[mythtv-users] Problems streaming between master and slave.

mnutcher at comcast.net mnutcher at comcast.net
Mon Aug 25 09:31:37 EDT 2003


Thanks Aran,

I haven't tried using NFS. I did work around the problem though.

I turned off the preview thumbnail and now it works fine.  It seems
strange that would work.

Mark


On Sunday, August 24, 2003, at 12:53  PM, Aran Cox wrote:

> Are you using nfs?  You might try setting that up so that mythfrontend
> can read the video files over NFS instead of streaming them.  However,
> having said that it should work without doing so.  You might want to
> confirm that both systems have their NIC set correctly with regards to
> duplex and speed.  Duplex problems may not be obvious when tested with
> ssh or telnet but might cause problems with more time sensitive
> applications.
>
> On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 17:20, mnutcher at comcast.net wrote:
>> I finally have my multi-system myth setup running, though I have 
>> issues
>> playing recordings.
>>
>> I can sometimes play a file that was recorded on one machine over to
>> another machine, but while selecting
>> the program I must move very slowly or mythfrontend will lock up. I
>> usually have to wait for about 15 seconds of the preview playing then 
>> I
>> can play the recording. When stopping the playback, mythfronted will
>> stop with the error 'connection timed out'.
>>
>> I'm using two computers, one a master backend and frontend, the other 
>> a
>> slave backend and frontend.
>>
>> The problem occurs playing on either the master or the slave if the
>> file is on the other computer. Playback with files on same machine is
>> no problem.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Mark.
>>
>>
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