Ive done a fresh linhes 6.04.00 standalone install on my server(ip 192.168.0.102) and it works fine watching TV after setting up the channels.

I then tried to install a remote frontend only on my Nano ITX(192.168.0.101) that is placed in my living room but when finished the remote frontend cannot connect to the backend(standalone system that holds the backend)

I then read this:
"If you will be deploying multiple backends, or if your backend is on one system and you're running the frontend on another machine then do not use the "127.0.0.1" IP address."
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http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html
-so I have to change the IP in the "mythtv-setup->General Settings" to the actual IP assigned to the standalone system.
I changed:
"IP address for mythtv" to 192.168.0.102
"Master Server IP address" to 192.168.0.102

after that the frontend on the standalone system couldnt connect to the local backend anymore. the remote frontend could not connect either.
Even if i changed the IP back to 127.0.0.1 the backend was unreachable by both frontends(local and remote).

Ive done this complete procedure twice with the same result.
Do I currupt the sql database somehow by doing this?
What is the correct way to make the remote frontend being able to connect to the backend?

Check /etc/hosts on your standalone system. Make sure your IP address is defined there.

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it already does:



i searched through the settings at the frontedn. In "MythTV Settings" there are some database settings and the IP there is set to "127.0.0.1". Is this the IP that is distributed to the remote frontends as well? in that case i have to change that too..

Im afraid of changing some IP:s relating to sql/backend now since the last two times it broke something and no frontends were able to connect to the backend anymore.

Ive searched for a guide or something how to set up a remote frontend. Does such guide exist for R6?

You haven't specified the error that you are getting and where it occurs.

But the other place you may have an issue is with mysql. Are you simply getting the language choice screen at start up?

If so then verify that mysql.txt has the correct values and specifically that "DBHostName=<your backend mysql ip address>".

I believe in LinHes the path is /home/mythtv/.mythtv/mysql.txt.

of course verify that the database username and password are correct.

This seems quite a bit more up-to-date than the URL you were referencing: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual: ... n_Frontend

(edit) The backend settings: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual: ... on_Backend (/edit)

yes, the language screen is coming up.

when starting the frontend(on remote frontend) from a console this is the output:



I have followed the guides:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual: ... on_Backend

and there lies my problem. when changing(on the backend) "IP address for mythtv" and "Master Server IP address" to 192.168.0.102 the frontend on my standalone box looses connection with the (local)backend and it doesnt help if I change the IP:s back to localhost.

But Ill try again and change the IP settings on the backend and look at the output when trying to start the fronted(on the standalone box). ill post it here.

Oh yeah, this sounds familiar... What was it....

- Check all the settings data and look for occurrences of the loopback address 127.0.0.1

- Also check for localhost

- Finally check the entries your /etc/hosts file and if your hostname is associated with the loopback address rather than external address make sure that you don't use that name as the address in any of the settings.

thx, ill do a complete check for all possible localhost settings tonight.

but i cant find the "settings.sh" script? where should it be located?

the only mysql.txt i found was
/usr/share/mythtv/mysql.txt

On my standalone box I did the following:

* i changed mysql.txt to hold:
DBHostName=192.168.0.102

* in mythtv-setup -> General: "IP address for mythtv" and "Master Server IP address" to 192.168.0.102

I exit mythtv-setup. exit the frontend. reboot the system and the frontend(on the standalone box still) complains(by starting lang selection screen) it cannot connect to the backend.

when starting mythfrontend from xterm it says:



HAve I missed something?
(this is a fresh install with 6.04)

If I try to run mythtv-setup to restore the settings i only get to the language selection screen in the same way...

I even tried restarting the backend without any luck

Is mysql running? What does show? Does the directory /var/service/mysql exist?

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seems to be alright:

it seems mythweb isnt functioning properly either.

the web server works but when clicking on "mythweb" all I see is the top menu(logo, icons etc) with the message:

"Error
Unable to connect to the master backend at 192.168.0.102:6543.
Is it running?"

the backend IS running:


Im thinking that the actual address 192.168.0.102 isn't resolved properly on the local machine... somehow it doesn't understand that the IP is the local machine?
any ideas howto troubleshoot that, please?

This doesn't look right to me. I'm almost certain you need one either in the /home/mythtv or /etc paths. I don't have my system handy at the moment as I'm on the road and I have a very limited broadband connection.

Try copying or linking the mysql.txt to /home/mythtv/.mythtv directory and see if that helps. Ensure the changes I suggest above are done. Don't forget to ensure user mythtv can read the file.

The other possibility is that your mysql database on your master backend does not have permissions set for non-localhost. Are you using a standard LinHES as a master backend?

http://knoppmyth.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... t=settings

Having been through the process of setting things up to use the public address before, I remember it being quite painful to track down all the places that assumed the back end was listening on the loopback interface rather than on eth0. The good news is that is the only "trick" to it.

I actually did find the file and it has the correct permissions


and it contains the correct DB settings:
DBHostName=192.168.0.102



If you by "Standard LinHES" mean a fresh install with 6.04, then yes.
its a standalone installation and i've installed samba and VNC. Also altered the ssh permissions so that i can log in from a remote system.
but thats it.

is there a setting for "non-localhost permissions" accessing the database somewhere?