[mythtv] Help, plaeas, Debian mysql problems

Craig Black blackfarm at mountain.net
Thu Jan 23 11:05:34 EST 2003


How do you create the tables?

On Thursday 23 January 2003 5:29 am, Fredrik Nyberg DC wrote:
> > That's where I am today, and at this point in time, neither can mythtv
> > connect to create it's schemas, nor can I connect to mysql as it's root
> > user. nor can I change the root mysql password using the appripriate
> > mysql tool.
>
> I think mysql uses a table in the database for usernames and passwords.
> You should be able to change them there as root. (This rulez: apt-get
> install webmin-mysql). I got mythtv to work (sort of) on debian with
> apt, but I dispaired due to not reading the docs for installation
> closely enough. Make sure you have the QTDIR variable set to where your
> QT-mysql-driver is (/usr/lib/qt3 for me). Check that you have a valid
> $PREFIX/share/mythtv/mysql.txt file (probably /usr/local). And have you
> created the tables for mythtv in mysql (probably not, if you can't
> connect to it).
>
> I decided to install mythtv from source on Debian 3.0 stable, since I
> have burned my fingers on unstable packages one time too many (like
> upgrading to a defunct libc6, ouch!).
>
> I am a total newbie to mythtv, so I hope I am neither leading you astray
> nor sounding patronizing when I say: read the docs closely!
>
> Good luck!
>
> Nybä
>
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