[mythtv-users] cant get mysql to work

[greg]

Tim Urben wrote:
> I was following a couple of different wiki's and I think the reason I 
> am having so much trouble is that there are so many different versions 
> and distros of linux that its hard to write exact directions for 
> something.
>
> I installed it directly from atrpms .. I seem to remember it had some 
> problems with the install esp pertaining to "mythconverg" but seeing 
> as though it took me like 3 days to figure out how to get mythtv to 
> install at all I was happy and proceeded to continue with the setup. 
> It would seem like mythtv is ALMOST working at least in a basic form 
> its just that it cannot connect to the database.
>
> It goes to the Console and continually tries to connect to the 
> database to no avail.
>
> It would seem there are some issues with permissions too it wont let 
> me access mysql from root at all.. and for some reason it instructed 
> making mythtv accounts.. I really dont understand the reasoning behind 
> most of the wiki. 
>
> The one Ive been following has been the one on wilsonet.com/mythtv 
> <http://wilsonet.com/mythtv> seeing as it deals with fedora versions 
> of mythtv. I did however notice that it doesnt seem to extend to 
> fedora 11.
>
> I could always take the easy way out and just install mythdora but I 
> am wanting to learn as much as possible..
>
> please let me know if I still havent given you enough information to 
> help and perhaps what information you would require..
>
> Thanks so much,
>                       Tim
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:43 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org 
> <mailto:newbury at mandamus.org>> wrote:
>
>     Tim Urben wrote:
>
>         I have mysql and mysql server installed.. I have mythtv
>         installed but it says It cannot connect to mythconverg database.
>
>         I checked to see which databases were on my computer and
>         mythconverg isn't one of them.
>
>         Please forgive me if this is all basic stuff, I am new to
>         linux and trying to pick it up..
>
>         I am running Fedora 11
>
>
>     Need more info about how you got to where you are/aren't.
>     If you installed .21 from atrpms, then it should have set up the
>     database as part of the install.
>
>     If you installed .22 and compiled from svn, then you have to get
>     your hands dirty, and 'pick it up yourself'
>
>     Don't worry, there have been at least a couple of thousand
>     innocents before you (including me!). The documentation and the
>     wiki both cover how to do this and the list archive at
>     gossamer-threads is searchable.
>
>     Geoff
>
>
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http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fc6myth.php#firstboot
Goto section 12 it tells you how to set up mysql..You will have to 
change the path  to where your mc.sql is located..It always worked for 
me when i was using Fedora...If nothing else it make give you an idea 
where to look..