[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend will not start

[Barry Martin]

Hi Jack!

> This is frontend and backend machines both upgraded from Ubuntu 14.04 to
> 16.04 and .27 to .28.
>
> Actually I just did clean install on frontend.
>
> I think I finally got the mysql problems squared away on backend.  I can
> run through mythbackend setup and it runs myfilldatabase and mythbackend
> starts.
>
> However, the frontend will not start.  This from the log on frontend

Plus a later comment on seeing the Country and Language screen


Might be because the configuration files (seems to be plural) aren't 
configured correctly -- for some reason doesn't seem to get imported.


Check (and probably edit)  /etc/mythtv/config.xml; from my notes:


|*/*||*etc/mythtv/config.xml *|Each indent only a space; used tabs for 
clarity

|<Configuration>|

|<Database>|

|<PingHost>1</PingHost>|

|<Host>192.16||8||.0.13</Host> ||<== server (Backend) IP ||address; if 
'MythBE1' sticks|

|<UserName>mythtv</UserName>|

|<Password>||KwteP9HQ</Password> /(I did alter for this post)/
|

|<DatabaseName>mythconverg</DatabaseName>|

|<Port>3306</Port>|

|</Database>|

|<WakeOnLAN>|

|<Enabled>0</Enabled> ||<== 1 = Try to wake host|

|<SQLReconnectWaitTime>0</SQLReconnectWaitTime> ||<==seconds to wait 
before reconnect|

|<SQLConnectRetry>5</SQLConnectRetry>|

|<Command>echo 'WOLsqlServerCommand not set'</Command> ||||<== might be 
sudo etherwake MAC address ||==> sudo etherwake xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx|||

|</WakeOnLAN>|

|</Configuration>|


There are other config.xml's:

locate config.xml

 1.

    /etc/mythtv/config.xml

 2.

    /home/barry/*.*mythtv/config.xml

 3.

    /usr/share/mythtv/config.xml


Check numbers one and two -- updating #1 is supposed to update #2 but 
for some reason around here doesn't always.  (And what's nice is someone 
might tell me what's wrong and we'll both learn! :)  )


Another thing I learned is if you type mythfrontend at Terminal one 
avoids the annoying looping one gets when loading the Frontend via the 
icon.  I've learned during initial configuration not to turn on the 
automatically load MythTV option.   Oh, and also do not tic the -- argh! 
can't remember nor find what it's called in my notes!  In MCC there's an 
option to optimize -- I think MySQL -- definitely 'optimize'.  The 
command sequence is broken.


Good Luck!

Barry


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