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GPIO button to launch Kodi from EmulationStation?

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    megapitch
    last edited by 20 May 2020, 03:11

    I use Kodi often, and I control it with my phone. I don't always have a keyboard or gamepad handy to launch Kodi, though, so I would like to setup a GPIO button to launch Kodi from within EmulationStation.

    I've modified my case to include a button. Currently it's used as an ON/OFF switch, but I'd eventually like to have it launch Kodi when the button is long-pressed. I've written a script to test this, but the trouble is I can't get it to launch Kodi when EmulationStation is running. If I run it from the commandline or desktop, it works fine. Is there a specific method to run Kodi that plays nice with EmulationStation? Something about runcommand, maybe? I'm a little out of my depth here..

    Here is the basic version of my script:

    import gpiozero 
    import subprocess
    
    def callback(*args):    
        subprocess.call(["kodi"])
    
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        btn = gpiozero.Button(3)
        btn.when_released = callback
        while True:
            pass
    

    Currently it runs at boot from /etc/rc.local like so:

    sudo -u pi python3 /home/pi/kodi.py &
    

    Not sure what else to include, but happy to provide any additional info.

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      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by 20 May 2020, 05:47

      Try creating a script that shuts down gracefully EmulationStation before launching Kodi and call that script in your GPIO input handler.

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        megapitch
        last edited by 20 May 2020, 17:54

        Thanks. As soon as I posted here, I found this topic and with a bit of modification I was able to get it working. :)

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