[mythtv-users] How to start MythTV Backend?

Paul Wootton pwootton at gmail.com
Sun Nov 17 22:29:02 UTC 2013


On 17 Nov 2013, at 22:25, Forum <forum-da at padaba.de> wrote:
> Am 17.11.2013 22:01, schrieb Bill Meek:
>> On 11/17/2013 02:51 PM, Forum wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I've installed MythTV on Linux Mint and MythTV Frontend says "Could not connect to the master backend server....". I've then checked MythTV
>>> Backend Status with "sudo status mythtv-backend" and got:
>>> mythtv-backend stop/waiting.
>>> 
>>> I started MythTV backend with "sudo start mythtv-backend":
>>> "mythtv-backend start/running, process 5703."
>>> But just immediately after that "sudo status mythtv-backend" is still
>>> mythtv-backend stop/waiting.
>>> 
>>> Why is it not possible to start mythtv-backend?
>>> 
>> 
>> Hi;
>> 
>> Look at this: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Posting_Logs
>> and provide a link to a pastebin of your backend log
>> here.
>> 
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	• Nov 17 22:37:22 user-GA-880GMA-UD2H mythlogserver: mythbackend[8570]: W CoreContext main_helpers.cpp:214 (setupTVs) MythBackend: No valid capture cards are defined in the database.
	• Nov 17 22:37:22 user-GA-880GMA-UD2H mythlogserver: mythbackend[8570]: W CoreContext scheduler.cpp:209 (VerifyCards) Scheduler: Listings source '' is defined, but is not attached to a card input.
	• Nov 17 22:37:22 user-GA-880GMA-UD2H mythlogserver: mythbackend[8570]: E CoreContext scheduler.cpp:220 (VerifyCards) Scheduler: No channel sources defined in the database

You don't have any capture cards defined for your backend.  mythbackend won't start unless it sees some tuners.
-- Paul --


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