[mythtv-users] Re: Crazy VNC idea

Cecil Watson cwatson at linkline.com
Fri Oct 29 12:19:58 UTC 2004


Hello,

PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:

>>>>>"Ross Campbell" <ross.campbell at gmail.com> 10/29/04 12:51 AM >>>
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>>>>... so I installed vnc and fired up
>>>>vnc on my work laptop upstairs.  Once I logged in, I brought
>>>>up mythfrontend, and voila!, I was running myth on my laptop
>>>>over VNC.  I can do everything, but I have no sound. 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>vnc is great for remote admin on fast networks. It's good for running
>>through mythsetup, but VNC doesn't support xv or sound and it's a
>>screenscraper, so you're going to drop a lot of frames.
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>Yeah, that's essentially what I was seeing...
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>>If you want to view shows on your laptop, there are two reasonably
>>good solutions:
>>
>>1) install dsmyth filters - (http://dsmyth.sourceforge.net), configure
>>mythtv to allow remote connections and mythweb/configconf.php to
>>stream vides via a myth://1.2.3.4/ like URI - use mythweb on your
>>laptop and stream recorded shows via the dsmyth filters - see also
>>winmyth (http://winmyth.sourceforge.net)
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>That sounds like a good idea.  I like the WinMyth option or dsmyth.
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>>2) install linux on your laptop and install mythtv. Treat your laptop
>>like a mythtv frontend.
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>Yeah, um, I think my employer wouldn't like that.  Dual boot may be 
>an option...maybe I'll look at something like PartitionMagic or 
>something...
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>>...
>>or get hacking on mythtv on cygwin and run mythtv from windows. Could
>>we someday see mythtv packages show up in cygwin setup?
>>
>>-Ross
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>That's cool too.  Almost like option 1, but with some additional 
>functionality...
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>Thanks for the ideas.
>
>Paul
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Optionally, you can use the KnoppMyth CD.  It allows you to run the 
frontend completely off the CD, no installation required.

Cecil


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