[mythtv-users] Init: mythtv-backend main process ended, respawning (loop)
Larry J on his Dell LT
larry at foxgulch.com
Tue Dec 29 00:02:31 UTC 2009
I added the mythbuntu "builds repo", installed all the "updates" and
now myth
will NOT boot into the xfce desktop.
On screen during boot, I get this over and over in a loop. (the 27307
number varies)
(BTW, I removed "splash silent" in the grub entry because I like to see
what's going on)
init: mythtv-backend main process (27307) terminated with status 254
init: mythtv-backend main process ended, respawning
init: mythtv-backend main process (27323) terminated with status 254
init: mythtv-backend main process ended, respawning
init: mythtv-backend main process (27339) terminated with status 254
So I read here http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1309598.html
that the problem had been "Solved". Just change the entry
for the mythtv user in /etc/passwd from /bin/false to /bin/sh.
So I use the recovery mode, drop into a root shell and nano the /etc/passwd.
Trouble is my mythtv user is already /bin/sh so the problem wasn't
solved for me.
Any suggestions? (Short of wiping the HD and starting over for the 12th
time!)
Larry
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