[mythtv-users] logfiles: where?

[Dave]

On 10/25/05, mstrimel at comcast.net <mstrimel at comcast.net> wrote:
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> actually, I have 2 problems.
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> 1. I created a directory called "/var/log/mythtv", and made sure that
> mythtv has write permissions to it, and restarted several times, but still
> there are no logs there. Sorry if this is a dumb question but: where are the
> mythtv logs supposed to be?
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> 2. live tv is not working ... I get a blank screen for a few seconds and
> it returns to the menu. This process seems to break the connection between
> the frontend and backend (i.e., If I try to do other things after
> attempting livetv, mythtv informs me that the backend is not running or is
> improperly configured ). Everything else works great. I've searched for
> other posts about this, but they seem to address much earlier versions of
> myth or are otherwise inapplicable (whole system crashes, for example).
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> my system: $ 200 wal mart box with ubuntu hoary, mythtv 0.18.1 compiled
> from source, PVR-250 [although live tv showed the same exact symptoms with a
> PVR-150 installed]
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> If I can solve # 1, I'll send more information and hopefully solve problem
> # 2!
> thanks,
> Mary
> mstrimel(at)comcast(dot)net
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> As for your logging question, be sure to pass -l
/var/log/mythtv/logfilename to the frontend and backend. For example:
mythfrontend -l /var/log/mythtv/mythtvfrontend.log
mythbackend -l /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
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