[mythtv] backend and frontend on different computers.

Bruce Markey bjm at lvcm.com
Sat Feb 15 15:06:00 EST 2003


Brent Borghese wrote:
> Since most of the setup items are not in the database, if we separate the 
> frontend and backend, does that that mean that both computer will use the 
> same themes's, output audio device, etc...
> 
> Also, does a frontend box need to mount(NFS or Samba) the backend 
> server's hard disk so the frontend can play the files?   Or does the 
> backend stream the video/audio data to the frontend it self?

Running on separate machines is not supported in the current
source. However, you can look over:

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-18.html#ss18.6

and post questions about how people run on seperate machines
to myth-user.

--  bjm



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