[mythtv-users] Can't run mythtv-setup correct

[Thomas Ungru]

Hello, I uses this color, so it is easier to find my answers/questions:

Michael T. Dean schrieb:
> On 09/03/2008 12:05 PM, Thomas Ungru wrote:
>   
>> I've some problems while setting up a mythtv system.
>> I've installed Arch Linux with Xfce4. After that I installed mysql and 
>> mythtv like it is described here: 
>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MythTV_HOWTO
>>
>> After this I run mythtv-setup:
>>     
> ... <lots of ignorable errors that /probably/ wouldn't appear in output 
> from a current -fixes build> ...
>   
>> mythtv-setup crashed while it is searchin for new TV-channels.
>>     
>
> I'm guessing you have a multi-core system...  You'll almost always need 
> to pin mythtv-setup to a single core when doing a channel scan.  See 
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/setting-processor-affinity-certain-task-or-process.html 
> but adjust for your distro.  Basically, you'd launch mythtv-setup with:
>
> taskset -c 0 mythtv-setup
>
>   
No, i have a single core!
>> I started mythtv-setup again, did my adjustments and left the setup up 
>> with ESC.
>> And I got the following output:
>>
>> bash-3.2# mythtv-setup 
>> Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.353 Using runtime prefix = /usr, libdir = /usr/lib
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.379 DPMS is active.
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.379 Unable to read configuration file mysql.txt
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.380 Empty LocalHostName.
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.380 Using localhost value of tungrumythtv
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.388 New DB connection, total: 1
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.413 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.414 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.414 Total desktop dim: 1024x768, with 1 screen[s].
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.415 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.418 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.456 New DB connection, total: 2
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.457 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.459 Current Schema Version: 1214
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.460 DataDirectProcessor::FixProgramIDs() -- begin
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.461 New DB DataDirect connection
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.462 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.465 DataDirectProcessor::FixProgramIDs() -- end
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.510 Total desktop dim: 1024x768, with 1 screen[s].
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.513 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.525 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T)
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.802 Using the Qt painter
>> mythtv: could not connect to socket
>> mythtv: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.803 lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:51.803 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled - Failed to read /root/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:52.893 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T/base.xml
>> 2008-08-26 08:55:52.972 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:00.962 New DB connection, total: 3
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:00.963 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:44.144 DiSEqCDevTree, Warning: No device tree for cardid 1
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:44.151 New DB connection, total: 4
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:44.152 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:44.154 New DB connection, total: 5
>> 2008-08-26 08:56:44.157 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
>> And here it didn't go on on. I could only close my Terminal.
>>     
>
> When you exit mythtv-setup, it shouldn't "go on."  After that, you 
> should start mythbackend, then mythfrontend, then go into mythfrontend 
> and configure its settings.
>   
You understood me wrong. I'm not sure how to say in English, let me try 
again:
I exit mythty-setup with ESC. Then the Program hang up. I can't anything 
do, only close my terminal, open a new one and kill mythtv-setup.

>   
>> I don't know how to fix this Problem.
>> I detect that there was no mysql.txt anythere.
>>     
>
> That's not a problem.  Really, mysql.txt is deprecated, so not having 
> one means your system is more up-to-date than 99.999% of users systems 
> (who still have old garbage from old installs).
>
>   
So, is it possible, that this wiki isn't up to date: 
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MythTV_HOWTO

>> Why not?
>> Did I something wrong? Have I to set some user rights?
>>
>> Sorry for the English and "Thank you"
>>     
>
> Looks like you're ready to continue on from here.
>
> However, if it were me (because I'm a bit compulsive), since you've no 
> data to lose, I would redo the initial setup (pinning mythtv-setup to a 
> single core).  To do so, just log into your mysql database as root and 
> issue the command, "DROP DATABASE mythconverg;" (no quotes).  Then, exit 
> mysql, and re-run the mc.sql script ( 
> http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.2 ).  Then run 
> mythtv-setup and configure the system, then exit, then run mythbackend, 
> then mythfrontend and adjust settings as required.
>
>   
I tried this: I reinstalled my Computer for one time, I reinstalled my 
mysql and mythtv several times
> Mike
>
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Thank you for answering!!!
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