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| Author: | snaef999 [ Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Remote Frontend - Blank Screen on playback |
Hello - I am in the process of setting up a remote frontend. I have configured the backend correctly, and can start up the remote and browse the program listings, and recorded prograams list. When browsing the recorded programs list I can see the preview of the recording so I know I have access and everything. However, when I go to play the recording all I get is a black screen of death and the frontend seems to lock up (no esc.). I am running on a 100M local network so I dont think bw is the problem...or is it? I dont think I missed anything..?. Any suggestions on what to try next? Thanks -Scott |
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| Author: | cesman [ Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:14 pm ] |
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Run the mythfrontend from an xterm in teh following manner: Code: mythfrontend > mythfe.log
If you cannot exit the frontend, you can still ssh to the boxen and view the log. |
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| Author: | snaef999 [ Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:09 am ] |
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OK..I spoke too soon. I cannot view the program guide data, just the recorded program data. I am not running this from the CD, I did a normal install and set the IP's in mythtv-config to point to the backend box. I disabled mythbackend from starting on boot on the front end box. I get the feeling that I dot see guide data because I have not yet run mythfilldatabase on the front end machine. However, is that needed? I would think that I would be able to use the guide data from the backend box. I did run the set up far enough to populate the channel listings. Does the front end box get its guide data from the backend? Or do I need to populate the Front end with guide data also? I guss I will try to tackle the guide data problem before I tackle the playback problem. -Scott |
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| Author: | snaef999 [ Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:15 am ] |
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here is the output from logging the frontend activity. Before running this I upgraded the front end box to version 14 so both front and backend boxes were running the same version. 2004-03-31 23:42:45 mythfrontend version: 0.14.20040123-1 www.mythtv.org 2004-03-31 23:42:45 Enabled verbose msgs : important general 2004-03-31 23:42:45 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin. 2004-03-31 23:42:46 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media handler 2004-03-31 23:42:46 Inserting MythVideo initial database information. 2004-03-31 23:42:46 Upgrading to MythVideo schema version 1000 2004-03-31 23:42:46 Upgrading to MythVideo schema version 1001 2004-03-31 23:42:46 Upgrading to MythVideo schema version 1002 2004-03-31 23:42:52 Connecting to backend server: 192.168.254.171:6543 (try 1 of 5) 2004-03-31 23:42:52 Using protocol version 1 2004-03-31 23:42:52 Using protocol version 1 2004-03-31 23:42:58 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'. 2004-03-31 23:43:00 Using XV port 61 2004-03-31 23:43:00 Changing from None to WatchingRecording |
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| Author: | cesman [ Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:46 am ] |
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The frontend gets everything from the backend. You don't run mythfilldatabase on the frontend. The frontend and backend must be running the same version. You don't needed to run mythtv-setup on the frontend. The log looks ok. |
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