[mythtv-users] Running mythsetup from a Windows PC running Cygwin

Alexander Fisher alexjfisher at gmail.com
Tue Feb 7 16:56:22 UTC 2006


On 2/7/06, Ray Benjamin <raybenjamin at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> My mythtv box doesn't have a monitor. I use the TV. I usually do all
> maintenance by using cygwin and ssh. I need to run mythsetup in order
> to switch back to Datadirect from Lxmsuite, so mythfilldatabase will
> have something to work with. I know there is a way to run mythsetup
> from my Windows PC, but I've forgotten how. Can anyone refresh my
> memory or point me to a resource that will help me?

Something like this ?

Assuming cygwin is running an x-server
ssh mythtv at backendIP
export DISPLAY=winboxIP:0
mythtvsetup

Regards,
Alex


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