[mythtv-users] Funny things happen when I move my pc

[Lonnie Borntreger]

On Tue, 2005-08-30 at 14:35 -0400, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On 8/30/05, Phil Strong <phil.strong.sds at gmail.com> wrote:
> > When I move my pc from my home office to my work office strange things are
> > happening.  The setup screen comes up asking me what language I want to use.
> >  My backend doesn't want to work.  All of my settings like where my
> > recordings are stored and the GUI I use are back to default.
> >  
> >  I have narrowed the cause down to a few things some more likely than
> > others:
> >  
> >  1. The network change is causing a different profile to load for myth
> >  2. Severing all power to the unit is causing some strange reaction (very
> > unlikely ... ie unplugging it from the wall)
> >  3. It hates me!
> >  
> 
> While it *may* hate you, Myth stores settings in the database based
> off the hostname or IP of the computer.  If you have a dif't hostname
> / IP, it will presume that it's a new setup.

Edit your mysql.txt file and change the LocalHostName to be the hostname
it has at home (look in your settings database and verify what the name
is).  Then it won't matter what your real IP/Hostname is.

Lonnie Borntreger