[mythtv-users] Connect to MySQL failed

[Mike Carron]

On 4/2/2014 4:17 PM, C.I. wrote:
> On 14-04-02 09:26 AM, Mike Carron wrote:
>> ***
>> Having read one of your replies to Phil I'm guessing that we have a 
>> major disconnect in this dialog.
>>
>> If you are using the Cmyth add-on in OpenELEC then you must also have 
>> a MythTV backend installed and running on a different machine from 
>> the one OpenELEC is on. If you have a MythTV backend running on a 
>> different machine then the Config page of your Cmyth add-on needs to 
>> have the correct details for that backend machine. Two of the entries 
>> on that page are unique, the IP address of the machine running the 
>> MythTV backend and the password for the database on that machine.
>>
>> mike
>> _______________________________________________
>
> Hello again,
>
> After I installed OpenElec on the Zotac box, I've added some 
> repositories and I've installed many addons etc. and these are working 
> fine, no problems at all.
>
> After a while I remembered that I have that USB tuner (Hauppauge 
> WinTV-HVR-950Q) and I thought that would be nice to use it in XBMC to 
> receive the over-the-air TV channels that are available in my area.
>
> Then, I have installed (_through XBMC_) MythTV and MythTV cmyth PVR 
> Client the same way as any other addon. Both are on the same machine, 
> on Zotac. I have configured first MythTV cmyth PVR Client (this is the 
> backend, I guess) and then I configured MythTV (frontend). I'm using 
> the same IP address on both, backend and frontend, the same database, 
> the same username and password. When I'm testing the settings I'm 
> getting that "Connect to MySQL failed: 2003: Can't connect to MySQL 
> server" message.
>
> I didn't install anything else, not MySQL or any other extra file(s).
>
> I don't know what else should I do. I hope I was a little bit more 
> clear this time.
>
> Thank you in advance again for helping me out and I apologize if I'm 
> wasting your time.
>
> icntf

***
You are describing an installation I was not aware is even possible. I 
was under the impression that the underlying OS on an OpenELEC distro 
does not have the resources necessary to run a MythTV backend.

mike

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