[mythtv-users] Front endsetup

[Mike Mironov]

Harry Lipkind wrote:
> Hi
> 
> HELP Please!
> 
> I am trying to setup a mythtv front end to talk to a backend.  My two
> systems are both running SuSE Linux, are on the same network segment
> (192.168.2.xx) and can ping each other.
> 
> My Myth backend machine can talk to the frontend that is on the same
> system.  The frontend on the 2nd machine cannot connect - when I try the
> command mythfrontend a lot of error messages scroll and I get the error
> message that myth could not connect to mysql.  When I try to bring up
> the remote machine front end (10 feet from backend)I do not have the
> front end of the host running - just the backend.
> 
> I have a specific IP address in the mythtv configuration screen and it
> is correct (matches the IP address from ifconfig).   The documentation
> on installing and using MythTV is written for Debian type access, not
> RPM.  The two lines in the documentation:
> 
> 	sudo apt-get build-dep mythtv
> 
> 	sudo apt-get install libqt3c102-mysql
> 
> unfortunately don't mean much to me.  I suspect the 1st line is to build
> Mythtv and what is to be the host box.  That I did.  The 2nd line I
> think references a libqt3c102 module - but I don't know what it is or
> what to do with it if I had it.
> 
> All assistance appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Harry


First command setup all packages need to build mythtv package. Second 
install mysql plugin for Qt.

Try edit ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt file on second machine. In this file must 
be correct hostname. By default it localhost, that is right for local 
backend and not so good for other machines.

-- Mike