[mythtv-users] Cannot Connect To Backend

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Jay,

Friday, November 28, 2014, 6:21:37 PM, you wrote:

> On 11/28/2014 09:14 AM, Jay Foster wrote:
>> I was trying to setup a new FE.  It is stuck in the setup where it shows
>> the language/country selections then complains it cannot connect to the
>> BE.  I put in the correct IP address, username, and password and it
>> keeps failing.
>>
>> I then went to my BE and checked.  It is only listening on port 3306 on
>> the loopback interface.  It is listening on port 6543 on both the
>> loopback and the 192.168.x.x addresses.
>>
>> I then edited the /etc/mythtv/config.xml file and change the <Host>
>> field from localhost to 192.168.x.x.  Now when I tried to restart the
>> BE, it too gets stuck in the language/country selections then complains
>> it cannot connect to the BE.  I changed the config.xml file back to
>> localhost, but the BE remains stuck in the cannot connect to the
>> backend.  My mythtv system is now completely broken.
>>
>> How do I fix this?  What is the difference between ports 3306 and 6543?
>>
>> This is a mythbuntu 14.04.1 system.
>>      /home/jay/.mythtv/config.xml -> /etc/mythtv/config.xml
>>      /home/mythtv/.mythtv/config.xml -> /etc/mythtv/config.xml
>>      /etc/mythtv/config.xml
>>      /usr/share/mythtv/config.xml (unused?)
>>
>> Jay
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> Somehow, the mythtv backend setup changes /home/jay/.mythtv/config.xml
> from a symlink to /etc/mythtv/config.xml back to a regular file.  I 
> restored this file from a backup (192.168.x.x -> localhost) and the BE
> now works again.  This still does not help get the new FE to work.

> Why are there so many config.xml files?  Which one do I use?
> Jay
> _______________________________________________

Is this your first separate frontend? For then you might have to set
mysql to listen to your ip-address instead of just localhost (or
127.0.0.1)

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  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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