[mythtv-users] Problem accessing files on remote backend

[Kevin Kuphal]

Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> malcolm torrent wrote:
>   
>> Dear List
>> I've built another mythsetup for remote playback of recording on my
>> backend. I followed Jarod's guide and at the mythsetup stage simply
>> set the IP address of the remote backend.
>> When i run the local frontend it loads and displays the recording and
>> even get the preview thumbnails.
>> However, when I click one of the file to watch it the screen flashes
>> to a black and back to the recording list.
>> Can anyone offer a crumb or a clue.
>> Mal.
>>
>> The only other thing I can offer is that the simple mplayer test [from
>> Jarod's guide] also fails. This is probably related the the ATI
>> drivers i installed so I can get TVout running.
>> [partial extract from the frontend log]
>> 2006-10-16 21:10:27.079 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2006-10-16 21:10:27.109 TV: Attempting to change from None to
>> WatchingPreRecorde                              d
>> 2006-10-16 21:10:27.114 RemoteFile::openSocket(control socket):
>>                         Could not connect to server "" @ port -1
>> 2006-10-16 21:10:27.114 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket):
>>                         Could not connect to server "" @ port -1
>> 2006-10-16 21:10:27.114 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open
>> remote file (my
>> th://:/3030_20061011215800.mpg)
>> [snip]
>>   
>>     
>
> Your remote frontend is connecting to a database on localhost.   That 
> is, of course, wrong.  Fix your database settings and be sure that on 
> your backend, it is not configured as localhost.  It must be configured 
> to know and advertise itself as an IP address.  You can read the 
> documentation on mythtv.org about changing your hostname if your system 
> is set up as localhost.
>
>   
Sorry to reply to myself, but here is the relevant portion of the 
documentation regarding setting up a backend in the first place where it 
instructs to always use an IP address and not 127.0.0.1 and localhost

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html

Kevin