[mythtv-users] Config data not saving in backend

[Ryan B Elliott]

> On 6/5/07, Ryan B Elliott <rbelliott at raytheon.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm new to Linux, First try at setting up MythTV, etc. etc.
> >
> > I was following the instructions to install a frontend and backend on 
my
> > Ubuntu 7.04 box at
> > 
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_Feisty_Backend_Frontend_Desktop_O
> >
> > However, at the part where I need to setup the tuner in the backend
> > configuration screens,
> > it doesn't seem to be saving the settings.  I hit "new capture card", 
set
> > the values, clicked "Finish",
> > but nothing appears in the "Capture Cards" screen except the original 
three
> > options (New Card,
> > Delete all capture cards on mythbox, Delete all capture cards).  I was
> > poking around the
> > archives for this (mythtv-users) mailing list and found threads 
talking
> > about things not being
> > saved to a database, but nothing about the configuration settings. Are
> > these kinds of setting
> > saved in the MySQL database, or are they stored in some files 
somewhere?
> 
> I think the only info saved in files is 1) how to find the database,
> and 2) cached resized icons. The card info is definitely saved in the
> database.
> 
> If you enter "video sources" info, does that get saved in the database?
> 
> If yes, then login to the database (using the mysql client) and verify
> that the "capturecard" table is present.
> 
> If not, then you may have some problem with the mysql connection.
> 
> Calvin

Thanks for the response Calvin.

The Video Sources info is not being saved either.  It must be a problem 
with the database.
I know that my user account is supposed to be in a special group, so I'll 
check that, then
I'll go figure out how to access the mysql database (I dutifully wrote 
down the generated
password, so it shouldn't be too hard).  Can I assume that the database is 
running on the
standard port 3350?  Once I get in, I'm not sure what I should look for 
that may be wrong
with it.  If the database structure is documented somewhere, I'll compare 
it to the spec, 
otherwise, I'll just post back here tomorrow with anything that looks 
different than I 
would expect.

Ryan


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