[mythtv-users] [mythtv] Re: Ubuntu Edgy and Myth

[Michael Wisniewski]

If anybody is interested, here is another installation guide with Ubuntu
Edgy.  It made del.icio.us's most popular bookmarks today.

http://www.parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu.php






On 10/28/06, David Fishburn <fishburn at ianywhere.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Mario
> > Limonciello
> > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 1:34 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: [mythtv] Re: [mythtv-users] Ubuntu Edgy and Myth
> >
> > On this note, I've started to assemble wiki pages for installing.
> >
> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV
> >
>
> I am very glad you have put this together.  I have been searching through
> the web and archives looking for instructions.  These are extremely
> easy.  I
> was attempting it on Dapper, but didn't get to far.
>
>
> First, this is my first install ever of MythTV.  Also, my *nix experience
> is
> low, so my comments are towards newbie friendlyness.  I won't have an
> input
> device but I do hope I can download my channel information and check how
> to
> setup the box to run everything automatically.
>
> I am running this inside of a VMWare image with the i386 install of Ubuntu
> 6.10.
>
> When running this step:
> sudo aptitude install mythtv-frontend gdm openbox gnome-screensaver
> mysql-server mythtv-backend mythtv-database
>
> I am prompted about Postfix Configuration.  I have read somewhere else
> just
> to ignore this and take the defaults.  You should add a little note to
> indicate this.  Just like you have for the root password for mysql, you
> could add:
> - You will be asked to configure Postfix, take all defaults and choose an
> email userid for yourself.
>
>
> After Postfix, it launches right into "Configuring mythtv-backend".  I
> know
> you can't do anything about this, but a note to the users might help.
> Anytime there are prompts for the user, a note so they can expect it will
> let them know things are progressing correctly.
>
>
> I ended up with an error after this:
>
> Setting up mysql-server (5.0.24a-9) ...
> Setting up pwgen (2.05-1ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up mythtv-common (0.20-0.2ubuntu2) ...
>
> Setting up mythtv-backend (0.20-0.2ubuntu2) ...
> udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/ Starting MythTV
> server: mythbackendSession management error:
> Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols
> specified are supported and host-based authentication failed .
>
> Setting up mythtv-database (0.20-0.2ubuntu2) ...
>
> Setting up mythtv-doc (0.20-0.2ubuntu2) ...
> Setting up mythtv-frontend (0.20-0.2ubuntu2) ...
>
> Setting up openbox (3.3-2) ...
>
> Setting up obconf (1.5-3) ...
> Setting up xmltv-util (0.5.44-1) ...
>
>
>
> Is it getting this error when attempting to log into the MySQL database?
> I can log in via the command line:
> mysql -u root
> Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
> Your MySQL connection id is 14 to server version: 5.0.24a-Debian_9-log
>
> Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
>
> mysql>
>
>
>
> I continued the install hoping this is a non-fatal problem.
>
>
> I was able to run:
> sudo mythtv-setup
> - Define at least my channel grabber information.
>
>
> I can also start the frontend.
>
> Things are looking very good, next will be the myplugins and especially
> MythWeb.
>
>
> Thanks for doing this.
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
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