On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 2:14 AM, daryl <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sofasurferlinux@charter.net">sofasurferlinux@charter.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I have read all the how-tos and manuals and I am not able to get Mythtv<br>
to do anything for me? It seems that everything I read is written with<br>
the assumption that a new user already has some built-in understanding<br>
of the terminology and processes involved.<br>
<br>
I installed 'mythtv' with synaptic. Now when I click on<br>
system>administration>mythtv backend setup I get a message "backend must<br>
be closed before continueing. Is it ok to close backend processes". I<br>
chose 'ok'.<br>
A ternimal window then opened for a couple seconds and the I am asked to<br>
chose a preferred language. I chose english. The next message is 'NO<br>
UPnP BACKENDS FOUND'. I click on 'ok' and 'database configuration 1/2'<br>
comes up.<br>
<br>
I guess the 'NO UPnP BACKENDS FOUND' was simply verifying that the<br>
backend was shut down.<br>
<br>
My localhost name is 'localhost'.There is no port setting.Database name<br>
is 'mythconverg'. Username was 'mythtv' but I changed it to 'daryl'<br>
since I am in the mythtv group. It then lists password which was also<br>
'mythtv'.<br>
<br>
I changed the password to the password found in the 'mysql.txt' file.<br>
<br>
Next to where is says "ping test server" there is a space labeled<br>
"port". Should there be anything in it?<br>
<br>
Page 2 has these options. "Use custom identifier for frontend<br>
preferences" and "Enable database server wakeup". I think these can be<br>
left alone for now. Correct?<br>
<br>
Now when I click the "finish" button I get this message "Cannot find<br>
(ping) database host on network. Clicking on "ok" takes my back to the<br>
first configuration page.<br>
<br>
I can not do anything but go in circles that lead nowhere.<br>
<br>
Am I missing a trick or what? What is the solution to setting up Mythtv.<br>
<br>
My Hauppauge HVR 1600 is detected according to dmesg cx18.<br>
</blockquote></div><br>On Ubuntu I usually just install the mythbuntu-desktop package. This will install everything you need. As others have stated you can then go into mythbuntu control center from your system settings menu and setup additional stuff like remotes, plugins, etc.<br>