[mythtv-users] Connecting Mythtv Leanfront to a VM running mythtv-backend?

[James Abernathy]

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:29 AM Tom Bishop <bishoptf at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 8:25 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:05 AM Tom Bishop <bishoptf at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 7:57 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> First this is not critical, but I discovered it during testing some
>>>> different backend configurations using a VM.  I got my backend working
>>>> under libvirt/kvm and I could even run the frontend but the video quality
>>>> was a little jerky, so I wanted to test it with a remote frontend to see if
>>>> this was purely a lack of video acceleration under the VM.  So I set up my
>>>> Leanfront on my FIreTV 4K to point to the backend running on the VM.  BTW,
>>>> I disabled the firewalld on the VM so that wouldn't trip me up.
>>>>
>>>> When I changed the backend IP on Leanfront  and refreshed I saw the one
>>>> recording I had, but I could not play it.  After a few seconds of spinning
>>>> circles, I got an error message:
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>>>> "Play Failed. Unable to obtain file length."
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>>>> If I select continue, I get another error:
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>>>> Playback Failed. Error Loading data from the MediaSource. Source error.
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>>>> This was all using Status Port 6744.  Which is what I use for Leanfront
>>>> with my Production backend. But I get the same error with Port 6544.
>>>>
>>>> My PC running the VM has a Network Bridge setup so all VMs are on the
>>>> same subnet as my HDHR tuners and all my FIreTV 4k sticks.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea why this isn't working?
>>>>
>>>> Jim A
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>>>> That is odd, running the frontend on the vm would make sense in regards
>>> to video acceleration etc but I have run my backend forever as a kvm vm and
>>> I have never had any issues with it working properly soni assume there is
>>> something else at play, should work just fine.
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>> That's kind of what I thought. I just used Kodi on a PC and set its IP to
>> match the VM's IP and It works great and confirms that my Frontend on the
>> VM being jerky is a VM lack of Video acceleration issue.  Kodi plays what
>> the backend on the VM recorded very well.
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>> Jim A
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> There is a pvr plugin for mythtv on kodi, that is what I use if you want
> to try to play with it from a myth perspective. I've only used kodi to
> connect to mythtv but it really shouldn't matter from a frontend
> perspective.
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I'm using the mythtv pvr plugin for kodi and have for years. If I'm testing
a backend it's always easier to use Kodi to test it than mythfrontend,
since there are a million and 1 ways to screw that up.  Leanfront has
become my replacement frontend that's easy to use and change from one
backend to another. However, this is the first time I've had it fail.  If
I'm using a new backend on a RPI4 or PC Leanfront is my goto.  The VM issue
is the first time I've noticed a hiccup  with it.

Jim A
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