[mythtv-users] New frontend will not play video

[Shanon Mulley]

Well, I tried that, and found one mysql.txt which didnt have the right
password (/etc/mythtv/mysql.txt). But this did not fix the problem.

I have now tried running the media file directly (by sharing the video
direction on the server), and it seems it cant play it (missing
codec), even though I have installed the codecs in ubuntu using the
command:
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-gl
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
libxine-extracodecs

Have I missed out on a codec? Nothing I can find suggests I am missing one...

On 3/9/07, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> Shanon Mulley wrote:
> > Rightio - I'll go searching for mysql.txt files when I get a chance.
> > I'm a bit puzzled though - the mysql database on the backend contains
> > the data about recordings, while the actual recordings are on the hdd.
> >
> > Now, the frontend is able to get information about the recordings - I
> > can browse thte list of recorded shows. Its only when I go to play
> > them that I have a problem. Now, if the remote frontend can get enough
> > information to display the listing of recordings from the backend, why
> > would it have problems when trying to play the file?
> >
> > On 3/8/07, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> >> Shanon Mulley wrote:
> >>> Mike,
> >>>
> >>> Are you talking about the password for the mythtv user (as in, linux
> >>> login username), or the password for the mythtv mysql username? I was
> >>> of the thinking that the mysql username/password was just for the
> >>> local mysql database, not for the remote one.
> >>>
> >>> I'll try getting them all in sync anyway.
> >>>
> >>> Shanon.
> >>>
> >>> On 3/7/07, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> >>>> Shanon Mulley wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have a backend/frontend which has been working fine for over a year
> >>>>> (currently running latest mythtv on FC5).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have just tried installed ubuntu on an old machine here (PIII), and
> >>>>> installed mythtv (Using the standard repositories), with the intention
> >>>>> of using the PIII (ubuntu) machine has a remote frontend.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The problem is, it wont work. I can get it to connect, to the extent
> >>>>> that I can browse recorded shows (although it wont show me a
> >>>>> screenshot of it), but when I try to watch a recorded show, the screen
> >>>>> goes to black for a second, then I am brought back to the recorded
> >>>>> show browser.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A similar thing happens when I try to watch live TV.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If I try to schedule recordings (by having a look at the program
> >>>>> guide) nothing pops up - it crashes mythfrontend.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When I go into the system status from the new frontend, it cannot give
> >>>>> me the status of the tuners (from the backend). It is supposed to?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It does, however, give me accurate statistics ofthe MythTV server
> >>>>> (Uptime, Load, RAM, Swap, Disc usage on the server).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The only thing I have set up on the frontend is the IP address of the
> >>>>> backend, and I assume this much is correct (as it can see some
> >>>>> details).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I kind of done things in the
> >>>>> wrong order while installing mythtv on the ubuntu frontend. I
> >>>>> installed mythtv before installing mysql. It gave me an error, but
> >>>>> still installed. I ended up trying to remove mythtv and re-installing
> >>>>> (using sudo apt-get remove mythtv), but am not sure if it really did.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can anyone suggest whats going on?
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> >>>> Ubuntu picks random passwords for the mythtv user for installs of
> >>>> mythtv. Check to make sure you have the same password on the BE and the
> >>>> FE. Also check the frontend log (by running mythfrontend from the
> >>>> command line), that the protocol versions used by BE/FE are the same.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike Perkins
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> >> Ah, you only have one mysql database, it talks to the master backend
> >> mostly. But you need to set the same password in the mysql.txt files on
> >> both BE and FE (All of them that you can find!) to correspond to what
> >> you set it to in mysql when you created the database.
> >>
> >> The mythtv user logins on each machine can have different passwords,
> >> although you are just making life difficult for yourself if you do.
> >>
> >> I never use the mythtv logins on my systems, I treat them as system
> >> accounts. Doesn't seem to cause any difficulties getting things to work.
> >> I just use my normal user, and make that and mythtv members of the
> >> 'video' group.
> >>
> >> Mike Perkins
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> Easy. When you browse for recordings, you are just using mysql to access
> the database and return queries. But when you want to play something,
> you need the BE to access the hdd and stream the data to the FE in a
> timely fashion. Which means the FE-BE connection is a different protocol.
>
> Check - in mythtv-setup on the backend, that both the two entries for IP
> address, current machine and master server, have the actual IP address
> of the master backend. It is possible to use hostnames, you have to have
> your /etc/hosts file set up properly on all machines on your network.
>
> Start mythbackend from the command line, and check that the addresses
> shown are the ones you entered. This is why you have to hunt for
> mysql.txt everywhere. Sometimes I have found not all of them get updated
> when you run mythtv-setup.
>
> Then go to your front-end and run mythtvfrontend from the command line.
> If the command line shows connection to the same IP address as your
> backend, you're good. Otherwise, check Setup->Setup->General has the
> same IP address as the backend machine. Duplicate mysql.txt checks again
> if not.
>
> Other possibilities aside from the above may be access permissions on
> various files (such as mysql.txt).
>
> Mike Perkins
>
>
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