[mythtv-users] Problems with MTD on seperate frontend

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Dec 15, 2007, at 11:30 PM, Udbytossen wrote:

> Hey Group.
>
> I have setup up Myth - and only had 1 machine running with Myth for
> several years. But now I want to integrate it a little bit more into  
> my
> house.
>
> I have setup up and centrally running Backend server - Hiden in the  
> house.
> I want to have a frontend running several places in the house.
> But I want to get the options - to insert a DVD on one of the  
> frontends
> ( the livingroom) and rip the DVD.
> But each time I try to start up the MTD daemon, it tryings to  
> connect to
> localhost instead off the master backend ( which is the only one  
> running
> at this time)
>
> I have set the rigth IPaddresses the places in the configuration, so  
> is
> there any special places/files I need to configurate around this
> IPaddress so it connects to the masterbackend Mysqldb instead of
> localhost or is there any other solution for this!
>
> Thanks
> Per Jørgensen

You should run mtd on the frontend and network mount the location on  
the backend where you want to store/share the videos. I don't believe  
it works any other way.