[mythtv-users] Front read livetv files instead of myth://

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/01/2012 04:23 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On 5/1/2012 16:22, Gerald Brandt wrote:
>> From: "Raymond Wagner
>>> On 5/1/2012 16:15, Gerald Brandt wrote:
>>>> There used to be a setting for having the frontend stream files
>>>> from the server, or read the files directly.
>>>>
>>>> Is the option still there in .25, and if so, where?
>>> The option has been removed.  The frontend will attempt to read files
>>> from the local filesystem if they are available, but fall back to
>>> streaming otherwise.
>> So, it now prefers a direct mount?
>
> It always did, only the option to force streaming if direct access is 
> available has been removed.

Meaning if you want it to read from the file system (using 
NFS/CIFS/whatever), mount the file system on the frontend system.  
Otherwise, don't.  (That's the new "setting." :)

Mike