[mythtv-users] help..mythbackend.."failed to bind port"

[Tom Lichti]

Nada De nada wrote:
> 2005-09-27 09:59:30.237 Connecting to backend server:
> 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
> 2005-09-27 09:59:30.245 Using protocol version 15
>
>   
The frontend has successfully connected to the backend. What does it 
show on the actual screen? ie do you see the MythTV frontend program?
>
> -- I run back end again and gave me the same error
> that i have been getting
>
> [mythtv at localhost ~]$ mythbackend &
> [2] 19943
> [mythtv at localhost ~]$ 2005-09-27 10:09:38.211 New DB
> connection, total: 1
> Starting up as the master server.
> 2005-09-27 10:09:38.233 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2005-09-27 10:09:38.248 New DB connection, total: 3
> 2005-09-27 10:09:38.746 New DB scheduler connection
> 2005-09-27 10:09:38.755 mythbackend version:
> 0.18.1.20050523-1 www.mythtv.org
> 2005-09-27 10:09:38.755 Enabled verbose msgs :
> important general
> QServerSocket: failed to bind or listen to the socket
> Failed to bind port: 6543
>   
That is because the backend is already running. It looks like you have 
it working, what exactly are you trying to do?

Tom