[mythtv-users] Ver 31 frontend cannot connect to the database

[Ram Ramesh]

On 11/22/20 9:24 PM, Mike Carron wrote:
>
> I didn't delete it, just renamed it oldmm.lll It doesn't make any 
> difference, mythfrontend goes directly to the waiting for database screen.
>
> On 11/22/20 4:53 PM, James Abernathy wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 7:26 PM Mike Carron <jmcarron at gmx.com 
>> <mailto:jmcarron at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     My backend host recently failed badly enough that I was not able
>>     to salvage anything so I replaced the hardware and installed a
>>     new Ubuntu 20.04 and a new v31 mythtv-backend-master with xmltv.
>>
>>     I then upgraded a remote frontend (Ubuntu 18.04) from MythTV 30
>>     to 31 but that frontend will not connect to the database.
>>
>>     I've checked and rechecked the frontend setup screen and
>>     everything is correct. The config.xml files for both look like
>>     they should work. I've tried the backend config with </host> =
>>     localhost and = 192.168.0.222 (the backend machine IP). The
>>     frontend config host is 192.168.0.222.
>>
>>     I know the ip addresses are good. I can load 192.168.0.222:6544
>>     <http://192.168.0.222:6544> into the address line of the Firefox
>>     on the frontend machine and it finds the database immediately.
>>
>>     I'm no doubt missing something obvious but I can't find it. It
>>     seems like I have worn out 2 search engines trying.
>>
>>     Suggestions?
>>
>>     mike
>>
>> Have you tried deleting the .mythtv/config.xml file on the FE? Then 
>> do a search if the frontend does find it automatically
>>
>>
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Does xubuntu install any firewall/iptables that could block access to 
backend?

Ramesh