[mythtv-users] Myth frontend to watch video with no backend

[Chris Ward]

Hmmm... Ok, thanks for the reply. I did try searching, but with both
frontend and backend in the query, I got a lot of hits :-)

The xine idea won't work for me.... I have an old laptop with no TV out.
What I really wanted to do was take my frontend other places I go and
evangelize Myth by showing video's and such. I guess your second solution is
more along that line.

I hadn't heard of MySQL embeded, just took a look, but didn't see a way to
download it. Maybe you need a liscense for the embeded version.

I suppose I hadn't thought through enough about all the meta data... I guess
I would need to sync that, and essentially run off that. I removed MySQL
from my frontend... I guess I will put it back.


On 5/24/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>
> On 05/24/2007 01:12 PM, Chris Ward wrote:
> > I have a Myth frontend/backend setup, with most of the video storage
> > on the backend. I access video via NFS on the backend, and it works
> > fine. I would also like to watch video on a hard drive on the
> > frontend, without a backend present (taking the smallish frontend on a
> > trip). I was thinking I could sync video to it sort of like the
> > AppleTV does, but I can't get the frontend to start up with no backend
> > present. Is there a way to allow this?
>
> Nope.  It's been discussed many times.  At one time, I considered
> writing code to support this (
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/203179#203179 ).
>
> However, I lost interest in the idea when I realized how great things
> work with "mythrename.pl --link", copying files to my laptop hard drive,
> and playing them back with xine.  I'm using links named with
> '%T-%oY%om%od-%S' format (causing sorting to be by title/original
> airdate so I know the order to watch them).  I can skip any commercial
> break in 5 keystrokes, but most in 3 or less, using xine's SeekRelative
> commands.  Granted, I have to be near the keyboard (I don't bring a
> remote with me), but then again, it's a "lap"top computer... :)
>
> Therefore, some cut-down backend for Myth just isn't worthwhile enough
> for me to develop it.  If you do develop it, though, I'm sure many would
> find it useful.  (It would also be much easier to develop if you first
> take on the job of working MySQL embedded into Myth and create a
> "mythdataserver" that provides access to all data rather than requiring
> frontend clients to talk directly to the DB.  With that setup, there
> could be a "mythofflinedataserver" that reads "sync'ed" data from
> somewhere other than a MySQL instance, like a file or whatever.)
>
> Mike
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