[mythtv-users] Remove dead slave server from database?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/02/2009 08:28 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 04/02/2009 05:46 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
>>     
>>>   Are there instructions around for removing a dead slave backend
>>> server from the main database so that it no longer shows in the
>>> channel lineup?
>>>       
>> Best approach is both the capture cards and video sources portion of:
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034 .
>>     
>    Are/were you suggesting that I have to delete EVERY video card and
> then start from scratch to fix this? I'm on the working master server.
> It seems to have two options:
>
> 1) Delete all capture cards on this server
> 2) Delete all capture cards
>
> I don't see a way to delete the HDHR card entries which used to reside
> on the slave server that never worked.
>
>    Am I missing something?

The best/cleanest way is to "Delete all capture cards" (and "Delete all 
video sources") not the "on this server" versions.

The links in the post I linked above give details on why.

Mike