[mythtv] Systemd expertise needed: systemctl fails to start mythbackend

R. G. Newbury newbury at mandamus.org
Thu Jul 5 23:09:27 UTC 2012


On 07/05/2012 06:43 PM, Gavin Hurlbut wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:30 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: No UPnP backends found
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: Would you like to
>> configure the database connect...no]
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: [console is not
>> interactive, using default 'no']
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: 2012-07-05
>> 18:27:19.402539 I  No UPnP backends found
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: 2012-07-05
>> 18:27:19.403866 D  FindDatabase() - failed
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: 2012-07-05
>> 18:27:19.403901 C  Failed to init Myt...xt.
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: 2012-07-05
>> 18:27:19.805503 D  MMulticastSocketDe...HIP
>> Jul 05 18:27:19 tor6.mandamus.org mythbackend[6132]: eno: Invalid argument
>> (22)
>
> I would expect you will find a lot more in
> /var/mythv/log/mythbackend.201207051827*.6132.log
>
I've just read this, after my SOLVED reply. There was nothing extra in 
the log. Just the 'failed to init'

> It sounds to me like the config.xml file is not being found.  I
> *think* it needs to be in the homedir of the user running myth, *but*
> can be overridden with the MYTHCONFDIR environment variable.  To be
> safe, you probably want to symlink it so it's in both places.

And right you are.

Thank you.

Geoff


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