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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/01/13 18:44, Mark Gardner wrote:<br>
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a> on behalf of Mark Gardner
Sent: Sat 05/01/2013 12:42
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>
Subject: [mythtv-users] Architecture Idea - Raspberry Pi, VM, XBMC
Hello,
Apologies if this topic has come up before, perhaps in its component
parts, but I would appreciate the thoughts of the group on the following
architecture idea for a new Myth implementation.
- DVB-S2 USB tuner on a Raspberry Pi running a MythTV Slave backend
- DVB-T2 USB tuner on a (second) Raspberry Pi running a MythTV Slave
backend
- MythTV Master backend (with no tuners of its own) running in a VM
- Data storage to be on a NAS
- XBMC Frodo PVR as MythTV Front End running on dedicated hardware
Both tuners would be dual tuners ideally, but I've not seen any suitable
yet.
- Is Pi man enough to run a backend?
- Is a master backend (no tuners) in a VM a viable option?
Any comments / thoughts / suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I know I'm replying to my own post, but there's been quite a few replies and a bit of a 'mines smaller than yours' debate :-)
Anyhow, the architecture above was just floated as an idea, and its clear its a non starter. Thats fine. In summary:
* Pi not powerful enough and USB/NW conflict.
* Logistics / total power consumption of multiple Pis
* Master BE without tuners may not be supported.
* Data storage on a NAS may conflict with clients playing HD material.
* And one dislike of Frodo as a FE - personally I prefer it (each to his own) and I already use XBMC for movies etc.
Dead duck. Thanks for the feedback.
Cheers
Mark
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I've been running a master with no tuners for several years
0.25/0.26. I have a slave be/fe with the Sat/DVB-t2 cards - only
powers on for recording or viewing. I have a low powered atom for
server duties including the master b/e. Works very well.<br>
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