Re: [mythtv-users] Use remote machine to control Myth frontend?
Thanks for the replies thus far! I have looked in to each of these and they all have their merits. I'm not sure which I'll use. It isn't quite as simple as I'd hoped. But that's the beauty of Linux/MythTV. So many options, so little time! THANKS! On 1/14/06, Footer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an older machine that I'm using as a Myth box configured as both a frontend and backend hooked up in my entertainment center. Since it's old, it has limited storage so what I'd like to do, is use a remote machine (another Linux box) to store and play music from but pipe it over to the old Myth box so that it plays on my entertainment center sound system. Both of these machines are on my home network and are wired (not wireless). I know I can make a remote hard disk to store and play music from but what I want to do is be able to use the remote machine to also control and play that music (use amaroK for example vs. MythMusic) on the Myth box hooked up to the entertainment center. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I would go about configuring it? I hope my explanation isn't too confusing! And I apologize for the goofy sounding subject! Wasn't easy to come up with ... :) Thanks! PS. I use KnoppMyth on my Myth box and Webmin to configure it remotely. I also have Vncserver working so I can VNC to it remotely but that's not what I'm after! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Use remote machine to control Myth frontend?
I have an older machine that I'm using as a Myth box configured as both a frontend and backend hooked up in my entertainment center. Since it's old, it has limited storage so what I'd like to do, is use a remote machine (another Linux box) to store and play music from but pipe it over to the old Myth box so that it plays on my entertainment center sound system. Both of these machines are on my home network and are wired (not wireless). I know I can make a remote hard disk to store and play music from but what I want to do is be able to use the remote machine to also control and play that music (use amaroK for example vs. MythMusic) on the Myth box hooked up to the entertainment center. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I would go about configuring it? I hope my explanation isn't too confusing! And I apologize for the goofy sounding subject! Wasn't easy to come up with ... :) Thanks! PS. I use KnoppMyth on my Myth box and Webmin to configure it remotely. I also have Vncserver working so I can VNC to it remotely but that's not what I'm after! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Use remote machine to control Myth frontend?
On 1/14/06, Footer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an older machine that I'm using as a Myth box configured as both a frontend and backend hooked up in my entertainment center. Since it's old, it has limited storage so what I'd like to do, is use a remote machine (another Linux box) to store and play music from but pipe it over to the old Myth box so that it plays on my entertainment center sound system. Why not just use the remote machine as a nfs server. Share its disk, and mount that on your Frontend/Backend and use that moun as your myth database. Its a minimual change, because you don't even have to mess with your myth setup. First mount the nfs share in some temp mount point, and copy your mythtv files to it, then delete them fromt he FE/BE and mount the remote machines shared directory right over the old myth file location with the same names etc. -- --JSA- ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Use remote machine to control Myth frontend?
I don't know if it will do exactly what you are looking for, but VLC (aka VideoLan Client) might be a program to look at. You may be able to open an audio stream on the head unit and then use the backend system to serve the audio stream and control what audio is being sent. On 1/14/06, John Andersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/14/06, Footer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an older machine that I'm using as a Myth box configured as both a frontend and backend hooked up in my entertainment center. Since it's old, it has limited storage so what I'd like to do, is use a remote machine (another Linux box) to store and play music from but pipe it over to the old Myth box so that it plays on my entertainment center sound system.Why not just use the remote machine as a nfs server.Share its disk, and mount that on your Frontend/Backendand use that moun as your myth database.Itsa minimual change, because you don't even have to mess with your myth setup.First mount the nfs share in some temp mount point, andcopy your mythtv files to it, then delete them fromt heFE/BE and mount the remote machines shared directoryright over the old myth file location with the same names etc.JSA-___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Use remote machine to control Myth frontend?
How about ssh mythbox attached to stereo -x (with x forwarding enabled) then just run amorak, it will display on the local machine but run on the machine you've ssh'd into. On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:59 am, Footer wrote: I have an older machine that I'm using as a Myth box configured as both a frontend and backend hooked up in my entertainment center. Since it's old, it has limited storage so what I'd like to do, is use a remote machine (another Linux box) to store and play music from but pipe it over to the old Myth box so that it plays on my entertainment center sound system. Both of these machines are on my home network and are wired (not wireless). I know I can make a remote hard disk to store and play music from but what I want to do is be able to use the remote machine to also control and play that music (use amaroK for example vs. MythMusic) on the Myth box hooked up to the entertainment center. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I would go about configuring it? I hope my explanation isn't too confusing! And I apologize for the goofy sounding subject! Wasn't easy to come up with ... :) Thanks! PS. I use KnoppMyth on my Myth box and Webmin to configure it remotely. I also have Vncserver working so I can VNC to it remotely but that's not what I'm after! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
