[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

Tue Sep 9 16:58:06 UTC 2014

On 09/09/14 16:09, Richard Brook wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com
>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8 Sep 2014, at 11:41 pm, "Richard Brook" <byronf16 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Janusz S. Bien <jsbien at mimuw.edu.pl>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Quote/Cytat - Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> (Mon 08
>> Sep
>>>>>>> 2014 11:49:23 AM CEST):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You do know that backports /is/ testing? Just a thought.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So in theory they should behave in the same way...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Next week I try to make a fresh install get a better understanding
>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>> is going on.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Janusz
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Prof. dr hab. Janusz S. BieÅ„ -  Uniwersytet Warszawski (Katedra
>>>>>>> Lingwistyki Formalnej)
>>>>>>> Prof. Janusz S. BieÅ„ - University of Warsaw (Formal Linguistics
>>>>>>> Department)
>>>>>>> jsbien at uw.edu.pl, jsbien at mimuw.edu.pl,
>>>>>>> http://fleksem.klf.uw.edu.pl/~jsbien/
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is becoming very frustrating. I just did a clean install of
>> Ubuntu
>>>>>> 14.04, again. I go to the Software Center to do a clean install of
>>>>>> MythTV. I
>>>>>> select MythTV Backend and the install begins. About half way through
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> install, the Software Center window darkens to a grey and freezes. I
>>>>>> wait
>>>>>> and finally I click on the X and I get an error message that the app
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> stopped working and Close or Wait. I close and then rerun Software
>>>>>> Center. I
>>>>>> see the status bars for MythTV Frontend and Backend are about half
>>>>>> finished.
>>>>>> I wait until they are finished. I run MythTV Backend. It informs me
>>>>>> that I
>>>>>> need to be in the MythTV group and I indicate OK. I am informed that
>> I
>>>>>> must
>>>>>> Logout and Login. I do so. Once I Login, I run MythTV Backend, again
>>>>>> and I
>>>>>> am taken to the window where it asks me what language I want. I
>> choose
>>>>>> English and hit Save. The next screen indicates that it cannot
>> connect
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> the Database. Asterisk indicates the fields that need to be changed.
>>>>>> Hostname has the Asterisk before it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The other fields are Ping Test - It is checked. Port: 3306. Database
>>>>>> Name
>>>>>> mythconverg. User mythtv. Password mythtv.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I click on Next it takes me to Database screen 2. I click on
>> Finish
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> it takes me right back to the Select Language screen. I have to
>> cancel
>>>>>> out
>>>>>> as I am in a loop. I checked the Config.xml file and here are the
>>>>>> contents;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <Configuration>
>>>>>>    <LocalHostName>my-unique-identifier-goes-here</LocalHostName>
>>>>>>    <Database>
>>>>>>      <PingHost>1</PingHost>
>>>>>>      <Host>localhost</Host>
>>>>>>      <UserName>mythtv</UserName>
>>>>>>      <Password>mythtv</Password>
>>>>>>      <DatabaseName>mythconverg</DatabaseName>
>>>>>>      <Port>3306</Port>
>>>>>>    </Database>
>>>>>>    <WakeOnLAN>
>>>>>>      <Enabled>0</Enabled>
>>>>>>      <SQLReconnectWaitTime>0</SQLReconnectWaitTime>
>>>>>>      <SQLConnectRetry>5</SQLConnectRetry>
>>>>>>      <Command>echo 'WOLsqlServerCommand not set'</Command>
>>>>>>    </WakeOnLAN>
>>>>>> </Configuration>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This has happened to me before, this week where I did a Clean install
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> both OS and MythTV with the same scenario. When I first installed
>> 14.04
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> MythTV, a month ago, I had no problems with the install. Could there
>> be
>>>>>> changes in the Ubuntu Updates or in the MythTV Install that are
>> causing
>>>>>> these issues? By the way, I did the Clean install today. I was never
>>>>>> asked
>>>>>> to create an Admin password for the database.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is very frustrating
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How are you doing the clean install? If you are not getting asked for
>>>>>> root
>>>>>> password for MySQL at creation it sounds to me like configuration is
>>>>>> persisting between installs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you considered using Mythbuntu instead of Ubuntu? It takes care
>> of
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> lot of this type of setup and is a good choice if primary usage is
>> just
>>>>>> MythTV (you can still use as desktop however).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I did a clean install of Mythbuntu on another HDD. I have it
>> configured
>>>>> for
>>>>> Desktop use as well as MythTV. For a number of years I have been using
>>>>> an
>>>>> Nvidia 9800gtx video card and a 50"Sony HDTV as the monitor. I have it
>>>>> connected using a DVI to HDMI cable at 1080p. I am currently running
>> the
>>>>> proprietary 331 drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> One problem I am having is getting the LiveTV to display at the proper
>>>>> size.
>>>>> It appears not to be using the 16x9 Aspect Ratio. When I ran the
>>>>> Frontend on
>>>>> my other Ubuntu setups, I was able to see a configuration screen that
>>>>> allowed me to set the GUI to one resolution and the Playback to
>> another.
>>>>> I
>>>>> have gone through all the menus in the Frontend setup but I cannot
>> find
>>>>> that
>>>>> config screen. I can access all of the menu choices except Screen
>> Setup
>>>>> Wizard. When I click on that menu choice I am taken to a grey textured
>>>>> screen that is blank (no text). If I hit ESC, it takes me to a much
>>>>> lighter
>>>>> blank screen. I cannot seem to back out of this screen without
>> powering
>>>>> the
>>>>> PC Off and On..
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>> MythTV Forums: https://forum.mythtv.org
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What version of the Mythbuntu theme are you using?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Thomas Mashos
>>>
>>>
>>> Mythbuntu 28.2 from Theme Chooser. This was the default.
>>
>> You need to update it. 28.10 is the latest. It should offer you an update.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thomas Mashos
>>
>
> I was getting an update notice but I thought 28.2 was newer than 28.1. I
> just chose 28.1 from the Theme Chooser. What can I expect to be different?
>
It's these new-fangled ways of giving update numbers: TEN, not One. Ten is 
greater than Two!

-- 

Mike Perkins