[mythtv-users] Does master backend in 0.28 still needs a tuner?

[Paul Harrison]

On 18/01/16 13:32, Stuart Auchterlonie wrote:
> On 16/01/16 10:40, Peter Carlsson wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> Is it still true in 0.28 that the master backend needs to have
>> at least one own tuner defined?
>>
>> The Wiki (https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mythbackend) says:
>> "Each backend can have any number of tuners. A machine that does
>>   not have any tuners attached can store and serve content by
>>   running mythmediaserver instead of mythbackend."
>>
>> I know there are workarounds for it.
>>
>> I would like to move the master backend to my server which is
>> available 24/7. But I can not move my tuners to the server.
>>
> Not at this time, sadly that's still on the todo list :(
>
>
> Regards
> Stuart
>
>
>

The MythBuntu guys are using this patch to allow the backend to start up 
without any tuners.
https://github.com/MythTV/packaging/blob/master/deb/debian/patches/allow_no_tuners.patch

So if you use there packages the BE will start up without any tuners 
already.

Not sure why "upstream" don't like it?

Paul H.