[mythtv-users] Old topic rehashed - X-less backend?

Dan Boger mythtv at peeron.com
Thu Jun 10 15:02:47 EDT 2004


On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 07:46:43PM +0100, Stephen Tait wrote:
> >Sounds like you could keep the current backend you have, and just
> >create a NFS filesystem and a remote DB on your file server.
> 
> Well, using SMBFS at the mo, but yes this is what I'm trying to
> achieve.
> 
> One qusetion just to make sure I'm not making a stupid mistake
> somewhere: do I have to re-run mythsetup now that I've dumped
> mythconverg onto my server? I've done the things where I set up users
> and edited the mysql.txt, etcetera, but the backend reports it can't
> connect to the db, so I thought there might be some setting somewhere
> that needs mythsetup's attention.
> 
> I would try it out, but I can't access an X server here.

When I moved the DB from the backend to my file server, I think I
just had to edit the mysql.txt file, and make sure the permissions
were set right.  I don't think I re-ran mythsetup.

HTH!

Dan



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