[mythtv-users] New install and my problmes.

[Damian Surr]

> As a very inexperienced Linux user, one of the most important aspects
> of your system you should come to rely on is the logging output
> provided from programs (such as the mythbackend log output you've
> provided below) and your system log (syslog). Problems which can have
> you scratching your head can sometimes (and hopefully in this case) be
> resolved quickly just by checking your logfiles.
>
> I would also strongly recommend you consider picking up a Ubuntu book
> (or take the tune to read the Ubunu site) that will methodically take
> you through how Linux (and any Ubuntu special features) works and how
> all the pieces fit together on your system.
>   
Thanks Nick. Can you recommend a good book? I agree I could certainly do 
with one to bring me up to speed. I feel like I did the first time I 
made a boot disk in DOS :-)
>   
>> /var/lib/mythtv//nfslockfile.lock: Permission denied
>> Unable to open lockfile!
>> Be sure that '/var/lib/mythtv/' exists and that both
>> the directory and that file are writeable by this user.
>>     
>
> Does the directory exist? This is where MythTV is going to try and
> store your TV recordings.
>   
Yes, it's there. I tried running
sudo mythbackend
and that error didn't show its self. Must be a permissions thing, but I 
don't know much about that.
I'm wondering if the Ubuntu Frontend/backend/desktop guide that I 
followed was set up with the intention of logging into the session as 
mythtv whenever you want to use mythtv? I'm trying to do things from 
logging into ubuntu as my user.
>   
>> damian at MythBox:~$ mythfrontend
>>     
> <snip>
>   
>> 2007-02-02 19:00:54.583 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
>> (try 1 of 5)
>> 2007-02-02 19:00:54.584 Connection timed out.
>>                        You probably should modify the Master Server
>>                        settings in the setup program and set the
>>                        proper IP address.
>>     
>
> Have you restarted mythbackend before running mythfrontend? The proper
> IP address the error message refers to is the 'real' IP address of the
> system the backend is running on (such as 192.168.1.10), not the local
> loopback address of 127.0.0.1 which is what you currently have
> specified in mythtv-setup.
>   
Right. Thanks for that. Everything I've seen so far made me feel like I 
should leave the 127.0.0.1 as it is whenever I saw it. Which one should 
I change?
Should I be forwarding any ports on my Netgear router?

Thanks for trying to help out Nick!

Damian