Mythtv backend

[Merv Curley]

On Friday 05 January 2007 11:15, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 10:55:31AM -0500, Merv Curley wrote:
> > So on the computer that is logging on to the backend, I need to have a
> > mythtv user with the same password as is used on the backend??
> >
> > Maybe this whole thing is easier if the backend is part of a full X
> > install, and I can configure the backend on the computer where it is
> > running.  Of course that doesn't help the Linux learning curve.
>
> mythtv-setup is part of the backend, not the frontend.  Doesn't
> installing the backend create a mythtv user account?
>
Well it didn't in my case, using the Ubuntu versions of Mythtv. My other 
experiences with Knoppmyth and mythdora both did all the background stuff. 
Maybe if I had used the Debian versions, all would have been well.

> There must be some howto out there on how to set mythtv up using
> seperate frontend and backend machines.

Yes, the Ubuntu wiki  [ as provided by Arron Vegh ] has a very good step by 
step but the shortcomings have led to these messages. Once I get it all 
working, I won't be unhappy to leave the backend on a Ubuntu base, but I want 
to add the frontend to this Debian install that I much prefer to Ubuntu.

In the meantime I will create the mythtv user on the backend, then log on and 
get it configured to keep it stock Mythtv.

Thanks for the help

-- 
Merv Curley
Toronto, Ont. Can

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