[mythtv-users] FC2 and IvyTV Problems and Questions

[jon e wishbone]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:33:32 +0200, jon e wishbone
<jonewishbone at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:16:17 -0700, Jarod C. Wilson <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> > On Sep 15, 2004, at 7:03 AM, jon e wishbone wrote:
> >
> > > I decided to stick with FC2 as I was able to get ivtv working. But I'm
> > > still at the point where Live TV doesn't work. I get a black screen
> > > that hangs and this is in the mythfrontend error log ( I started it
> > > using this command :
> > > mythfrontend -v all -l /var/log/mythtv/mythfrontend.log )
> > >
> > > ---------- Begin Log Output -------------
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > Remote encoder not responding.
> >
> > That indicates it is trying to connect to a card on a different
> > machine...
> >
> > > The last four lines repeat until I kill mythfrontend from the command
> > > line. I can cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/test.mpg and then play the result
> > > in mplayer.
> >
> > ...but it sounds like the card is local.
> 
> Sorry, I forgot to mention that the front and backend are running on
> the same machine.
> 
> >
> > > So, other than upgrading to FC2 and myth 0.16, I'm right
> > > where I was the previous 5 times I tried. This is getting maddening.
> > > I've checked the database and the settings seem to be in order. What's
> > > missing? If I need to provide more info, let me know and I'll get it
> > > for you ASAP.
> >
> > I'm thinking you need to go into the setup util and set both your host
> > and master server IP address settings to 127.0.0.1.
> >
> 
> I've checked that. In the settings table, I have this:
> 
> mysql> select * from settings where value like '%Server%' ;
> +-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
> | value             | data               | hostname          |
> +-------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
> | BackendServerIP   | 127.0.0.1          | replay.cabuki.com |
> | BackendServerPort | 6543               | replay.cabuki.com |
> | MasterServerIP    | 127.0.0.1          | NULL              |
> | MasterServerPort  | 6543               | NULL              |
> 
> I have the following line in /etc/hosts
> 127.0.0.1               replay.cabuki.com replay
> 
> Should I set the host for the MasterServer* settings to
> replay.cabuki.com ( or localhost ) or should I change the host for the
> BackendServer* settings to NULL? I'm at the office now, so I'll have
> to try these when I get home.
> 

I ran mythtvsetup and checked that the IP addresses for the Master
Server and Backend are set to 127.0.0.1. I also changed the hostname
for MasterServerIP and MasterServerPort to 127.0.0.1. I still get a
black screen with the "Remote encoder not responding error" repeating.
I also tried setting the hostname of the MasterServer* settings to
replay.cabuki.com. Same thing.

Just out of curiosity, I ran 'netstat -a -p -n | grep mythbackend' and got this:

tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:6543            0.0.0.0:*              
LISTEN      4537/mythbackend
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:6544            0.0.0.0:*              
LISTEN      4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10285  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10283  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10281  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10279  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10277  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10275  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10273  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10271  4537/mythbackend
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     10269  4537/mythbackend

It's the first two lines that concern me. Shouldn't they be something like this:
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:6543            0.0.0.0:*              
LISTEN      4537/mythbackend
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:6544            0.0.0.0:*              
LISTEN      4537/mythbackend

I'm pretty much grasping at straws, though.

Jon