[mythtv-users] x-box as a frontend?

[wishbone at h4b.org]

Check out Dennis' site here:
http://bit.blkbk.com/
He's put together some pretty good instructions on this stuff.  As for running
the frontend without the backend, I'm not sure it will even load without the
backend running.  In the previous versions it would not, but I know they put in
some more code to make the frontend respond a little bit better when it can't
find the backend.  So I'm not sure there's much you can do without a working
backend to really test anything.

If you check Dennis's site you'll see his description on the swap stuff.  But
yes, you basically throw it on one of the xbox drives and reference it from the
fstab (like you normally would in linux).  Obviously you'll have to change that
before you build you boot cd (again check that page for info on that).

You can still run a boot cd with the evox dashboard.  Just boot the CD like you
would a xbox game.  No problems there.  What I did was install the distro
Dennis put together directly to disc and then referenced the default.xbe from
the dashboard ini file.  So I have another option on my dashboard to "load
linux/myth".  Works very nice, but the CD systems works just as well it's just
a bit slower (for obvious reason).

goodluck,
joshua

On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 02:43:36PM -0500, Myth Man wrote:
> Hello wishbone,
> 
> Saturday, December 13, 2003, 2:18:05 PM, you wrote:
> 
> Thanx for the info, WB..
> 
> A couple questions on the process.  I am looking to build the front
> ends first, just for testing.  The back end will come in a week or so,
> once I get the hardware.
> 
> Is there anything I can do, testing wise with just the front ends?
> Just to confirm that they are going to work?
> 
> Also, I am somewhat unclear on setting up Myth to work by CD on an
> exbox.  More specifically, how the SWAP comes into play.  Now, I
> believe that I do NOT have LINUX running on my XBOXs.  Just running
> EVOX.  Can I still run Myth via CD?  I know to put the SWAP file in
> the root of E:.  Do I call the SWAP file from /etc/fstab on the CD?
> 
> Thanx for the info.
> 
> 
>                    MM
> 
> 
> who> That's correct.  Seems to work very well over 100mb anyway, haven't tested
> who> wireless or 10mb yet..
> 
> who> joshua
> 
> who> On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 02:02:40PM -0500, Myth Man wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> OK, I just want to make sure I am understanding the relationship and
> >> venacular of this new toy I am contemplating.
> >> 
> >> The XBOX is a "front end" for Myth TV.  It acts as simply a "player"
> >> to the TV it is hooked up to.  It is connected via LAN to a main
> >> server (back end) that has all the TV connections and hookups.
> >> 
> >> Is this an accurate assessment?
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Best regards,
> >>  Myth Man                          mailto:mythtv at pln.cc
> >> 
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> 
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