[mythtv-users] Two frontend instances on one box

[Lance Tost]

I've made some progress with this.  But ran into a potential major 
problem.

I would like to use one server as a backend and drive two frontend
instances off of it.  The plan is to put it in the basement and run RCA 
cables up to our main TV and use the monitor for TV int he basement.

It has two M179s in it and an analog tv capture card (not currently
configured for myth).  It has agp video w/ tv-out and pci video (connected
to a monitor).  I have onboard sound and a soundblaster card installed.

I have gotten X up and running dual-head.  I can start mythtv on the TV 
screen and a separate instance on the monitor.  However, they both want to 
use the same soundcard.  So I figured I could run mythfrontend as two 
different users (mythup for upstairs and mythdown for downstairs) each 
with their own settings.  The problem is, I realized at this point that 
these settings are stored in the db and unique only to hostname.  

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I could run two instances of
mythfrontend on the same box, each with their own settings?  The way I see 
it, I have two options.. neither of which I know much about yet.

1) Submit a patch for myth to key frontend settings on hostname and userid 
(or some other data)

2) Look into some way of running each instance in some sort of virtual 
host with its own IP.  I don't know if anything like this exists but I'll 
look into it.

Any other ideas?

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Lance Tost <ltost at pobox.com>