[mythtv-users] Re: mysql problem

Antonis Labadaridis antonis.lab at gmail.com
Mon Nov 21 05:43:28 EST 2005


I install some rpms from the manndriva CD#3 there's now a service
mysqld but thw problems persists...
On 11/21/05, Antonis Labadaridis <antonis.lab at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to install mythtv on madriva linux 2005LE. I donwloaded
> the pms by thac. I try to rum mythtv setup but I receive an error
> message that it can not connect to the database and it prompts me to
> change same settings. I think the problem is that I don't have sql
> installed, since when I try to follow these instructions from the
> HOW-TO:
>
>
> If this is the system maintaining the database, make sure that MySQL
> is running and started at boot. Click on Mandrake Control
> Center->System->Services, find MySQL and click the "On Boot" button
> and the "Start" button if the MySQL status shows that it isn't running
> yet.
>
> [there's no mySQL option at all]
>
>  NOTE: There have been reports that MySQL isn't starting at boot. If
> this is happening to you, try running the following commands.
> $ su
> # chkconfig --level 35 mysql on
>
> [error reading information on service mysql: No such file or directory]
>
>
> # /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql start
> # exit
>
> Which rpms should I install? Are they on the madrake cd?
>


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