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{{Note box|Nearly all settings in '''mythtv-setup''' require that '''mythbackend''' be restarted before they take effect. If your backend is running, mythtv-setup has the option to close mythbackend before running. If using MythBuntu, this will be performed automatically by a wrapper script.}} | {{Note box|Nearly all settings in '''mythtv-setup''' require that '''mythbackend''' be restarted before they take effect. If your backend is running, mythtv-setup has the option to close mythbackend before running. If using MythBuntu, this will be performed automatically by a wrapper script.}} | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 12 March 2011
Introduction
mythtv-setup is a configuration utility for configuring Mythbackend. This utility must be used before attempting to run the backend for the first time.
Note: Nearly all settings in mythtv-setup require that mythbackend be restarted before they take effect. If your backend is running, mythtv-setup has the option to close mythbackend before running. If using MythBuntu, this will be performed automatically by a wrapper script.
By running myhtv-setup one gets...
- General
- Capture cards
- Video sources
- Input connections
- Channel Editor
- Storage Directories
- System Events
All these sections are briefly explained in:
- The MythTV manual - Configuring MythTV by Robert Kulagowski.
- The Wiki-based manual - Backend configuration
