[mythtv-users] Setting Up Remote Frontend

[Jonathan Black]

I've been struggling to get my remote frontend working. The box with my 
backend also has a frontend running on it, and everything is fine on it 
(Except a problem with sound that is related to IVTV and MythTV). When I 
start the remote frontend, it is fine till I change from one menu to 
another (Like I try to exit out to the Main Menu to view my media library).

Whenever I start the remote frontend, this shows up in the log file of 
the server:

2006-05-17 01:20:44.898 Bad ANN query
2006-05-17 01:21:04.889 Unknown socket closing
2006-05-17 01:21:04.957 Bad ANN query
2006-05-17 01:21:42.565 Unknown socket closing

When I start the remote frontend. The frontend gives me this:

2006-05-17 01:21:08.587 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2006-05-17 01:21:08.687 New DB connection, total: 1
2006-05-17 01:21:08.718 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 
192.168.138.146
2006-05-17 01:21:08.727 Total desktop dim: 800x600, with 1 screen[s].
2006-05-17 01:21:08.733 Using screen 0, 800x600 at 0,0
2006-05-17 01:21:08.747 Current Schema Version: 1123
2006-05-17 01:21:08.754 mythfrontend version: 0.19.20060121-2 www.mythtv.org
2006-05-17 01:21:08.755 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2006-05-17 01:21:09.224 lang0: aar
2006-05-17 01:21:09.225 lang: aar
2006-05-17 01:21:09.314 lang1: aar
2006-05-17 01:21:09.314 lang: aar
2006-05-17 01:21:09.554 Total desktop dim: 800x600, with 1 screen[s].
2006-05-17 01:21:09.557 Using screen 0, 800x600 at 0,0
2006-05-17 01:21:09.560 Switching to square mode (MythCenter)
mythtv: could not connect to socket
mythtv: No such file or directory
lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
2006-05-17 01:21:09.856 Joystick disabled.
2006-05-17 01:21:10.015 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2006-05-17 01:21:10.070 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media 
handler2006-05-17 01:21:10.072 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as 
a media handlerlibmp4ff.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such 
file or directory
2006-05-17 01:21:10.171 MythPlugin::Init() dlerror:
2006-05-17 01:21:10.172 Unable to initialize plugin 'mythmusic'.
2006-05-17 01:21:13.733 Connecting to backend server: 
192.168.138.146:6543 (try 1 of 5)
2006-05-17 01:21:13.741 Using protocol version 26
2006-05-17 01:21:33.749 ReadStringList timeout (quick).
2006-05-17 01:21:33.758 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2006-05-17 01:21:33.758 ReadStringList: Bad socket
2006-05-17 01:21:33.758 Connection to backend server lost
2006-05-17 01:21:33.759 WriteStringList: Bad socket
2006-05-17 01:21:33.759 ReadStringList: Bad socket
2006-05-17 01:21:33.759 Reconnection to backend server failed

Both are Debian Unstable/Testing, Kernel 2.6.15.4 (From kernel.org), 
MythTV Version 0.19.2006.0121-2. (Installed as a Debian Package)

Backend:
Running IVTV 4.5, Pentium 3 800 MHZ, 512 MB of RAM, PVR 350 & 500. Its 
IP address is 192.168.138.146

Frontend:
Pentium 3 800 MHZ, 320 MB of RAM. Its IP address is 192.168.138.143

Both boxes have different hosts names (Saw something about this when I 
googled the problem). The Frontend doesn't have mythtv-backend on it. 
The Frontend is also using the mysql server from the backend. From the 
Frontend I can telnet to 192.168.138.146:6543 (And errors show up in the 
log file on the backend when I type funky things).

Any help with this would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you.

Jonathan