Sorry by knowledge of sql is not up to changing the queries but the change to mythtv. No i dont think it has anything todo with the real problem. Mythtv associates the channels it has found or imported from a nf with the wrong transponder basically the frequency the channel is transmitted on. Configuring mythtv backend for remote frontends linux crumbs. However i am not 100% certain which addressed the issue as there was mythtv apt update along a with a kernel update which forced me to reboot. This guide will not cover configuring the backend portion of mythtv at this time. Mythtv runs and is officially supported on windows but an official exe is not distributed, here is how to build a windows binary for yourself. Mythtv backend doesnt depend on mysql server since the mysql server can be located elsewhere on your network. When i run the mythtvsetup from the command prompt, the following is in the log. Mythtvbackend doesnt depend on mysqlserver since the mysql server can be located elsewhere on your network. If you do not add your main user account to the mythtv. Systemd mythbackend configuration mythtv official wiki. This example has no security at all, and allows access from any host.
Jmythapi uses the myth protocol to communicate with the mythtv backend and the mysql jdbc driver to query the mythtv database. Using mingw as the build platform, and ms direct3d as the display layer. In mythtv setup for iptv one can select iptv recorder as tvcard, and configure it with the m3u url. Ive installed mythtv and mysql dozens of times without any problem. I had no problem like that when i was using linux but now i need to port my application to windows and this problem occured. Again you will need to run mythtv setup and go though the steps, make sure you use the actual machine ip though and not the loopback address.
There you choose a grabber, which is the mythtv equivalent of the epg source. I am assuming that you have a combined mythtv frontend backend setup. In mythtvsetup for iptv one can select iptv recorder as tvcard, and configure it with the m3u url. Specifically it means your backend is newer than your frontend. Mythtv frontend unable to connect to backend after mythbuntu to. As far as mythbackend is concerned, i am pretty sure it is in mythtvsetup which brings up a gui and the forst section, i think called general there is two spaces for ip addresses, these need to be your network lan address, not localhost ie not 127. Connect to your database using the mysql command line tool and the login data from etc mythtv mysql. This option will quickly fill your var disk partition with many gigabytes of data, unless you are doing database replication and deleting these files regularly. Client speaks protocol version 88 but we speak 91 means your backend and frontend client do not run the same version.
A backend will need to have mysqlserver installed as well as mythtvbackend. Why after running the command you suggested qsqldatabasedrivers it reported that i did have mysql, and yet it did not work out of the box and i had to manually copy the. Nothing else worked, until i tried deleting this key. Youll also need to check that the networking feature of mysql is turned on.
My flatmates tv is in for repairs so we havent been using the box in the last few days, with a big nrl game on tonight it was supposed to be recording. Next, if you do not already have a mythtv database, install the package that configures or sets up the mythtv database. Presumably the patch can only be applied to a mysql 5. Note that the reason mythtv requires explicit permission to delete recording metadata when it cannot find the associated recording file is so that it does not create orphaned multigigabyte files if the filesystem that contains the recording file is not available at the time mythtv tries to delete the recording. To get mythbackend to connect to mysql on ubuntu lts 14. Remote backends may run a local mysql daemon for non mythtv purposes, however, the remote backend must access the same mysql server that the master backend does. Mythtv, cant connect to db mageia forum view topic. People with less than 20 posts wont see the thumbs up button. I had the same problem on a recent model xp sp2 machine. An introduction to installing ubuntu and mythtv missing. Jun 27, 2008 a backend will need to have mysql server installed as well as mythtv backend. Running mythtv on windows it is preferable, initially, to start mythtv programs from a. Eventually the gui came up and i tried to configure it for my backend using the ip address for the database. During the loading it is listing mythtv as the user.
Step 7 is also a nice example of how to use mysql at the command line. I really need some expert guidance, help or a big hammer. If all is working correctly we should see the same output as above because we are selecting. Once you have done that, you have to configure a video source. I want to connect to my mysql db with a java program. This guide will cover the steps performed to install ubuntu, load the amdati closed souce graphics driver, get sound running, and install the mythtv frontend. Failure to access the correct database will cause unexpected behavior such as empty watch recordings lists and a failure to locate the video sources defined on the master backend. If i have helped you or increased your knowledge, click the thumbs up button to give thanks. Mythbuntu is a discontinued media center operating system based on ubuntu, which integrated the mythtv media center software as its main function, and did not. One, gandalf, was the mythtv backend server which also runs mysql.
Systemd starts many things at once when booting, which can lead to race conditions under some circumstances typically network and tuner cards may not be fully setup before mythbackend starts, this is particularly noticeable on systems where the. I have downloaded the backend and front end of mythtv for 14. Gui setup screen for mythtv, but that did not match the default values given. Open mysql and apply point 2 privileges on the router and mythtv mysql. Seemed to instal fine, rebooted my machine only to find i was faced with a screen asking for. On the backend, you will also need to run the mythbuntu control centre and activate the mythtv service allowing remote machines to connect to this backend. Before a mythtv backend can support remote frontends, it must be. However i am not sure how you could go to all the trouble of installing mythtv without knowing its core purpose recording broadcast tv. The script shouldnt be that hard to write, look at the rc. Now the drivers for not only the mysql odbc driver are shown, but also several other odbc drivers that were present on my system, but not showing up on the odbc data administrator driver list.
Before a mythtv backend can support remote frontends, it must be configured to enable frontend access. Mythtv could not connect to the database ask ubuntu. It appears that some distributions do not contain information for the timezone that mythbackend and mythtv setup check for before starting. A crash course in mythtv backend setup ive had a mythtv box running for quite a few years now, but theres always new things to learn, right. Qpluginloader did not loaded mysql driver lib file, it just said that there is a error, unknown error. An api allowing java applications to connect to mythtv as a client. For the backend, it is also good to have lamp working properly so that anybody can use. If you will not be running the database from this machine you dont need mysql server installed and you can skip any steps below pertaining to mysql server only. How do i connect a mythtv frontend to a mythtv backend on. Solved mysql update breaks mythtv testing repo forum. Running mythtv on windows it is preferable, initially, to start mythtv programs from a command prompt which allows viewing log output.
Again you will need to run mythtvsetup and go though the steps, make sure you use the actual machine ip though and not the loopback address. Im running an application called mythtv which uses mysql as its database. Check that etc mysql f does not contain skipnetworking. Itll provide a practical test on if its running or not. Also, if this is a secondary backend, dont install mythtvdatabase or mysqlserver. After mythbuntu had been installed the mythtv setup program begins in which it. This will create the mysql database named mythtest and setup a user named mythtv with the password mythtv to have access from any machine with network access to this host. This package will configure your database to an existing server. As far as mythbackend is concerned, i am pretty sure it is in mythtv setup which brings up a gui and the forst section, i think called general there is two spaces for ip addresses, these need to be your network lan address, not localhost ie not 127.
Its important to familiarise yourself with these concepts, since mythtv will want you to run its own tablemakers. In a terminal window establish a connection to the mysql database. Now i can successfully connect to mysql on the mythtv master backend server from the client, so the database connection is ok. Qmysql driver not loaded post by karog wed oct 14, 2015 8. Mythtv requires time zone tables are required to be in mysql, add them. Abrir yast add mysql and mythbackend groups to access mythtv options. Configuring mythtv backend for remote frontends linux. The mythtv system is split into a backend and a frontend. The following script snippet creates and sets the ownership and permissions for the logging folders.
Hi all, im setting up a new mythbuntu backend on top of xubuntu 15. You will need to insure that your filesdirectoriescapture cards can be accessed by the mythtv user, or run the backend as root not recommended. This is what i get when im trying to do anything with qsqldatabase. That will determine what interface mysql is listening on. I suspect it was the reboot that fixed it and not the myth update, as manually starting and stopping mysql might have not been enough to sync all my changes with the backend at once. Also, if this is a secondary backend, dont install mythtv database or mysql server. Sorry by knowledge of sql is not up to changing the queries but the change to f does work. Choose whatever name you like, just dont have two its ok to have one in libsystemdsystem and one in etcsystemdsystem that overrides it. As always, if you have a comment or suggestion, please stop by the forums. If it does, either remove that line or comment it out. Note that i say try because my mythtv installation would not let me change the value.
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