From f7837f82b932e4467e22d9279524cb7bed5391d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rick Peters <rickpeters@upriser.nl>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:17:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Restart steamos-manager after HDMI-CEC changes

It only offers Steam its HDMI-CEC settings when cecd was there at its start.
---
 CHANGELOG.md |  2 ++
 TECHNICAL.md |  3 ++-
 lib/cec.sh   | 10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c645efe..5629644 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ one per merged pull request.
     the TV turns on and off with the PC. On a Steam Machine, steamos-manager
     configures it from Steam's settings.
   - Works with any `/dev/cec*` (GPU or USB adapter); the menu lists them.
+  - Restarts steamos-manager, which only offers Steam its HDMI-CEC settings
+    when cecd was there at its start.
   - The README no longer says Steam Machine support alone gives HDMI-CEC:
     `cecd` wasn't installed, so it didn't.
 
diff --git a/TECHNICAL.md b/TECHNICAL.md
index 0e6333a..cecc9dd 100644
--- a/TECHNICAL.md
+++ b/TECHNICAL.md
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ Steam Machine; the CachyOS kernel has DisplayPort CEC built in) or a USB
 adapter. The menu lists the CEC devices found. Also turn on CEC on the TV
 (Sony: BRAVIA Sync, Samsung: Anynet+, LG: SimpLink). On a Steam Machine
 `steamos-manager` writes cecd's settings from Steam's (wake the TV, put it to
-sleep), in `~/.config/cecd/config.d/`.
+sleep), in `~/.config/cecd/config.d/`, and Steam shows its HDMI-CEC
+settings; the wizard restarts steamos-manager so that happens right away.
 
 It's experimental: on SteamOS itself CEC can wake the Steam Machine right
 after it goes to sleep (Samsung TVs,
diff --git a/lib/cec.sh b/lib/cec.sh
index 59ecb9a..27388a6 100644
--- a/lib/cec.sh
+++ b/lib/cec.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
 
 CEC_PKGS=(cecd cec-audio-control inputattach-cec-units)
 
+restart_steamos_manager() {
+    # steamos-manager only offers its HDMI-CEC interface (Steam's CEC
+    # settings) when cecd was there at its start.
+    systemctl --user is-active -q steamos-manager.service 2>/dev/null &&
+        systemctl --user restart steamos-manager.service
+    return 0
+}
+
 cec_status() { pacman -Q "${CEC_PKGS[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
 
 fetch_holo_pkg() {
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ cec_enable() {
     systemctl --user enable steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service 2>/dev/null
     if compgen -G "/dev/cec*" >/dev/null; then
         systemctl --user restart cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+        restart_steamos_manager
         ok "HDMI-CEC on ($(cd /dev && echo cec*)). Turn on CEC on your TV too (e.g. Sony: BRAVIA Sync, Samsung: Anynet+, LG: SimpLink)."
     else
         warn "No CEC device (/dev/cec*) found: your GPU may not support CEC. A USB CEC adapter"
@@ -77,6 +86,7 @@ cec_disable() {
         state_clear cec
     fi
     sudo udevadm control --reload
+    restart_steamos_manager
     ok "HDMI-CEC removed."
 }