<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Thomas Mashos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thomas@mashos.com" target="_blank">thomas@mashos.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Richard Brook <<a href="mailto:byronf16@gmail.com">byronf16@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Thomas Mashos <<a href="mailto:thomas@mashos.com">thomas@mashos.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Richard Brook <<a href="mailto:byronf16@gmail.com">byronf16@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Mark Perkins <<a href="mailto:perkins1724@hotmail.com">perkins1724@hotmail.com</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
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>> >> On 8 Sep 2014, at 11:41 pm, "Richard Brook" <<a href="mailto:byronf16@gmail.com">byronf16@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> >> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Janusz S. Bien <<a href="mailto:jsbien@mimuw.edu.pl">jsbien@mimuw.edu.pl</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
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>> >>> Quote/Cytat - Mike Perkins <<a href="mailto:mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk">mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk</a>> (Mon 08 Sep<br>
>> >>> 2014 11:49:23 AM CEST):<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>>> You do know that backports /is/ testing? Just a thought.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> So in theory they should behave in the same way...<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Next week I try to make a fresh install get a better understanding<br>
>> >>> what<br>
>> >>> is going on.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Regards<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Janusz<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> --<br>
>> >>> Prof. dr hab. Janusz S. Bień - Uniwersytet Warszawski (Katedra<br>
>> >>> Lingwistyki Formalnej)<br>
>> >>> Prof. Janusz S. Bień - University of Warsaw (Formal Linguistics<br>
>> >>> Department)<br>
>> >>> <a href="mailto:jsbien@uw.edu.pl">jsbien@uw.edu.pl</a>, <a href="mailto:jsbien@mimuw.edu.pl">jsbien@mimuw.edu.pl</a>,<br>
>> >>> <a href="http://fleksem.klf.uw.edu.pl/~jsbien/" target="_blank">http://fleksem.klf.uw.edu.pl/~jsbien/</a><br>
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>> >><br>
>> >> This is becoming very frustrating. I just did a clean install of Ubuntu<br>
>> >> 14.04, again. I go to the Software Center to do a clean install of<br>
>> >> MythTV. I<br>
>> >> select MythTV Backend and the install begins. About half way through<br>
>> >> the<br>
>> >> install, the Software Center window darkens to a grey and freezes. I<br>
>> >> wait<br>
>> >> and finally I click on the X and I get an error message that the app<br>
>> >> has<br>
>> >> stopped working and Close or Wait. I close and then rerun Software<br>
>> >> Center. I<br>
>> >> see the status bars for MythTV Frontend and Backend are about half<br>
>> >> finished.<br>
>> >> I wait until they are finished. I run MythTV Backend. It informs me<br>
>> >> that I<br>
>> >> need to be in the MythTV group and I indicate OK. I am informed that I<br>
>> >> must<br>
>> >> Logout and Login. I do so. Once I Login, I run MythTV Backend, again<br>
>> >> and I<br>
>> >> am taken to the window where it asks me what language I want. I choose<br>
>> >> English and hit Save. The next screen indicates that it cannot connect<br>
>> >> to<br>
>> >> the Database. Asterisk indicates the fields that need to be changed.<br>
>> >> Hostname has the Asterisk before it.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> The other fields are Ping Test - It is checked. Port: 3306. Database<br>
>> >> Name<br>
>> >> mythconverg. User mythtv. Password mythtv.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> If I click on Next it takes me to Database screen 2. I click on Finish<br>
>> >> and<br>
>> >> it takes me right back to the Select Language screen. I have to cancel<br>
>> >> out<br>
>> >> as I am in a loop. I checked the Config.xml file and here are the<br>
>> >> contents;<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> <Configuration><br>
>> >> <LocalHostName>my-unique-identifier-goes-here</LocalHostName><br>
>> >> <Database><br>
>> >> <PingHost>1</PingHost><br>
>> >> <Host>localhost</Host><br>
>> >> <UserName>mythtv</UserName><br>
>> >> <Password>mythtv</Password><br>
>> >> <DatabaseName>mythconverg</DatabaseName><br>
>> >> <Port>3306</Port><br>
>> >> </Database><br>
>> >> <WakeOnLAN><br>
>> >> <Enabled>0</Enabled><br>
>> >> <SQLReconnectWaitTime>0</SQLReconnectWaitTime><br>
>> >> <SQLConnectRetry>5</SQLConnectRetry><br>
>> >> <Command>echo 'WOLsqlServerCommand not set'</Command><br>
>> >> </WakeOnLAN><br>
>> >> </Configuration><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> This has happened to me before, this week where I did a Clean install<br>
>> >> of<br>
>> >> both OS and MythTV with the same scenario. When I first installed 14.04<br>
>> >> and<br>
>> >> MythTV, a month ago, I had no problems with the install. Could there be<br>
>> >> changes in the Ubuntu Updates or in the MythTV Install that are causing<br>
>> >> these issues? By the way, I did the Clean install today. I was never<br>
>> >> asked<br>
>> >> to create an Admin password for the database.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> This is very frustrating<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> _______________________________________________<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> How are you doing the clean install? If you are not getting asked for<br>
>> >> root<br>
>> >> password for MySQL at creation it sounds to me like configuration is<br>
>> >> persisting between installs.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Have you considered using Mythbuntu instead of Ubuntu? It takes care of<br>
>> >> a<br>
>> >> lot of this type of setup and is a good choice if primary usage is just<br>
>> >> MythTV (you can still use as desktop however).<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > I did a clean install of Mythbuntu on another HDD. I have it configured<br>
>> > for<br>
>> > Desktop use as well as MythTV. For a number of years I have been using<br>
>> > an<br>
>> > Nvidia 9800gtx video card and a 50"Sony HDTV as the monitor. I have it<br>
>> > connected using a DVI to HDMI cable at 1080p. I am currently running the<br>
>> > proprietary 331 drivers.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > One problem I am having is getting the LiveTV to display at the proper<br>
>> > size.<br>
>> > It appears not to be using the 16x9 Aspect Ratio. When I ran the<br>
>> > Frontend on<br>
>> > my other Ubuntu setups, I was able to see a configuration screen that<br>
>> > allowed me to set the GUI to one resolution and the Playback to another.<br>
>> > I<br>
>> > have gone through all the menus in the Frontend setup but I cannot find<br>
>> > that<br>
>> > config screen. I can access all of the menu choices except Screen Setup<br>
>> > Wizard. When I click on that menu choice I am taken to a grey textured<br>
>> > screen that is blank (no text). If I hit ESC, it takes me to a much<br>
>> > lighter<br>
>> > blank screen. I cannot seem to back out of this screen without powering<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > PC Off and On..<br>
>> ><br>
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>> > MythTV Forums: <a href="https://forum.mythtv.org" target="_blank">https://forum.mythtv.org</a><br>
>> ><br>
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>> What version of the Mythbuntu theme are you using?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>><br>
>> Thomas Mashos<br>
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> Mythbuntu 28.2 from Theme Chooser. This was the default.<br>
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</div></div>You need to update it. 28.10 is the latest. It should offer you an update.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Thomas Mashos<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I was getting an update notice but I thought 28.2 was newer than 28.1. I just chose 28.1 from the Theme Chooser. What can I expect to be different?<br></div></div>