[mythtv-users] Controlling Mythfrontend from remote computer

[Darren]

Ray,

The solution I think your looking for is called x11vnc. This will allow
access to your default X11 session, thats the one running on your
desktop.

 http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc

You can then use x2x if your controlling from Linux, or win2vnc if your
controlling from Windows.

There is a special command line option in the cvs version of x11vnc to
stop it sending the desktop image to the remote PC, you should use this
as it will save you processor time on your MythTV frontend box.

Let me know if you need any more information,

Regards,

Darren

On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 23:56, Raymond T. Gaida wrote:
> I am trying to have mythfrontend run on the mythbox and send keystrokes to
> control the frontend from a remote location. Ideally I would like to have
> the frontend displayed on the TV while I use my laptop to configure the
> frontend settings. I don't want to actually see the mythbox desktop on my
> laptop, just pass keystrokes. This could help me to alleviate buying a
> wireless keyboard.
> 
> VNC and X-Servers are not the answer as the display being sent over the
> network slows things down, plus I don't see the changes on the TV. (I think
> VNC is starting another instance of mythfrontend) I have tried ssh and
> opened mythfrontend on the remote display, but when I try to use the laptop
> keyboard to control the TV's display nothing happens.
> 
> Am I using ssh wrong, or is there a better solution to this problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ray Gaida
> 
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