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'''mythtv-setup''' is a configuration utility for configuring [[Backend|mythtv-backend]].
 
==General==
 
General settings.
 
==Capture Cards==
 
[[Video capture card]] configuration.
 
==[[Video Source]]s==
 
TV listing service configuration.
 
==Input Connections==
 
Associate [[Video Source|video sources]] with capture cards.
 
==Channel Editor==
 
Channel configuration.
 
==[[Storage Groups]]==
 
File storage configuration.
 
  
[[Category:Software]]
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=Introduction=
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'''mythtv-setup''' is a configuration utility for configuring [[Mythbackend]]. This utility '''must''' be used before attempting to run the backend for the first time.
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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.}}
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By running myhtv-setup one gets...
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# General
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# Capture cards
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# Video sources
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# Input connections
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# Channel Editor
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# Storage Directories
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# System Events
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== See also ==
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* [[mythfilldatabase]] -- you will want to run this program after making any additions or changes to the channel lineup in "video sources" or "channel editor".
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All these sections are briefly explained in:
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* The MythTV manual - [http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.1 Configuring MythTV] by Robert Kulagowski.
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* The Wiki-based manual - [[User_Manual:MythTV_structure|Backend configuration]]
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[[Category:MythTV_Software]]
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[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 15:16, 12 October 2015

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Introduction

mythtv-setup

mythtv-setup is a configuration utility for configuring Mythbackend. This utility must be used before attempting to run the backend for the first time.


Important.png 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...

  1. General
  2. Capture cards
  3. Video sources
  4. Input connections
  5. Channel Editor
  6. Storage Directories
  7. System Events

See also

  • mythfilldatabase -- you will want to run this program after making any additions or changes to the channel lineup in "video sources" or "channel editor".

All these sections are briefly explained in: