[mythtv-users] remote frontend problems

[Michael T. Dean]

Lonnie Borntreger wrote:

>On Sat, 2005-11-05 at 16:25 -0600, Cymen Vig wrote:
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>>On 11/5/05, RDMathews <geoflyer at centurytel.net> wrote:
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>>>I have a perfectly working install of mythtv on a fc4 machine. I decided
>>>to put a frontend on another fc4 machine and link them wirelessly. the
>>>remote frontend can watch tv, browse the program guide, delete
>>>recordings, program to record etc, but it will not allow me to view a
>>>prerecorded show. mplayer will not run by itself on either machine, it
>>>just freaks out and quits when you try to open it. I can watch the
>>>prerec. shows with totem through an nfs share. I have no clue where to
>>>even begin to troubleshoot this glitch. any help would be appr.
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>>Is the directory containing the recorded material mounted on the
>>frontend via NFS to the same place it is mounted on the backend in the
>>file system?
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>I'm not sure I understand why NFS, mplayer, and totem even come up for
>watching prerecorded shows on a frontend.  I put the frontend on a
>laptop, told it where the backend was, didn't mount anything, and watch
>prerecorded (and live) shows through MythTV itself - streamed across the
>network from the backend (just like live tv).
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For efficiency.  Why make mythbackend go to the trouble of streaming the 
file if the frontend can just read the file directly?

Mike