[mythtv-users] Help Using MythTv

Paul Bender pebender at san.rr.com
Sun Apr 5 23:35:16 UTC 2009


Mike Adolf wrote:
> I have set up a simple MythTv configuration, one backend and one 
> frontend on a single machine.  I only want to view over-the-air HD and I 
> have successfully set up MythTv to do just that.  My problems are in 
> starting Mythtv and Recording.
> 
> Now to start it I use two terminal windows one to start the backend and 
> one to start the frontend. Is there a way to have the backend start 
> automatically when the frontend is started? ... And shutdown when the 
> frontend is stopped?

Is there some reason that you do not want to run mythbackend as an 
always running daemon?

> Also what parts of mythtv have to be running for a recording to start 
> (just the backend)?

Yes.

> I am not using any internet video sources and will program  manual 
> recordings only.  This brings the next question.
> I made a manual recording and gave it a name "NASCAR". The recording was 
> started and stopped on time. But in my recording directory, there was no 
> file containing the name.  All files were named with date/time.  I did 
> not see how to play the recording from within the frontend. How is that 
> done? It played fine with Totem.

Go to the menu:
Media Library -> Watch Recordings

> Most of the time, I would like to place the recording on a DVD to watch 
> at another location.  How is that done?  All the video in the mythtv 
> video directory are .mpg files.

MythAchive.


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