[mythtv-users] problem with mythtv after upgrade port 6543 connection refused

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/04/2009 09:55 PM, Phil Wild wrote:
> I am having a problem with mythtv after upgrading to karmic and 0.22
> and am trying to diagnose the issue.
>
> Some time after startup, mythtv stops responding on port 6543
>
> This is what I see running
>
> phil     31842 31841  0 10:44 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c nice
> /usr/bin/mythfilldatabase --graboptions '--daily'
> phil     31843 31842  0 10:44 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/bin/mythfilldatabase --graboptions --daily
> phil     31854 31843  0 10:44 ?        00:00:00 sh -c nice tv_grab_au
> --config-file '/data/home/phil/.mythtv/FreeView.xmltv' --output
> /tmp/mythgnoUuo --quiet --daily
> phil     31855 31854  6 10:44 ?        00:00:18 /usr/bin/perl -w
> /usr/bin/tv_grab_au --config-file
> /data/home/phil/.mythtv/FreeView.xmltv --output /tmp/mythgnoUuo
> --quiet --daily
> mythtv   32352     1  0 10:48 ?        00:00:00 /bin/su -c
> /usr/bin/mythbackend --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log mythtv
> mythtv   32367 32352  0 10:48 ?        00:00:00 sh -c
> /usr/bin/mythbackend --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
> mythtv   32368 32367 12 10:48 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/mythbackend
> --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
>
> but port 6543 is not running
>
> root at romeo:/etc/default# telnet localhost 6543
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>
> restarting myth does not resolve the issue. I had to reboot last time.
> The logfile shows nothing out of the ordinary but I have default
> logging at the moment.
>
> Any suggestions as to where to start looking?

Likely the same issue that's causing 
http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7135 (which we are guessing is related 
to myth_system()).  Josh's comment 
http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7135#comment:10 would explain why 
restarting doesn't help and rebooting is required.

Mike