[mythtv-users] Ubuntu restore & unable to get past "select your preferred language" screen

[Rodney D. Myers]

On Mar 9, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> On 03/09/2009 12:16 PM, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
>> I had to restore my new ubuntu Myth-TV system from a disk image.  
>> Long story, and not really sure how I screwed things up.
>>
>> For the most part, after restoring everything, I think I have  
>> things working.
>>
>> I can record with audio/video, so I'm happy.
>>
>> The one thing that still alludes me at this point.
>>
>> Every time I reboot, or logout from the mythtv user, and log back  
>> in, I get the "Select your preferred language" screen. I do as  
>> asked, but makes no difference.
>>
>> If I log out of the Myth-TV account, and log back, Within the GUI,  
>> when I select Applications ->  Sound & Video -> MythTv Frontend,
>>
>> I'll get the "Select your preferred language" screen all over again.
>>
>> I have no idea how to get the account to remember the settings each  
>> and every time.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Your system is using different identifiers on startup (i.e. DHCP is  
> causing the IP address to change or ...) or your ~/.mythtv/ 
> config.xml or mysql.txt (which could exist in any number of places)  
> is wrong.
>
> I don't know how Ubuntu does their config.xml/mysql.txt stuff, so  
> I'll let an Ubuntu user help.
>
> Mike

Static IP.

I'll look at the files you mentioned, and see what is happening.

Thanks