[mythtv-users] Could not connect to the master backend server

[Paul van der Vlis]

Jos Hoekstra schreef:
> Paul van der Vlis schreef op 3-3-2009 8:38:
>> Jos Hoekstra schreef:
>>> Paul van der Vlis schreef op 2-3-2009 21:21:
>> How does the frontend find the backend? Over the information in the
>> database? Or does it try localhost when upnp is not found?
> 
> Normally the first time you start it, it tries to find a backend via
> upnp. If it cannot find anything you have the chance to put in your own
> values. 

Yes, but it asks only questions about the database, no questions about
the IP of the backend.

> Like Paul Clark said it might be worthwile to see if your disk
> isn't filled up 

The disk is not filled-up, many GB's free.

> or if a firewall is having a paranoid setting.

No firewall on the machine.

> On the other hand, later it seems to be able to find the backend just fine.

It does not find mythbackend it says.
It can find the database, but not mythbackend.

>>>> I will put the logs at the end of this message. The only error I see
>>>> is:
>>>> 2009-03-02 21:00:13.674 Channel(/dev/video0) Error:
>>>> GetCurrentChannelNum(5): Failed to find Channel
>>> Did you configure any channels? 
>>
>> Yes, two channels for testing.
>>
>>> Are you using a grabber? 
>>
>> I've tried tv_grab_nl_py what I found here:
>> http://wiki.mythtv.nl/index.php/Grabbers
>> I took very long and gave errors. I think it did not connect to the
>> backend, but it did connect to the database.
>>
>> Which grabber are you using?
>>
>>> Did you match frequencies to channelnames?
>>
>> I've used "--manual", but the script did not ask me anything.
>>
>> Does the backend not work without the information from the grabber?
> 
> Well, the grabber finds guide-data for you, the thing you have to do
> still is probably match the frequency to the guidedata.
> I used mythweb for that(30+ channels), go to mythweb >> settings >> TV
>>> channel info. There you'll see your channels, in the column freqid
> there should be a frequency or channelnumber provided by your signal
> provider(cable?).
> 
>> With regards,
>> Paul van der Vlis.
>     
> Succes,
> 
> Jos
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With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.




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