[mythtv-users] Ebay score and setting up dual backends

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jul 16, 2008, at 2:55 AM, Peter VanDerWal wrote:

> My latest ebay win arrived last night.  I paid $25 for a Teco  
> TR5670F thin
> client.  I know these things can do PXE so I thought maybe I could  
> get it
> to boot MiniMyth across my LAN.
>
> Turns out what I got was a full blown fanless computer with a  
> Travelstar
> 20GB hard drive and 500MB memory, loaded with Windows XP  
> professional (Not
> XP embedded).
> I figure, if it runs windoze it runs Linux.  So instead of MiniMyth, I
> hooked up a USB CD drive and loaded Mythdora 5.
> Runs like a champ (yeah)
>
> So, can anyone point me to a good document on setting up dual  
> Backend myth
> boxes?

Set it up exactly the same way as your current backend, but when it  
asks for the master backend address, put in the ip address of your  
other (master) backend.
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/User_Manual:Detailed_configuration_Backend

The only other consideration is to make sure MySQL is accepting  
connections from your new (slave) backend machine.
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html
Specifically, "Modifying access to the MySQL database for multiple  
systems"

-Brad