[mythtv-users] Can connect to frontend via telnet, but do not get any response

[Steve Daniels]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of bjg at gobgk.com
> Sent: 24 March 2006 03:17
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Can connect to frontend via telnet,but do not get
> any response
> 
> I just upgraded to 0.19 using apt-get and have everything working except
> control of the frontend over telnet.  I enabled it in the Setup menu, and
> stopped and restarted the frontend.  I can telnet to port 6546 and get the
> CLI interface, but whenever I enter a command, I get an "OK" return, but
> nothing happens on the frontend.
> 
> For example:
> # jump mythnews
> OK
> # key down
> OK
> # jump playbackbox
> OK
> 
> During all this, the frontend just stays where it's at (currently at the
> main menu).
> 
> I've got a combined frontend/backend server, and am only running one
> frontend on it.  I tried exiting that frontend and then telnetting to 6546
> - I get a "Connection Refused".
> 
> I did notice that when I do a ps, mythfrontend shows up twice - not sure
> if this is expected or not:
> 
> [root at dvrb1 bin]# ps -alef | grep mythfrontend
> 0 S mythtv    5733     1 16  76   0 - 50123 stext  20:16 ?        00:00:03
> mythfrontend
> 0 S mythtv    5735     1 16  76   0 - 50164 stext  20:16 ?        00:00:04
> mythfrontend
> 0 R root      5761  5261  0  77   0 -   933 -      20:17 pts/2    00:00:00
> grep mythfrontend

I think that's your problem.. Try looking into the source of that double
entry..

> 
> Anyway, since this functionality seems to work for others, I was wondering
> if anyone had run into this before, or had any ideas on how I should
> proceed.
> 
> Thanks!
> Bryan

Steve