[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase not updating since last week's boot

[Barry Martin]

Hi Mike!

>> OK, another WAG.? From the above test:
>> At terminal:??? mythtv-setup
>> ??? mysql: [Warning} Using a password on the command line interface
>> can be insecure.
>> ??? status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
>> ??? Gtk-message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is
>> discouraged.
>> ??? Gtk-message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is
>> discouraged.? <-- repeated
>>
>> ...OK: the 'mysql' and 'status' lines are displayed and then the GUI
>> for card configuration appears (with the overlay about the backend is
>> running).
>
> Looks like mythbackend is still running when mythtv-setup is used, all
> sorts of strange things can happen.
>
> You need to run in a terminal before running mythtv-setup
>
> sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend.service
>
> The "status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist" message is
> actually due to a problem with mythtv/packaging. Technically the problem
> arises due to the switch from upstart to systemd on Ubuntu/Debian based
> systems.
>
>
> I have reported this problem, including a possible fix, see
> https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13160


Did and didn't work as planned - I think.  "sudo systemctrl stop 
mythtv-backend.service" got rid of the overlay stating the Backend was 
still running but at Terminal I still go the "status: Name 
'com.ubuntu.Upstart' does not exist".  I'm half-thinking that's a 
"normal error" because something wasn't changed in the change upstart to 
systemd, but at this point this amateur's gray matter is spinning 
rapidly!  The Good News is the stop command did stop the Backend, or at 
least not overlay stating the Backed was running displayed.  Bad News is 
mythfilldatabase is still not updating. ...I even tried changing the 
password to something wrong, exit, then go back in and corrected the 
password, exit and update.  Was sort of hoping to change whatever 
configuration file is in use to fix itself.

What I did and got at Terminal:


barry at MythBE1:/$ sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend.service
barry at MythBE1:/$ status mythtv-backend | grep -i running
status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
barry at MythBE1:/$ status mythtv-backend
status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
barry at MythBE1:/$ mythtv-setup
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be 
insecure.
status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.
barry at MythBE1:/$
barry at MythBE1:/$
barry at MythBE1:/$ remark  - put in a bad password for SchedulesDirect on 
purpose
remark: command not found
barry at MythBE1:/$
barry at MythBE1:/$ mythtv-setup
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be 
insecure.
status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.
barry at MythBE1:/$
barry at MythBE1:/$ remark -- oops: forgot to stop the service!
remark: command not found
barry at MythBE1:/$
barry at MythBE1:/$ sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend.service
barry at MythBE1:/$ mythtv-setup
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be 
insecure.
status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is 
discouraged.
barry at MythBE1:/$
barry at MythBE1:/$ status mythtv-backend
status: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
barry at MythBE1:/$

OK, see you tomorrow! :)

Barry









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