[mythtv-users] Basic concepts question

[J. Donavan Stanley]

stan wrote:

>Can anyomne point to some docs, or provide me with help in understanding
>what functions are done by what peices of MythTV?
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>What is done by a "master backend"/ What is done by a non master backend?
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A master backend controls one or more slave backends.

>What is done by the frontend? 
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A frontend is the gui portion of Myth.  i.e. The part you use to view 
recordings, watch TV, listen to music.

>If I ahve a master backend, and one or more
>non master backends, can the master use the non masters for recording
>shows? 
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Yes

>Can I move files between master and non master backends?
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Hmmm I'm not sure where the files live in that setup I don't run it.

> How about to frontends?
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You don't move files from the backends to the frontend(s), recordings / 
live TV are streamed to them.