[mythtv-users] No listings on remote MythFrontend *solved*

[Jeff Artz]

Ivor,

   I ran mythepg -v and the output to the shell console window said:
     mythtv: could not connect to socket
     mythtv: Connection refused
     lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
     Error loading image file: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Titivillus/
     You don't have any channels defined in the database
     This isn't going to work.
     2005-01-13 13:10:04 Using protocol version 13
     2005-01-13 13:10:05 Using protocol version 13

  So I jumped out of the EPG, and decided to use the 'find' command (that I 
just learned the proper usage syntax for) to find the 'mysql.txt' 
configuration file.  I found that there were two "mysql.txt" files on the 
system.   One of them looked right (/etc/mythtv/mysql.txt/), with the 
correct info for the mythtbackend address, and the other looked like a 
'plain vanilla' file pointing to localhost (/usr/share/mythtv/mysql.txt). 
It would appear that 'mythtv-setup' was updating the wrong file, because 
once I updated the other file with the backend server's IP address, the 
listings are there...

  Perhaps mythtv is using both files?  After all, the 'browse' function 
worked before updating the other mysql.txt file and I *was* able to watch 
live tv and recordings.  The 'workaround' would probably to be to delete one 
of the files and create a symbolic link to the 'real' file for the one that 
was deleted, right?

  Nevertheless, I think I'm still going to 'scrub' the system and install 
FC2/MythTV from scratch.  That way it will match my backend system in terms 
of 'look & feel' and usability of the underlying OS.

  Thanks for your reply -- I was able to fix the problem in just 5 minutes 
with your help!

Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ivor Hewitt" <ivor at ivor.org>
To: <junk_inbox at comcast.net>; "Discussion about mythtv" 
<mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] No listings on remote MythFrontend


>> Ok, I have two systems setup -- a backend running FC2 (that is also
>> setup as a MythTV Frontend) named 'mythtv-backend' at IP address
>> 192.168.1.20, and a frontend running KnoppMyth (installed to HD)
>> named 'mythtv-lr' at address 192.168.1.21.  On the backend system,
>> I can do everything perfectly.  On the frontend system, I can watch
>> Live TV and recorded programs just fine and can also use the
>> 'browse' feature while in Live TV to browse the programs on other
>> channels.  But when I pull up the Program Guide (either via Live TV
>> or via "Manage Recordings/Schedule Recordings/Guide", I don't have
>> any listings on the screen.   (Strange, because the individual
>> listings show in 'browse' mode, and they are using the same
>> database, right?)
>>
>>
Hmm weird.  Do you get anything if you run mythepg? also try running
with verbose logging and bringing up the program guide and see if it
tells you what it can't do. can't recall the  exact '-v' setting so use
  mythfrontend --help.