[mythtv-users] MythTV on Android

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Daniel Frey <dmfrey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sep 6, 2012 5:51 PM, "Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Daniel Frey <dmfrey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Once I have chosen a scanned for backend in preferences, how do I
>>> >> "select" that backend to connect to.
>>> >>
>>> >> When I exit out of preferecnes and hit "home" I get "A connection to
>>> >> the mythtv master backend could not be established. Make sure you
>>> >> setup your home and away profiles on the preferences screen".
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Nick,
>>> >
>>> > The app tries to verify that you are backend is available on the network
>>> > before I tries to do any network activities (i.e. download program
>>> > guide,
>>> > play a video, etc.)
>>> >
>>> > Are you attempting to connect via ssh or not on your home network?  I
>>> > have
>>> > seen this happen when I have a slowdown in broadband connection?
>>>
>>> All hosts are on the same subnet, The android (samsung s3 phone) is on
>>> wifi and the backend is on virtualbox in a windows 7 machine connected
>>> to the same router via wired ethernet. No ssh.
>>>
>>> >
>>> > In the settings, for the Home settings, at the top of the setting page
>>> > it
>>> > tells you which backend is selected.
>>>
>>> None is selected
>>>
>>> >If you need to change it to another
>>> > backend, just tap that preference and you should be prompted with a list
>>> > of
>>> > configured backends.  Select the appropriate one and try to access the
>>> > Home
>>> > screen again.
>>>
>>>
>>> I tap it and nothing happens. It just says "Selected Home Profile"
>>> >
>>> > Let me know if you have any issues.
>>> >
>>> > Dan
>
>> [Did you try to run the scan, or setup a home profile manually?
>
> yes, there are two "saved home profiles" for the two backends (one at
> home and one at office).
>
> I can't get either into the "selected" section though.

OK I deleted all the saved profiles, rescanned and now it is connected
to my test virtualbox 0.25 backend. Now it doesn't show any recordings
or videos. Not that there are many of either (but there are some) on
this test virtualbox...