[mythtv-users] frontend - backend - mysql => terminal

Greg Estabrooks greg at phaze.org
Mon Mar 22 16:00:59 EST 2004


> ltsp - system.
> 
> Before I really like to start I hope you can answer me some questions.
> 
> .) Is ist possible  to run the backend (and the mysql database) and the 
> frontend on different machines?

 Yes. They are designed as seperate pieces that can either live on one 
box or be spread on multiple.

> .) if this is possible, on which machine do I use the other programs like 
> the emulators and xine?

 The Frontend since it is the one actually playing the game or video.

> .) has anybody tried such a terminal with myth?

 I've got a machine here that uses ether boot to boot up off my 
network and nfs mount it's filesystem. Works fine running mythfrontend.

> .) which one uses the CPU-Power, the backend or the frontend?

 The backend would use CPU to record your show (very little CPU if you go
with an Mpeg encoding tuner like the Hauppage 250/350 types) and the Frontend
would use  CPU to decode and display the video.

> .) can I connnect from more frontends to one backend and database?

 Absolutely.


> .) If I run the backend and the frontend on different machines how it 
> works with the hardware recources? =>example: uses the backend the 
> soundcard or the frontend

 All video and sound playing happens on the frontend. The backend only
records the video and streams it out to the Frontend.

> .) is it possible to get more output from myth to a terminal (we need 
> output like in which menu I am to display it on a LCD) 

There is some sort of LCD support in Myth but honestly I haven't looked
at it.


> .) is it possible to make a autologin in gdm, but the login should just 
> happen if the user try to loginrequest comes from one IP or MAC

 Well, you can certainly setup some sort of autologin/auto launch of  
mythfrontend but since mythfrontend runs on the frontend to display the 
video it really would have nothing to fo with the IP or MAC of the machine.




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