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

[James Abernathy]

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:47 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Play Failed. Unable to obtain file length."
>>>>>
>>>>> If I select continue, I get another error:
>>>>>
>>>>> Playback Failed. Error Loading data from the MediaSource. Source error.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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
>

I'll post this as an issue on github for Leanfront.

Jim A
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