[mythtv] Slave backends & Input Configuration

[Isaac Richards]

On Monday 21 February 2005 04:09 pm, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 15:49 -0500, Isaac Richards wrote:
> > On Monday 21 February 2005 03:48 pm, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
> > > The mythtv HOWTO says to configure slave backends the same as master
> > > backends except to skip the "Video Sources" step.  This seems
> > > reasonable except that skipping that step doesn't allow you to complete
> > > the "Input Connections" step.
> > >
> > > So, should mythtvsetup query the master backend for the video sources
> > > when you select the "Input Selections" option and it notices the master
> > > ip and current ip are different?
> > >
> > > What is the proper workaround for this?
> >
> > Why doesn't it allow you to complete the input connections step?
>
> The "Input Connections" step requires you to link the card and the
> source.  However, since no sources are configured on the slave backend
> (they're all configured on the master backend), there are no sources
> listed to select from.

Funnily enough, I'm on the list - there's no need to CC me.

Also, it sounds like you haven't followed the setup instructions and are using 
a separate SQL server for each backend, instead of one server like you're 
supposed to.

Isaac