MythTV - Frontend

[Merv Curley]

I am now ready for Step 2.  I have a Frontend and Backend running on a 
computer courtesy of MythDora.  I got that going when KnoppMyth baffled me. 
Not that it takes much.

Anyway I have this computer over in a corner of the basement and thought it 
might be nice to have TV available here. So all I need is a Frontend I 
gather. So far I haven't found the Deb's for mythtv which I gather are around 
somewhere. I did DL a Mythtv ver 20a and will compile it if necessary but 
since I only need the one module that seems a big job.

I looked at LinPVR but that seems technically unfeasable and overkill. I 
wonder if I really need to load a full distro just to get a Frontend. Can't I 
just install the one part of Mythtv and have it logon to my existing backend 
server?

I am not sure if I need much disk space on a Frontend client, doesn't the 
backend handle all the recordings from all clients?  So much stuff is 
unclear. I now have 2 PVR-150's in my Backend, so that should handle 2 
clients I think. Do I need a PVR for each client? I read on a mailing list 
somewhere of one user who had the equivalent of 5 PVR-150's in his machine.

Thanks to any who have the time to answer these questions.

Happy, happy


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Merv Curley
Toronto, Ont. Can

Debian Linux  Etch
Desktop:  KDE 3.5.5    KMail 1.2.3



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