[mythtv-users] mythtv-setup wont export to a different xserver display (over ssh)

[ryan patterson]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:58 AM, Ian Clark <mrrooster at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 2008/10/13 ryan patterson <ryan.goat at gmail.com>
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>> I need to reconfigure my backend.  The backend machine only has a VGA
>> monitor output and I only have DVI cables right now.  I thought it would be
>> easy to ssh from an other computer and run mythtv-setup by exporting the
>> display.  But mythtv-setup generates a segmentation fault no matter what I
>> do.  I am running ubuntu 7.04 on all the machines.  Here is the output I see
>> when I try running mythtv-setup over ssh:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
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> Is your DISPLAY deffinatly set correctly? What machine are you SSHing from?
> I run setup from a be/fe with Nvidia hardware remotely on a windows desktop
> (using Cygwin X)
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> /usr/local/mythtv/bin/mythtv-setup -geometry 800x600+1040+200
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> works fine for me?
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> (I know that's not much help)
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> Might be worth cheching the value of 'echo $DISPLAY' if you haven't
> already?
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I already figured out a different solution but I still wish I could fix the
original error.

I am certain my $DISPLAY variable is set correctly and I am using ssh -X to
connect to the backend.  Every other program I run on the backend will
export the display no problem.  The problem is unique to mythtv-setup.

-Ryan
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