[mythtv-users] mythfrontend client can't connect to database on the backend server

[Chris Funk]

On 4/11/07, r2d2 <r2d2z4j6y8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to configure a frontend machine to connect to a backend
> server.
>
> The client machine is a ubuntu dapper drake with frontend compile from
> mythtv-0.20-fixes: revision 13203.
> Here is the configure line I passed :
> ./configure --disable-dvb --disable-xvmc --disable-firewire
> --disable-freebox --disable-dbox2 --disable-hdhomerun --disable-crciprec
> --disable-ivtv --disable-joystick-menu --disable-v4l
>
> The backend server is a ubuntu edgy eft with backend compile from
> mythtv-0.20-fixes: revision 13110.
>
> I have disable firewalls on both sides.
> I am able to connect to mysql database from the client : mysql -h
> mythtvbox -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg
>
> Here is my ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt:
> ------------------------------------
> DBHostName=mythtvbox
> DBUserName=mythtv
> DBPassword=mythtv
> DBName=mythconverg
> DBType=QMYSQL3
> -------------------------------------
>
> When running mythfrontend from the client I am retrieving the following
> error :
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2007-04-09 17:26:16.995 Using runtime prefix = /usr/local
> 2007-04-09 17:26:17.018 DPMS is disabled.
> 2007-04-09 17:26:17.025 New DB connection, total: 1
> 2007-04-09 17:26:17.025 Unable to connect to database!
> 2007-04-09 17:26:17.026 No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
> 2007-04-09 17:26:17.089 DB Error (KickDatabase):
> Query was:
> SELECT NULL;
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> I appreciate some help.
>
> Regards.
>
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Does  "locate mysql.txt"  find any other files?  I usually seem to have one
that gets put in /.mythtv/mysql.txt

Chris
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