[mythtv-users] setting up mythtv without GUI

[Jim Paris]

> if you run setup on a seperate box,  you should be able to copy the
> database entries over -- along with the ~/.mythtv directory.

The problem isn't that he can't use X on that particular machine,
it's that he's blind and can't use it anywhere.

> > I am trying to set up mythtv 0.11 on my linux box.  The problem is that I
> > am totally blind and am unable to use the GUI under linux.  I am
> > restricted to the command-line.
..
> > I am wondering if there is a way of doing the setup process
> > without a GUI.

The setup program is pretty complicated.  It handles not only the
settings table but also populates the card inputs, channel mappings,
etc.  You may be able to come up with that based on someone else's
setup, but it would probably be easier to just have someone run the
setup for you (eg. a friend, or maybe find someone in the mythtv irc
channel who's willing to connect to your machine and forward the X
connection while chatting) Unfortunately, I'm very busy for the next
few days, so I can only offer it as a suggestion.  good luck,

-jim