[mythtv-users] spare backend for emergenciens

[Petteri]

01.02.2012 21:29, Kevin Johnson kirjoitti:
> I would like something that is easily switched on by a novice user.

How unreliable your master backend is? I have installed a mythtv system 
with many frontends to my parents house and "it just works" for weeks or 
months without problems.

Start mythbackend with script like this:

while [ 1 ]
do
   mythbackend
   sleep 5
done

Then configure power button to reboot the server and tell users to press 
it if the backend seems to hang (or use some monitoring software to 
reboot) and install watchdog timer to "press" reset if the server is 
really stuck. This configuration should recover from almost all problems 
with minimal hassle.

Petteri