[mythtv-users] Laptop as disconnected frontend?

Nick Rout nick at rout.co.nz
Mon Jul 31 04:13:25 UTC 2006


how about mplayer 1038_20060723121500.nuv

I know its not the frontend you know and love, but it does work!

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:58:37 -0700 (PDT)
Steve Briggs wrote:

> I have a normal myth setup at home and everything works
> great.   Now, we want to go on vacation and I want to 
> copy some recordings to my laptop (which has frontend
> software installed) so that we can watch them on vacation.
> So, I want to just do something like:
>    mythtv 1038_20060723121500.nuv
> while on the road and have it play the video.  
> 
> Unfortunately, it tries to connect to the backend,
> which of course isn't there because the laptop isn't
> on the network.  Is there any way to just play a
> recording (mpeg-4, BTW) without the backend/database/MySQL?
> 
> If mythtv won't play it without a backend, am I stuck
> transcoding it (from .nuv on my home network) to a "real"
> mpeg4 (i.e.something mplayer will understand) on my
> laptop?  That's a lot more painful than just copying
> the file over to the laptop.
> 
> TIA,
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
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Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz>



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