[mythtv-users] Front end wont restart after changing hostname

Ben Edwards funkytwig at gmail.com
Mon Apr 9 16:30:59 UTC 2007


On 09/04/07, Jos Hoekstra <joshoekstra at gmx.net> wrote:
> Ben Edwards schreef:
> > Currently my hostname in setup is set to localhost.   I am now trying
> > to get a second front end to work so need to set the hostname to the
> > IP address on the main box.
> >
> > So I go into  setup through mythfrontend on the main box and change
> > the ip address to the actual IP address.  When I restart the frontend
> > it goes into the first time setup screen (asking for language) and
> > after the language is changed it crashes.
> >
> > Any idea what is going on?
> >
> > Ben
> >
> You'll need to run the mythtv-setup program, now you only changed where
> your frontend will look for the backend, the backen is still on localhost ;)

You mean run mythtv-setup on the 2nd frontend?

mythtv-setup from the main PC is set to the IP address but in setup on
the frontend it is set to localhost.

Is this correct?
Ben

> Good luck,
>
> Jos Hoekstra
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