[mythtv-users] Myth Next Step - Actually running it :-)

[Michael T. Dean]

Russ wrote:

> David wrote:
>
>> In this case all I did was cut'n'paste your error into google and hit 
>> this link http://forums.devarticles.com/archive/t-4635
>
> I read this link and I tried the fix:
>
> russ at linux:~> su
> Password:
> linux:/home/russ # chown -R mysql /var/lib/mysql/*
> chown: failed to get attributes of `/var/lib/mysql/*': No such file or 
> directory
> linux:/home/russ #
>
> Apparently I need to create mysql.sock first eh? BTW the directory 
> does exist, the file does not.

The socket will be created by MySQL when you start MySQL (assuming the 
user running MySQL has write permission to the directory).  Therefore, try:
chown -R mysql /var/lib/mysql
(i.e. change the ownership of the directory and its contents rather than 
the ownership of the directory's (non-existent) contents).

However, I would be more inclined to believe--since you said you're 
using packages--that you're not starting MySQL...

> I would appreciate some helpfull hints that I can try later. For now I 
> have to take off and help a friend with his computer (WinME).

format c:\ /u

Then get a real OS (I'll even allow WinXP in that list--since the (time) 
cost of learning Linux can be significantly higher than the $150 or so 
for a WinXP license, but no way does WarnME go in that list). :)

Mike