[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu experiences?

[Allen Edwards]

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:27 PM, scram69 <scram69 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:34 AM, James Oltman <cnlibmyth at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm having issues with MythBuntu right now.  The MCC (MythTV Control
> Centre)
> > is supposed to stop MythBackend before starting MCC.  It never does that
> > correctly.  It seems to be trying to stop the service
> /usr/bin/mythbackend
> > when the correct path is /etc/initd/mythtv-backend.  I'm also having
> > difficulty with the storage directories.  I have the correct perms on the
> > directories (cuz I can record things) but MythTV-Setup is saying that it
> > can't write to those folders.  But, MythBuntu is awesome in that it
> > recognized my PVR-x50 devices, and my HDHR without problems.  I had to
> setup
> > a DHCP server on my secondary NIC, but that was trivial.  It was also
> very
> > easy to setup a frontend with my MCE remote.  All in all, it's a good OS.
> > Just needs a few more tweaks to make it perfect.
> >
> > Jim
>
> Can I ask about your DHCP server?  Are you using dhcp3-server with the
> HDHR on your second NIC?  If so, are you having problems on reboot,
> with the HDHR not receiving an address by the time mythbackend starts?
>
> Thanks-



I was having trouble with my HDHR but solved it by setting the myth ip to
static then locking it in the router.  I was told that I could have used
DHCP but not roaming.  When set to roaming, the myth box doesn't get its IP
quick enough and that messes up the HDHR.

Allen
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