So, I want to build a MythTV system. I also need a system to act as a sort of big storage server for my network. I'd like to take care of both of those things with one box, so, here's my question: can KnoppMyth, in addition to acting as a DVR, also be accessed via my network by my computers running Windows and be used as a backup for those computers' data?

Just like you would access recrdings on the KnoppMyth box from a MS-Windows box. Search the forums and the wiki for information on Samba and NFS.

Yes, it works well, as TJC said.
As a tip, if you install the "webmin" package, it's really easy to administer. It's got a module for XP file sharing.
It's under the "servers" tab.
Also, there is info in the WiKi on how to do it manually. And you can go the other way too - you can mount a windows share under a directory on the myth box. I have several of these. I've got my "pictures" directory on my windows box mounted under /myth/gallery/
Likewise with my music.

Webmin already comes installed with KnoppMyth.

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So it does! That explains why I couldn't find my notes from when I installed it...

Ok, this may be useful then. To get INTO webmin, use this URL:
(doctor for your ip or hostname - I have a host entry for "mythtv")

https://mythtv:10000/
root/<yourrootpassword>

question:

i have tried to mount a local ntfs (XP) partition with many
mpg videos to my mythtv, in the configuration i give myth the
path from the mount point, but myth do not see the videos.

where is the trick ?

regards, Peter

Sometimes you have to re-scan for videos in the setup. But you probably messed up something with the mounts.
From a command-line window, make sure that you can see the files.
ex:
cd /myth/video/myxpserver
do you see the files?

cd /mnt/win1

works!

cd /mnt/win1/clips/ab2000

works!

I can see see the files

In myth i have /mnt/win1/clips/ab2000/ as path ... but there are
no videos.

Ideas ?

regards, Peter

Peter,
Scan for videos in the setup. That is sometimes required.

i made the scan ... but the problem are the permissions

Now it works, this link are the solution:

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8135

many thx !!!

regards, Peter