[mythtv-users] front end starts but unable to watch tv

Mike McMullin mwmcmlln at mnsi.net
Mon Apr 20 02:21:01 UTC 2009


On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 19:59 -0600, Joel Donahue wrote:
> > www.mythtv.org
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.068 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.328 Primary screen 0.
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.329 Using screen 0, 1680x1050 at 0,0
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.332 Switching to square mode (blue)
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.358 Using the Qt painter
> > mythtv: could not connect to socket
> > mythtv: Connection refused
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.359 lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding
> > messages
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:48.360 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled -
> > Failed to read /home/Mike/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:49.838 Loading
> > from: /home/Mike/.mythtv/themes/blue/base.xml
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:50.033 Loading
> > from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:50.098 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:53.834 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543
> > (try 1 of 5)
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:53.835 Using protocol version 40
> > 2009-04-19 21:21:59.770 Deleting UPnP client...
> > 
> >   I know that I don't as of yet have lirc configured, not do I have a
> > joystick set up either, but from at least one past message this should
> > not be a problem.  I choose watch TV and the screen blanks and then the
> > menu shows up again.  There is no difference in the above output if I
> > try the menu option once or several times.
> >   Also openSuSE does not seem to have an /etc/mythtv directory, not can
> > I locate the mysql.txt file, that I have seen discussed.
> > 
> > Mike at P-733-Lin:~> locate mysql.txt
> > Mike at P-733-Lin:~>
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Just a hunch, but make sure your recordings directory is writable. I
> believe the default is /var/lib/mythtv/recordings.

  I'll adjust that.  I put on a separate disk, but it seems to be read
only unless you have a writable directory (which I made and set access
attributes, and spec'ed out in the configuration).



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