[mythtv-users] Daemon start-up Mythbackend in Debian

[Steve Dobson]

Kevin

On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 07:46:29PM -0500, Kevin Nebhut wrote:
> I have been unable to start mythbackend at start-up using either the 
> script here:  
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/14391?search_string=debian%20daemon;#14391
> 
> the script here: http://www.courville.org/phpwiki/Mythtv
> 
> and of course the supplied contrib start-up, which i tried even though 
> it was fairly obvious it wouldn't work with debian.
> 
> I get no feedback at all during start-up, I have it starting right after 
> mysql and right before kdm, and get nothing showing on screen.
> 
> If I do /etc/init.d/mythbackend start at a promt, it works, but it 
> doesn't seem to get processed at all during start-up.  I've used 
> update-rc.d and the supplied sysVinit editor trying to get it to start 
> in run levels 3 4 and 5, but my startup seems to complete ignore the 
> file.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Running debian unstable with a day old CVS.

Did you create the links to the /etc/init.d/mythbackend?

At boot up and shutdown the scripts in the rc[0-6S].d dirs are run to
put the system into the appropriate run level (see "man 8 init" for more
on runlevels).

>From below you appear to have selected Debian as your distro.  I
congratulate you on your choice.

If you are using Debian then the following commands will create
the needed symlinks for you.

  # update-rc.d mythbackend stop 01 0 1 6 . start 99 2 3 4 5 .

> BTW, off the subject, but MythTV has caused me to learn quite a lot about 
> Linux in the last few weeks.  Ive went through 4 different distros 
> (mandrake, suse,  fedora core, debian)  compiled mythtv countless times 
> and I have loved every minute of it. 

Personally I think Debian is the best distro out there.  I know there
are others distros that are more up to date, but the package system of
debian (and the way they layout the disk) is the best I've see.

I just love doing a

  # apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

I just what my production web server get updated with out taking it
of line!

Steve