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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=784100119-12012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I'll second that - Xming is simple and clean. (Don't
need a full cygwin just for X on windows)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=784100119-12012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Using VNC can cause a problem when controlling myth
remotely. Some parts of myth (eg: mythmusic) grind to a halt with VNC
running - something to do with graphics, and I haven't investigated
further.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=784100119-12012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>-M-</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kevin
Kuphal<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Myth TV
Users List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [mythtv-users] Text Mode
mythtv-setup?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Kirk Bocek <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:t004@kbocek.com">t004@kbocek.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV class=im><BR><BR>Eric Sharkey wrote:<BR>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:12
PM, Kirk Bocek <<A href="mailto:t004@kbocek.com">t004@kbocek.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>>> In all my years of using Myth, I've always assumed
mythtv-setup needed to be<BR>>> run graphically. A bit inconvenient when
running a headless server but that's<BR>>> what I use VNC
for.<BR>><BR>> ssh -X also works quite well for this. Add in -C if
not on a lan.<BR>><BR><BR></DIV>Thanks Robert for the confirmation. The
docs page was a bit ambiguous.<BR><BR>Unfortunately, Eric, I almost always ssh
from a Windows box. Over the years<BR>I've looked at some Windows X servers
but they always seem to be a hassle to<BR>install. Running vncserver on the
server and vncviewer on the Windows box is<BR>just easier and more
consistent.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>I've found xming to be the easiest to get working on Windows with the
least impact on the system.<BR><BR>Kevin</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>