[mythtv-users] MythTV Install

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Wed Sep 10 06:09:09 UTC 2014


On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Richard Brook <byronf16 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently had my Ubuntu 14.04 system crash. I did a clean install of 14.04
> again and then a clean install of MythTV. I have installed it successfully
> numerous times, in the past, from Terminal and Software Center, without
> issue.
>
> Now, whenever I try to install it, I run the back end and I get the message
> cannot connect to database, password not correct. I followed some advice and
> ran an msql command an reset the password to MythTV. I completed the back
> end config and proceeded to the frontend. There, I get an error that the
> frontend cannot connect to the back end. May be an IP issue. I never saw
> that before. I assume it should be 127.0.0.1, as that is the default.
>
> I did a purge of MythTV and reinstalled it. When it asked for the d
> password, I entered MythTV. When the install finished, I ran the Back end,
> and was greeted with the same screen asking what language to use, followed
> by the cannot connect to database error.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>

sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database (answer "yes")

sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-common (answers: mythconverg, mythtv,
mythtv, your eth0 address)

Yes, I say choose a password that makes sense and you can remember.
Your mythtv system isn't accessible from the internet anyway is it?

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