[mythtv-users] using mythtv

[Tim Jordan]

can you telnet onto the port of the sql server from the remote machine?

Tim
On 18 Jul 2006, at 21:17, Mark Knecht wrote:

> On 7/18/06, Calvin Harrigan <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> <SNIP>
>> I've also upgraded from 0.18.1 -> 0.19 on Gentoo recently.  It was
>> painless, well except for the compiling part.  :-)  But I was able to
>> upgrade a be/fe and two frontend machines within two hours.  I didn't
>> even have to run the full setup again.  I would like to know how  
>> up to
>> date your gentoo install was,  at least what version of gcc and c
>> libraries.  Did you do an emerge sync before the upgrade?  Did you  
>> do an
>>   emerge system?  The last step is not absolutely necessary, but it's
>> usually easier to upgrade to newer software when the base system  
>> is up
>> to date.
>
> eix-sync
> emerge -pvDuN world
>
> then emerged mythtv
>
> MythTV did not work for me. It would not access the existing database.
>
> While I accept the basis of your question, and am envious that it
> worked for you and Phil, the actual system implications are *somewhat*
> vague since we don't know who is running purely stable, who is running
> fully ~x86. or which machines, other than mine, are in the middle.
>
> We could compare what is in /etc/portage/package.keywords (or use, or
> mask, or unmask, etc..) and get a better idea.
>
> Currently I have just done an emerge -C mythtv mythtv-themes. I am now
> doing updatedb and slocate myth a few times and am clearing out every
> last thing I can find except the existing database which is almost
> complete.
>
> MySQL is still running and I can log in to mythconverg from any
> machine on the network:
>
> lightning is the remote machine
> dragonfly has mysql running and the mythconverg database
>
> mark at lightning ~ $ mysql -u mythtv -h dragonfly mythconverg -p
> Enter password:
> Reading table information for completion of table and column names
> You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A
>
> Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
> Your MySQL connection id is 15 to server version: 4.1.20-log
>
> Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
>
> mysql> quit
> Bye
> mark at lightning ~ $
>
> If I use the wrong password I do not log in. If I use the wrong
> database name I do not log in. If I use the wrong user I do not log
> in. MySQL is working.
>
> We'll see how it goes after the next emerge mythtv step...
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
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