[mythtv] mythbackend not starting
Bruce Markey
bjm at lvcm.com
Thu Mar 13 07:08:20 EST 2003
Doug Beattie wrote:
> I have the cvs for mythtv compiled and mythepg works fine, but when
> I try to start mythtv I get:
> connecting to backend server: localhost:6543
> Could not connect to backend server
>
> If I try to start mythbackend I get:
> No setting found for this machine's BackendServerIP.
> Please run setup on this machine and modify the first page
> of the general settings.
>
> My general configuration was set up using the basic defaults:
> IP address for my system is 127.0.0.1
> Port the server runs on: 6543
> Port the server shows status on: 6544
> Master server IP address: 127.0.0.1
> Port the master server runs on: 6543
You should replace the IP addresses with the real addresses
for the machine(s) involved.
> What is the process for getting the backend going so I can run
> either the mythfrontend of just mythtv?
After you've set the addresses in "setup", start "mythbackend"
then start mythfrontend or mythtv.
> Did I miss something in the FAQ?
Not the FAQ but see:
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-18.html#ss18.8
-- bjm
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