[mythtv-users] Funny things happen when I move my pc

[Phil Strong]

Thanks this seems to be the answer, nice response.

On 8/30/05, Lonnie Borntreger <myth at borntreger.com> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2005-08-30 at 14:35 -0400, Phil Bridges wrote:
> > On 8/30/05, Phil Strong <phil.strong.sds at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > When I move my pc from my home office to my work office strange things 
> are
> > > happening. The setup screen comes up asking me what language I want to 
> use.
> > > My backend doesn't want to work. All of my settings like where my
> > > recordings are stored and the GUI I use are back to default.
> > >
> > > I have narrowed the cause down to a few things some more likely than
> > > others:
> > >
> > > 1. The network change is causing a different profile to load for myth
> > > 2. Severing all power to the unit is causing some strange reaction 
> (very
> > > unlikely ... ie unplugging it from the wall)
> > > 3. It hates me!
> > >
> >
> > While it *may* hate you, Myth stores settings in the database based
> > off the hostname or IP of the computer. If you have a dif't hostname
> > / IP, it will presume that it's a new setup.
> 
> Edit your mysql.txt file and change the LocalHostName to be the hostname
> it has at home (look in your settings database and verify what the name
> is). Then it won't matter what your real IP/Hostname is.
> 
> Lonnie Borntreger
> 
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Phil Strong
Synergetic Data Systems
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pstrong at synergetic.us
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