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

[Raphael Pooser]

Alexander Fisher wrote:
> 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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>   
cygwin is all you need.  just export display before ssh and it's even 
easier, you can export DISPLAY=localhost:0, then
when you "ssh -X" it'll use your local display environment variable on 
the remote machine.