How To Install Mythtv On Windows

Backend Configuration: mythtv-setup

mythtv-setup will not work on the local console, as it requires an X server for graphics, etc. If you must run it from the backend, you will need to install a windows server on the local machine. This is not recommended, as it is a waste of resources for this automobile's given tasks.

Run the following control from a remote last that is running an Ten server-- beingness sure to substitute your user name and the correct address of the backend automobile:

          # ssh -X username@192.168.one.103 /usr/bin/mythtv-setup

If you run into any issues connecting to the database, see the permissions troubleshooting guide: Troubleshooting

Later on selecting your Language, you volition be presented with the:

Initial configuration page

The initial configuration page will nowadays you with 5 options. It is strongly recommended y'all follow these in order the starting time time you configure a backend installation.

Full general

The general department is where you volition set up the major information related to the master backend, job scheduling, and default locale information. Information technology is setup in a sequential blueprint with Dorsum and Next buttons.

	The first screen of the General configuration deals with IP addresses of the backend system that you're running mythtv-setup on. If yous are setting up just one backend/frontend installation, so the default values are fine and you tin motion to the side by side page by pressing the enter . If yous need to move around the screen, use the pointer keys to motility focus between settings.
	The default value shown on install will be 127.0.0.one, which is the internal loopback for the local automobile. If y'all programme on deploying multiple backends, running mythweb from another computer, or if your backend is on ane organization and you're running the frontend on another machine and so practise not use the "127.0.0.i" IP address. Set this to the ip accost of this backend as recognized past other machines on your network. If y'all are using a router on your network that only easily out dynamic addresses, you might consider setting upward this machine with a static IP address instead.
	Notation: If you alter the 127.0.0.ane address and employ a "real" IP accost, yous must use existent IP addresses in both fields , otherwise your frontend machines will generate "Unexpected response to MYTH_PROTO_VERSION" errors.
	Changing any of the port settings is very strongly discouraged. (If you do accidentally change them, the defaults are 6543 for the master/backend server, and 6544 for the HTTP requests)
	Once you're satisfied with the values, move the focus downward to Next and striking Enter.
	The next screen details the Host-specific Backend setup. This is where you will set the specific directory path for this item backend.
	Equally long as you setup a divide partition for /var/lib during the initial setup, the default pick here - `/var/lib/mythtv` will work fine. If you lot setup a unlike mount betoken or won't exist recording with this machine, exist sure to set this accordingly. (Also, if you used a not-default location, be certain and ready the ownership and permissions to match `/var/lib/mythtv` .)
	If for some reason y'all chose a file organization other then XFS or JFS for this partition, choose to delete the files slowly. This will avert some nasty bugs related to using ReiserFS or ext3.
	The Global Backend Setup screen will change settings that touch on all backends.
	Your TV standard should be determined based on your locale. The states users should cull NTSC. European users should chose PAL
	The VBI Format is used for airtight captioning.
	The channel frequency table is also based on your locale.
	U.s.a. and Canadian users using SchedulesDirect can skip the time offset for xmltv listings. International users volition need to set this appropriately so that their data matches upwardly at the correct time.
	The EIT scanner is used to gather data on the fly. If you lot take a DVB based source or a source providing this information, you volition configure information technology here
	The Shutdown/Wakeup options are used for suspending or shutting down the backend server when it has been idle for the gear up limit. You tin can configure the master and/or secondary backend(south) to go into a slumber, suspend, or shutdown way when not in use- depending on the capabilities of your motherboard. There are different methods you lot can apply to accomplish this. A tutorial on ACPI wakeup/shutdown can be found on the ACPIWake page. You should complete MythTV installation and ensure the backend is properly functioning before trying to set up this role.
	If you simply have one backend, the default values are fine and you can move to the next page by pressing the enter. Setting up more than than one backend is beyond the scope of this guide -- see the mythtv documentation.
	WakeOnLan is another method of configuring secondary backends to wakeup.
	If you simply take one backend, move to the next page. Setting upwardly multiple backends is beyond the scope of this guide -- see the mythtv documentation.

	The Host Specific Job Queue sets upward the types of jobs that are immune to run on this machine. If you have multiple backends, yous can configure sure backends to only handle item types of jobs. This is especially useful if some are much more underpowered and then others.
	It isn't recommended to have more then 2 simultaneous jobs running on any backend at any given time.
	The default job queue frequency of 60 seconds is acceptable and doesn't demand to be inverse typically.
	Unless this backend is defended to just Transcoding/Commercial flagging jobs, don't change the CPU usage. Annihilation gear up higher then "Low" may jeopardize the ability to record programs due to beingness starved for IO/CPU usage.
	The Global Specific Job Queue sets upwardly things affecting whatever and all backends on a mythtv network.
	If you don't check "Run Jobs only on original recording host", each of the jobs will exist evenly distributed against possible backends. This will lessen the load on each car.
	A decently powered backend with hardware encoding cards (1Ghz+) should be able to flag commercials at the same time as the recording is going. This helps if you e'er plan to time shift your recording viewing by 10 or 20 minutes and desire to accept the commercials flagged equally you watch.
	Typically you lot won't want to run your transcode jobs earlier commercial flagging. The thought should be that you lot will flag commercials, verify they are correct and manually queue them upward to be transcoded and removed. If y'all have a particular reason to transcode first, bank check this box.
	If you fix the backend to salvage the original files afterward transcoding, these will not exist automatically deleted, but rather fill upward your recordings directory with .former files. You volition have to manually go in there and delete them to free upwardly recording space as necessary.
	Thee Job Queue page provides an expanse to add your ain scripts to perform on recordings.
	Some ideas for additional things can range from scp'ing a recording somewhere, transcoding it to fit on an ipod and copying it to a directory, or running information technology through a denoising filter.

Capture Cards

The capture cards section will list all capture cards setup locally on this backend.

	The initial capture cards folio will list all cards in this backend.
	Choose "New Capture Card" to begin and add together your tuner(southward)
	If you need to reset the order of the tuners recognized, you can either delete these capture cards, or all capture cards in the mythtv network from this screen.
	When choosing a capture source, it'due south important to cull the correct blazon
	A very common error is when choosing the Hauppauge PVR Cards. There is an selection for MPEG-2 Encoder Card (PVR-X50, PVR-500) every bit well as for standard V4L card. Be certain to choose the MPEG-2 encoder option here if you use a Hauppauge card.
	Each of the different types of sources has several options bachelor to it. If you lot are dislocated most any of the options, see the mythtv documentation, mailing listing, MythTV wiki, or LinuxTV wiki. If you lot are configuring a firewire connection, settings tin can exist constitute on the MythTV Firewire Folio

Video Sources

Video sources section will listing all video sources in use for the mythtv database. The video sources will be configured to connect to the listing service yous are using- either Data-Straight or XMLTV

	Video Sources is where to configure your programme list services
	Provide your video source with a logical proper noun here. Its a good thought to provide detail now, because after you may end up adding more than tuners, digital cable, satellite, etc :)
	If you are in North America, choose North America (SchedulesDirect.org). Anywhere else will demand to use XMLTV setup.
	For SchedulesDirect, enter the username and password you obtained during registration. Think the lineup and cull your option.
	If this input has a different frequency table so the rest of your global settings, prepare the item setting hither.

Printing Escape to go dorsum to the main page from here.

Input Connections

	The input connections page allows y'all assign whatever Video Sources to Inputs on your capture sources before.
	Choose the particular input you will need to assign and press enter
	Over again, it's a good idea to provide a proper noun for your Input here. Later, if you have a tuner not working, information technology'southward easier to debug if it says "Digital Cable" in the frontend and so doesn't work.
	Choose the Video source associated with the input here.
	If you demand to utilize an external channel changer script (firewire, serial, IR), you volition need to enter the name of the binary/script that needs to exist launched here. Encounter MythTV_External_Channel_Changer for more data.
	If you are using a static channel listing, fetch channels from your listings source. If you are using something that scans on the wing via EIT or OTA HD, scan for the initial channels.

Channel Editor

The channel editor isn't necessary for the inital setup. You can safely ignore it for now, simply remember to come here if you demand to alter transports, change aqueduct numbers, or delete channels .

	The listing of all channels is at the pinnacle of the screen.
	Alert: the delete channels button deletes ALL channels. If you lot want to delete just 1, choose it in the list and press the delete key.
	If you demand to repeat a scan for any sources already setup, y'all can do and then here.
	If your DVB trasports are messed upwards, you lot can adjust them in the Transport Editor.