[mythtv-users] Status on 6544 - Encoder: 1 is local.

[Bruce Markey]

Mark E. Matula wrote:
> Ok, my first post.  Great project, everyone.  I can't wait to get somme
> decent hardware to make full use of it (PII-400 w/ 1 PVR-250 as a
> proof-of-concept box).  Right now I have a bit of a puzzler (I have a few,
> but this is the only one I feel has been researched enough to justify
> posting).  I googled, checked the gossamer-threads forums and tried
> searching this list's archives as best I could.  So I've tried RTFM'ing.
> 
> As I understand it, I should be able to get the status of the backend by
> hitting http://mythbox:6544/.  When I do that, all I get is a page titled
> "MythTV Status" and the text "Encoder: 1 is local."

That's it. There would be more if you had multiple backends.
 
> I'm using the Debian Woody packages for 0.11, FWIW.  Perhaps the status
> screen is a feature only in CVS?  Or maybe I'm misinformed about port 6544
> actully being useful.  Any guidance would be appreciated.  

The port has been active since before 0.8 with just this terse
info. However, more stuff was added a few weeks ago so there
will be more to see in 0.12 ;-).

--  bjm