need this ?

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        • cyperghostC
          cyperghost
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          @de_jean125 Do you want to sell something?

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            de_jean125
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            @mitu
            @cyperghost

            No, i'm building one for my dad, but he thinks he's an expert.
            Don't want to troubleshoot it every week xD

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @de_jean125
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              @de_jean125 said in Change/Disable F4 hotkey for terminal access:

              No, i'm building one for my dad, but he thinks he's an expert.

              Oh, come on, you're not letting him tinker with the Raspberry Pi. Better get a 2nd sdcard with a backup system, so he can experiment.

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              • cyperghostC
                cyperghost @mitu
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                @de_jean125 @mitu If my dad once would tell me about ...

                "Son, there is a hidden terminal in ES if you press F4."
                Then I would answer: "Dad... you are a nerd"

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                  de_jean125 @mitu
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                  @mitu

                  you don't know my dad :p

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator
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                    Or just press Alt+2, Alt+3, etc.

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                      de_jean125 @mitu
                      last edited by de_jean125

                      @mitu

                      That's why i also use the triggers.
                      Made config files for all the letters in the alphabet, when he wants to start typing a command, the pi performs a shutdown.

                      Pi is only accessible with one ip, using host.allow config and ssh.
                      Gave it also a static ip in the 10.x.x.x range.

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                        de_jean125 @Clyde
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                        @Clyde

                        Something like this?

                        Did it with alot of echo's :p

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                        • ClydeC
                          Clyde @de_jean125
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                          @de_jean125 Something like that, yes. :)

                          My first guess was that it was for your kid(s), by the way.

                          You could even let it get nastier … "Stop or I'll hack into your bank account and send all of your money to homes for retired game programmers!"

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