[mythtv-users] QMYSQL3 driver not loaded??

mstrimel@comcast.net mstrimel at comcast.net
Wed Feb 1 14:22:31 UTC 2006


> I'm stuck trying to install mythtv. I got to where you run the >mythtv setup
>program just before mythfilldatabase. setup (AKA mythsetup) >gives me an
>error:


>QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL3 driver not loaded
>QSqlDatabase: available drivers:
>QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL3 driver not loaded
>QSqlDatabase: available drivers:
>Unable to connect to database!
>No error type from QSqlError?  Strange...
>Unable to open database:
>Driver error was:
>Driver not loaded
>Database error was:
>Driver not loaded 

Responding to a quite old post ... but I just had this problem last night after upgrading to Ubuntu Breezy.  The solution for Ubuntu was:
sudo apt-get install libqt3-mt-mysql

in case this helps somebody else.

Mary


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