[mythtv-users] Re: Most reliable path to a working MythTV system?

[cwatson at linkline.com]

> Yes, which draged in about 6 other packages. After that when I run the
> frontend it can't connect to the backend, which isn't running I believe. 
> 
I've done the upgrade myself and had no problems.  If the backend isn't 
running: /etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
Did you check the log to see why the backend was crashing?
/var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
You can also start mythfrontend in an xterm.  This will print output when it 
crashes. 

Cecil