[mythtv-users] Still haunted by my master backend change

[Robin Gilks]

> On Sat, 2015-07-25 at 23:13 +1200, Robin Gilks wrote:
>> Oh what fun we have.
>>
>> Just tried to look at something on YouTube using MythNetVision and the
>> URL
>> it tries (and fails) is the IP address of the old backend.
>>
>> "
>> Host Unreachable
>> When conecting to
>> http://192.168.1.10:6544/InternetContent/GetInternetContent?Grabber=nv_python_libs/configs/HTML/youtube.html&videocode=xxxxxxxxxx
>> "
>>
>> I can't find any config to tell it what backend IP address is should use
>> and everything else works. I've checked config.xml and it is pointing at
>> the correct database server so I assume I've got leftover crud in my
>> database. What process is supposed to keep this clean?
>>
>
> There were some recent bugs related to the use/resolving hostnames in
> the mythtv-setup of BE IP addresses. It was possible to use names in
> place of IP addresses but was never the intended behaviour (or similar).

I've never used a hostname in over 9 years of using mythtv

> Is your old master backend still alive/running?
> Have you looked at all the locations for config.xml :-
> - /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml         (normal BE user)
> - /home/<the-FE-user>/.mythtv/config.xml  (possible diff FE user)
> - /etc/mythtv/config.xml                  (fall back)
> I would suggest the backend & frontend logs as these indicate which
> config.xml is being used (or they do with extra verbose settings).

config.xml tells the frontend (and backend) where the database is - it's
finding that as I can play TV and videos OK.

> Maybe your IP address is not what you think or not static; mysql is
> listening local so that just works. How are you setting the static IP?
> local config or from router using MAC or hostnames list.

Static IP addresses throughout my local network.

> I believe mythtv finds/uses the flash installed for firefox/netscape
> plugin API. So try your flash radio in firefox.

Works OK in Chrome, chromium and Iceweasel (free firefox) - fails in
Konquorer and mythtv.



-- 
Robin Gilks