[mythtv-users] mythbackend not starting on mythbuntu ubuntu 13.10

[Larry Finger]

On 02/09/2014 08:34 AM, Chris Lewis wrote:
> Thanks for the pointer.
>
> Next problem is to try and tackle 0 byte recordings but that's what whole other
> thread for another day.
>
> Chris
>
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>
> On 9 Feb 2014 14:31, "Bill Meek" <keemllib at gmail.com
> <mailto:keemllib at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 02/09/2014 05:54 AM, Chris Lewis wrote:
>
>         Actually never mind.I have replaced the entire file with the one in the
>         link above and it seems to be working now!
>
>         Chris
>
>
>         On 9 February 2014 11:40, Chris Lewis <chrislewis915 at gmail.com
>         <mailto:chrislewis915 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             OK i have added comments to the file /etc/init/mythtv-backend.conf as
>             below.
>
>             # MythTV Backend service
>
>             description     "MythTV Backend"
>             author          "Mario Limonciello <superm1 at ubuntu.com
>             <mailto:superm1 at ubuntu.com>>"
>
>             echo "job called" >> /home/chris/backend-startup.__log
>
>             start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo and started
>             udev-finish)
>             stop on runlevel [016]
>
>             echo "start on working" >> /home/chris/backend-startup.__log
>
>             #expect fork
>             kill timeout 10
>             respawn
>             respawn limit 2 3600
>
>             echo "backend pre-start script begins" >>
>             /home/chris/backend-startup.__log
>
>             pre-start script
>                   [ -x /usr/sbin/mysqld ] || exit 0
>                   for i in `seq 1 30` ; do
>                      /usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/__debian.cnf
>             ping &&
>             exit 0
>                      sleep 5
>                   done
>             end script
>
>             echo "script begins" >> /home/chris/backend-startup.__log
>
>             script
>                       ulimit -c unlimited
>
>                       test -f /etc/default/locale && . /etc/default/locale || true
>                       ARGS="--syslog local7"
>                       sleep 5
>                       test -f /etc/default/mythtv-backend && .
>             /etc/default/mythtv-backend || true
>                       LANG=$LANG exec /usr/bin/mythbackend --user mythtv $ARGS
>             $EXTRA_ARGS
>             end script
>
>
>     Good to hear you got it working, but for the archive, the echo (or
>     any other shell commands) must be *inside* of the scripts. The above
>     will always fail.

While you are at it, please learn how to *NOT* top post.

Larry