[mythtv-users] Transcoding is being done on frontends, not backend

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Jan 8 21:54:30 UTC 2009


On 01/08/2009 04:49 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Jan 8, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Will wrote:
>> I have a Master Backend, and several frontends.
>>
>> Recently I set up a diskless machine with PXE boot for a mythtv
>> frontend. On another frontend, I went to the information page and saw
>> that transcoding was being done on "ubuntu".
>>
>> For some reason, this diskless machine was doing the transcoding!
>>
>> How can I restrict which computers transcode (or only have my master
>> backend transcode)?
>>
>> This diskless machine does not have a tuner, and there is no reason it
>> should be transcoding. No other machine (including master backend) was
>> busy.
>>     
> Remove the mythbackend from your frontend machine. There is no reason  
> to have it running or even installed.
>   

"Remove" meaning don't run it--don't uninstall it.

Mike



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