[mythtv-users] Can't watch Video's on front end???

[A JM]

Just a couple of Q's... I'm still learning Linux but was able to
makeit through the installs on the FE and BE so I know enough to be
dangerous...

What is the /etc/exports used for on the BE? currently mine is blank.
Is that similar to a share? I'm running FC3 on the BE.

Will I only need to mount the /video directory not the /video/videos
directory? In other words can I use the parent directory will that
then make all the sub directory's available or do I need to be
specific?


I think I follow the fstab info? If I create the /video/videos
directory on the xbox and the BE directory is the same /video/videos
then it would look like -

/mnt/video/videos   /mnt/video/videos   nfs   defaults,bg 0 0

What does this serve (yourbackendnamealias:/full path/to/exported/directory)? 

Assuming my BE is localhost then would it read: localhost:/full /video/videos


AJM,




On 8/6/05, Johan Kihlström <johan.kihlstrom at bredband.net> wrote:
> A JM wrote:
> 
> >"Can you play videos from the command line outside Myth with the same
> >flags that you use or are you refering to recorded shows you would like
> >to watch after they have been recorded through the internal viewer? Any
> >error messages? Crashes? Which player do you use, Xine or mplayer?"
> >
> >The video's all exist on the backend and are viewable/playable from there.
> >
> >I do get an error message now that you mention it and I took a look, duh!
> >
> >It appears that it can't find the file because it is looking on it's
> >own drive instead of looking to the backend (/video/videos/?
> >
> >It say's "file not found: ' /video/videos/short_game.vob'"
> >
> >How can I fix that?
> >
> >Also, are you able to run MythGame on our FE? Xmame?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> >On 8/6/05, Johan Kihlström <johan.kihlstrom at bredband.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>A JM wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I'm unable to watch videos on my front end (Xbox) but I can see the
> >>>listings? Can anyone help me out with this?
> >>>
> >>>I'm running 0.18 on the FE and BE.
> >>>
> >>>Thx
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> >>Can you play videos from the command line outside Myth with the same
> >>flags that you use or are you refering to recorded shows you would like
> >>to watch after they have been recorded through the internal viewer? Any
> >>error messages? Crashes? Which player do you use, Xine or mplayer?
> >>
> >>Are the video library mounted on the Xbox? What are you running;
> >>Xebian1.1.x or gentoox?
> >>
> >>I'm running an Xbox as a frontend and had no luck with mplayer at all,
> >>Xine on the other hand worked like a charm for both DVD's and video. I
> >>couldn't watch video with mplayer at all, I could select one, and the
> >>screen would freeze and then return to the listing. Turned out that
> >>mplayer segfaulted for some reason, still unknown, Xine didn't though so
> >>now I use that.
> >>
> >>I'm running Xebian-1.1.4 with 0.18.1
> >>
> >>I hope that this will give you some guidance in your search!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> Depends on how well you know linux or UNIX, you have to export your
> directories (video, music, gallery) in /etc/exports (or similar, I'm
> running Debian on my backend) and mount them on the xbox by adding them
> to your fstab, so that they will be mounted on bootup.
> 
> excerpt from my exports file:
> /mnt/video      192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 (the IPaddr/mask tells NFS
> which clients to allow to mount directories)
> 
> to mount on xbox, add your backend host with ip & alias to /etc/hosts
> and then add
> 
> yourbackendnamealias:/full path/to/exported/directory
> /created/directory/on/xbox   nfs   defaults, bg 0 0
> 
> my fstab-line would be somthing like:
> 
> dvb:/mnt/video   /mnt/video   nfs   defaults,bg 0 0
> 
> I have a working dualboot on my xbox, so I play xbox games when I feel
> the need, haven't bothered with mythgame or xmame
> 
> Hope that helps!
> 
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