[mythtv-users] What should we be testing in 0.23-RC2

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Fri Apr 16 11:49:33 UTC 2010


Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 12:12 +0100, Nick Morrott wrote:
>> On 15 April 2010 12:02, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Currently, I can do all configuration on my backend(s) using 'ssh -Y <host>'
>>> from any of my workstations. Now sure how this is going to work if/when
>>> mythtv-setup goes away. Requiring physical access to a backend sounds
>>> counter-productive.
>> One idea is for an embedded webserver in mythbackend, so all
>> configuration is done through a browser.
> 
> I'm working on the mythtv-setup elimination and I can confirm that
> mythtv-setup will not go away until the backend can be configured
> via the internal webserver. I don't know yet if this will happen in
> 0.24 or 0.25, but when it does it will also take care of restarting
> newly re-configured parts of the system.
> 
> If the backend is on a machine with a only public and localhost
> IP's remote configuration will be disabled. In that case you will
> need to ssh into the machine and either use X forwarding with a
> graphical browser or use a text only browser like lynx to do the
> configuration.
> 
> -- Daniel
> 
Sounds like a plan. Thanks, Daniel.

-- 

Mike Perkins



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