[mythtv-users] Master+Slave cards HOW???????

[Paul Harvey]

Did you try starting the mythfrontend on the slave?  It asks a
question as to where the mysql db is.  After that try running the
mythsetup again...

On 7/17/05, Matt Goebel <matt at goebelnet.com> wrote:
> > Matt Goebel wrote:
> >
> >>Ok...  I give up!  I'm ready to beat someone here.  This should be simple, but I can't get it to work no matter what I try...  I've read all the
> >>documentation I can find.  (fedora+myth, Mythtv.org docs, wiki's etc...)  Mythtv in general.. easy to setup, this is a pain.
> >>
> >>I have 2x Myth systems:
> >>
> >>1. Master (Lastest ATRPMS Myth, 1x PVR-250, fileserver, Analog cable connection, also network server an less used as frontend, mythweb)
> >>
> >>2. Slave (Lastest ATRPMS Myth, 1x PVR-250, Digital cable via composite)
> >>
> >>I want the following:
> >>
> >>1. The lave PVR-250 to be the first (primary) card, so that my recordings are digital quality when available (analog cn be a little grainy here)
> >>
> >>2. The master PVR-250 to handle live TV during recordings on the slave, and record if there's a conflict
> >>
> >>So to setup I:
> >>
> >>1. Load mythtvsetup on the master... change both IP's to the private LAN address, skip defining a card (per advanced setup doc), enter my video
> >>sources, exit.
> >>
> >>2. Change MySQL to allow connections for the Mythtv users from anywhere on my LAN.
> >>
> >>3. Start Mythbackend
> >>
> >>4. Run mythfilldatabase, let finish
> >>
> >>5. Load mythsetup on slave.. define local LAN IP for slave...  master IP for master backend, exit
> >>
> >>6. Start Mythbackend on Slave,  I now see a successful connection on both the master and slave...
> >>
> >>7. Run mythsetup on slave, add tuner, try to add input source for tuner..  no options besides "none" since video sources haven't be defined on
> >>slave... exit
> >>
> >>8. Check if tuner cardid has been added to DB on master... no luck
> >>
> >>9. Restart mythtvsetup on slave... define video source.. assign it to card, exit (Do NOT run mythfilldatabase)...
> >>
> >>10. Check if tuner cardid has been added to DB on master... no luck
> >>
> >>WTF am I missing?  If I add a source and fill the database on the master I can see use the tuner on the slave...  so that's ok except it makes the
> >>master's PVR-250 the primary.. and I still can't seem to add the 2nd tuner in the slave?
> >>
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> > Did you do anything to tell the slave machine where the database is?
> > There should be a mysql.txt to edit IIRC
> >
> > Kevin
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> What does that file do?  I didn't see any mention of it in documentation.  It looks like it's for a senario where you have one backend and a remote
> frontend...  In this case I have two backends and two frontends...  Changing the value from localhost to the hostname or IP of the server gives me
> access denied errors when I try to start the backend on the slave... ???
> 
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