[mythtv-users] 'mythtv could not connect to the database' insanity

[Raymond Wagner]

On 6/25/2014 10:35 AM, Anthony Griffiths wrote:
> I'm running fedora 20 64 bit and I've installed mythtv twice, once 
> using yum and the second using git and compiling, both times I get 
> stuck in an insane loop of 'mythtv could not connect to the database'. 
> And trawling google I see no straightforward solution to this which is 
> nuts. How do I get past this stuck point?
> I've tried creating a mysql databae called mythconverg with user tony, 
> and a password but I still get back to this loop. I've disabled the 
> firewall but still no joy. This is really frustrating so thanks for 
> any help.

Check your process list to ensure the database server is actually 
running.  If you've told MythTV to access the database from a network 
accessible address, make sure your database server is actually 
configured to listen on the network, and not just loopback.