[mythtv-users] rookie mythtv prospective user

[Darrin]

I just did the same thing you did and I feel your pain, somewhat.

I didn't reboot after the package install, since I really hate having to
lose my work on my desktop.  Instead, I just started the backend setup
program and started going through all of the prompts.

One thing that did happen to me: I had to create the database in mysql and
setup the mythtv user manually before I could get the backend to talk to the
database.  The commands are relatively simple and I found them in one of the
online howto's.

The mouse issue is quite annoying.  Somewhere in the setup, I think it's
under the Appearance item in the setup for mythfrontend, there is a checkbox
to have it show the mouse cursor all the time.  Until I changed that option,
I found the interface to be really aggravating, also.


On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:57 AM, paltron <paltron at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>  I have a Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS) desktop. Hardware requirements duly met.
> MythTV installs (both front and backend), however, when I fire up the
> computer I get to the blue config screen, with no mouse control whatsoever,
> only the tab key and the enter key works. It starts with a language
> preference, then goes into a seemingly preset configuration mode, asking
> about ping, mysql, gives a password, then I somehow navigate to finish and
> the whole thing freezes there. After a reboot (tried both hot and cold) same
> scenario, except it also tells me that no backend was found.
> It can't be just me (I hope).
> What am I doing wrong (if anything)?
> Paul
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