[mythtv-users] Setting up slave backend system

[Scot L. Harris]

On Mon, 2005-09-19 at 07:24, Nick wrote:

Thank you for the reply.

> 
> *IMPORTANT* - the slave backend (SBE) needs to be configured so that
> it can connect to the master backend (MBE) and database.
> 

I believe I have that working now.  From the log file on the slave
backend I get this:

2005-09-19 08:31:01.812 Connecting to master server: 192.168.0.3:6543
2005-09-19 08:31:01.816 Connected successfully

I am also getting guide listings now on the slave backend/frontend.

> You may need to give access to the SBE machine in MySQL (covered in
> the official mythtv docs) if you haven't already, and possibly enable
> networking in /etc/my.cnf (the MySQL config file). On the SBE, the
> ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt file will contain the settings for connecting to
> the database.
> 

Did this.

> Getting networking sorted is probably the biggest hurdle. Adding the
> extra capture cards on the SBE is pretty easy.
> 
> 
> 1) Configure the new capture cards on the SBE using mythtvsetup on SBE
> 

Did this.  Setup /dev/video0 and /dev/video1  (/dev/video2 is not
working yet, this is a different problem with a PVR-500)

> 2) You do not create/configure new video sources on the SBE, these are
> only ever configured/created on the MBE. Once you can connect to the
> MBE/DB MythtV will have access to the video sources available on the
> MBE machine.
> 

If this was done on the SBE should this be deleted?  On the first couple
of passes at this I skipped the step of creating video sources but when
I tried to setup the input connections the only option was none.

> 3) Enter Input Connections in mythtvsetup on the SBE machine and
> connect the correct video sources to the inputs on the new capture
> cards you have just configured.
> 

I believe this was done.  

> 4) Once this is done (and you've made sure the capture cards are
> working normally on the SBE), the newly added SBE capture cards should
> be available (whilst the SBE is connected to the MBE) and you should
> also be able to view program listings on the SBE.
> 

I can see program listings on the SBE.


> 5 You can check the system status in MythTV and using mythweb, and
> should report the extra capture cards as available, and the machine
> they are on.
> 

I only see the two capture cards that are in the master backend. 

I have tried restarting both backend systems but no change.