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

[Jos Hoekstra]

Paul van der Vlis schreef op 3-3-2009 11:54:
> 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

Ok, to be completely clear:
You installed mythtv, after that you ran mythtv-setup and connected the 
frequncies/channumbers to the guidedate you grabbed?
This one is very imortant, if you don't connect the 2 you see guide 
data, but can't tune. I don't exactly know how the frontend reacts when 
it cannot tune via the backend, but it might be in this way.

When starting mythfrontend you were asked to give in a pin in case of 
upnp or the IP-adres of the backend?

After that you can check in frontend: configuration >> general >> 
database if the settings are correct. Did you set the backend to listen 
on the loop-device or public IP(like 192.168.x.x or 10.0.x.x)? you could 
use netstat -an | grep 6543 where you can see if the backend is 
listening on the right device.

Please make sure everything is configured correctly, including the 
channelnumbers.

Good luck,

Jos