[mythtv-users] Android mythfrontend not connecting

[Kevin Johnson]

On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:24 PM Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:16 PM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 7:10 PM Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Is your backend setup with the bind-address=:: in your mysql.conf.d
>>>> files somewhere??
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is now
>>>
>>>> Did you use a real IP address in mythtv-setup instead of 127.0.0.1?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you did all that then on the Android device go to apps and delete
>>>> all the data for mythfrontend and then when it pops up the can't connect
>>>> message, just search.  Mine always connects at that point.  That's how I
>>>> switch backends when testing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> After doing as you suggested.  I got it to connect after manually
>>> changing the settings.  I had to change hostname to actual ip address of
>>> the backend.  I also had to change the password.
>>>
>>> It connects and works.  But, when i exit and enter again, it goes back
>>> to using the hostname instead of the ip address i entered, and the password
>>> changes back to the original password.
>>>
>>> Permission issue somewhere?
>>> Kevin
>>>
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>> Use Android settings and clear all data on mythfrontend app. The use
>> search
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> Cleared data and cache.
> Start mythfronted app.  Go to search.  Says cannot connect to database.
> Choose the database it finds and save it.
> It does its thing for about a minute then prompts with database failed to
> start.
> If I then choose setup, it has the backend hostname loaded, as well as the
> old password.
> If I change hostname to the actual ip and correct the password, it works.
>
> But once I exit, old settings return.
>

I resolved this by running mythtvs-etup and putting in the actual ip
address instead of the hostname.
I thought I had done this during setup.  But apparently I was wrong.

Thanks for the help.
Kevin
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