[mythtv-users] Re: Crazy VNC idea

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Fri Oct 29 03:58:08 UTC 2004


On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:41:17 -0400
"PAUL WILLIAMSON" <pwilliamson at mandtbank.com> wrote:

> Ok, I had a really crazy idea tonight...my main myth box needed 
> to get moved over from the "development" area to over by my 
> stereo.  Before I moved it, I wanted to make sure I could get to 
> the machine (more than ssh), so I installed vnc and fired up 
> vnc on my work laptop upstairs.  Once I logged in, I brought 
> up mythfrontend, and voila!, I was running myth on my laptop 
> over VNC.  I can do everything, but I have no sound.  In googling 
> around, I can't determine if I'm missing a setting, or if VNC 
> just doesn't do sound.  
> 
> Am I missing something?

VNC doesn't do sound.  You'd need something like NX, but I don't know
how easy it is to set up as it's still rather immature.

-JAC


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