[mythtv-users] How does one run mythbackend with debug options?

Douglas Peale Douglas_Peale at comcast.net
Sat Feb 5 18:17:36 UTC 2011


On 02/05/2011 10:12 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>  On 02/05/2011 12:27 PM, Douglas Peale wrote:
>> I have been asked to run MythBackend with "record,file,extra" options.
>> Problem is, I don't know how to do it since mythbackend runs automatically.
>
> Most distro's start scripts include some configuration file that allows specifying options, such as:
>
> -v record,file,extra
>
> Often, the file is something like /etc/sysconfig/mythbackend .
>
>> Due to timezone differences, responses from the developer take a long time.
>>
>> I'd like instructions on how to do this since I have time to do it now, and might not by the time the developer responds.
>>
>> Is there a way to add these options in mythtvsetup? If so how?
>> If not, how does one stop the backend,&  run it with these options?
>
> That's distro-dependent (technically, start-script dependent), so you'll need to let people know which distro you're using.
>
> Mike
The distribution is Ubuntu with mythbuntu added as a package.

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