[mythtv-users] diskless frontend/backend

[Jan Ceuleers]

Chuck Peters wrote:
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Diskless_Backend is dated 18
> December 2006 and wasn't too successful.  It looks like it suffered
> from IO problems.
> 
> I want to build/buy a new system for a bedroom and putting a SD tuner
> card there would be nice.  If I use gigabit networking I don't think I
> would have the IO problems.  Anybody running diskless backends?

Yes, working well.

- Ubuntu 7.10 on a Via Epia EN15000.
- PXE/TFTP/NFS boot from the network.

It's been a while since I did that now, but I attach the script I used 
to create the image that the machine boots into (with passwords etc 
removed). Should give you some pointers.

Cheers, Jan
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