[mythtv-users] backend ip for frontend only setup

Matt Rude mythtv at mattrude.com
Fri Jun 22 15:32:42 UTC 2007


Piotr Romanus wrote:
> I have a working setup of frontend an backend working perfectly. I
> recently installed another frontend on my laptop running Ubuntu feisty.
> I setup hostname on "Database Configuration" screen correctly (the
> forntend stopped complaining about not being able to connect to mysql)
> but can't figure out where to configure remote backend ip address. Does
> anybody knows where is this setting?
>
> For now every time I start the forntend on my laptop and go to "media
> library" it comes up with the following message:
> "Could not connect to the master backend server -- is it running? Is the
> IP address set for it in setup program correct?"
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Piotr
Try looking in ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt  The mysql file tells the frontend
where the database is on your network

-Matt

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