[mythtv-users] MythTV using NAS (on a via ) using Gigabit ethernet.

[Roy Lofthouse]

2008/6/26 Oliver Brown <galaxiaguy at googlemail.com>:
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>>
>> Sorry.  The backend has to be available for the frontend to connect to AND
>> has to have at least one tuner.
>>
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> The last time this question came up, I thought the answer was that the
> backend doesn't actually need a tuner as such, but running it without a
> tuner is a "not supported configuration".
>
> Some things also don't seem to need a backend running, like MythVideo
> (although it complains about no backend the videos it can access still
> play).
>
> Oliver
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so, it looks like I should forget NAS and use the via board as a
master backend and use a slave backend for recordings, but have the
recordings saved to the master backend.. that just leaves the question
of can you have a master backend with no tuners or can you setup a
virtual tuner that does nothing?