[mythtv-users] getting started

[Another Sillyname]

Daryl

I realise it's 3:30am ish your time....but you might be up?

On 1 June 2013 00:51, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have never seen an option to "close the front end". If I get by some error
> messages I can toggle up or down through settings, but eventually it ends up
> going grey on me.
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> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Leo Butler <leo.butler at member.fsf.org>
> wrote:
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>>    I installed a fresh Mythbuntu in a 700 GB partition/extension on my
>> drive,
>>    but every time I boot to it I only get the front end.
>>
>>
>> Hi Daryl, Let me say that I share your pain. In Jan-Feb, I bought some
>> hardware for a mythtv server (to be run in the basement, serving as an
>> nfs/samba fileserver, too). I installed mythbunutu 12.04.2 and then
>> spent ages pulling out my hair. My problem? In retrospect, I didn't
>> follow the guides carefully enough. The obstacle in my case was that I
>> did not have channel listings available. I only was able to get myth
>> working when I set up an account at schedulesdirect
>> (http://www.schedulesdirect.org/) and configured the backend to use
>> it. I would suggest you set up a trial account before continuing.
>>
>> Then, try the following on your mythbunutu box:
>> -close the mythfrontend
>> -under the Applications on the desktop, select System -> Mythtv Backend
>> Setup
>> -if prompted, close any running mythbackends
>>
>> Now, the rest is really just from the manual
>> (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:MythTV_structure).
>> When faced with the setup menu,
>>
>> -you should be able to leave the general settings as-is since your
>>  frontend will be running on the same machine
>> -add your capture cards (*)
>> -add the schedulesdirect guide data to video sources
>> -configure your input sources from the capture cards and guide data
>> -you should be able to leave the rest of the settings unchanged, but
>> if you have done things right, your guide data should be visible in the
>> channel editor.
>>
>> Once completed, exit the setup and let mythfilldatabase be run. Once
>> that completes, go back to the Applications tab and select Multimedia
>> -> MythTV Frontend. You should be able to view the tv listings and
>> play live tv.
>>
>> If you run into problems, please do tell us what you have tried and
>> what the results have been.
>>
>> ----
>> (*) It may be wise to only add 1 capture card to start. And one
>> physical card may provide more than one capture card.
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