>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/15/2005 2:47:51 PM >>> >I was wondering what steps would be necessary to >add a remote front end myth machine to an existing >frontend/backend machine. I am currently using FC1 >(will be updating to FC3 this weekend) and 0.16 mythtv-suite >(also updating to 0.17 this weekend). I currently have one >machine doing both functions and want to add a remote >laptop to do just frontend display and keep the current >config on the combo machine. Would it be the same as >adding a front end machine (change the ip address to >192.168.X>X from 127.0.0.1 and so on?) or are there >more steps? > >Just loving the app so far and cant wait for more updates and >usefullness to come. > >Eric Partington
Eric, It's pretty simple. There's a command you run on the backend side to "open up" mythconverg database to any frontends you wish to allow. There's documentation on the mythtv site and Jarod's site. Then do a regular install on the frontend and don't start up the backend. When you start up the front end, make sure you put in the ip address of the backend. If you have any videos, make sure they are set up in the exact same location as are on your backend or when you scan that area for videos, it will wipe out all your IMDB lookups. Good luck, and let us know how the upgrade goes. I'll probably upgrade mine next weekend when I get back from Quebec, CA. Paul
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