[mythtv-users] Waiting for a HD HomeRun before starting the MythTV backend

[greg]

James Oltman wrote:
>
>
>         >     My mythtv box uses a SiliconDust HDHomeRun external
>         network based tuner.
>         >     Every so often (1 out of 5 boots) the network subsystem
>         (or at least
>         >     DHCP) does not get started up before the mythtv-backend
>         daemon. This
>         >     causes an error where the mythtv-backend does not find
>         the tuner, so it
>         >     can not record any shows.
>         >     [I have my HDHomerun set up with an ethernet crossover
>         cable directly
>         >     plugged into the MythTv box, which is doing the DHCP
>         setup of the
>         >     HDHomerun directly, as opposed to having an external
>         home router that
>         >     does this. I suspect that this is the cause for the race
>         condition.]
>         <snip>
>
>
> I have this same issue.  My HDHR is connected in the same fashion.  
> How can I change the startup priority of mythbackend to start AFTER 
> DHCP3-server?  I'm running MythBuntu.
>
> Jim
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This may not be the best way to do things,but here is what works for 
me..Instead of using the mythbackend script,i start mythbackend using 
session preference..It never fails to find my HDHR..
This is on a ubuntu 8.10. Running trunk.
Look under System,sessions...