While there does not appear to be anything recent in my mythbackend.log that is of any use, there is in my mythfrontend.log.
Here are some extracts:
cat: /usr/local/share/mythtv/.releasetype: No such file or directory
/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/MySQLdb/__init__.py:34: DeprecationWarning: the sets module is deprecated
from sets import ImmutableSet
______Start of hostype config_____
Stand alone system being configured
Not changing ntp configuration
Checking mysql for install
mysql is already installed, will not install
Checking mythdb-initial for install
mythdb-initial is already installed, will not install
Checking avahi for install
avahi is already installed, will not install
Checking portmap for install
portmap is already installed, will not install
Checking nfs-utils for install
nfs-utils is already installed, will not install
Checking local-website for install
local-website is already installed, will not install
Checking myth2ipod for install
myth2ipod is already installed, will not install
Checking mythtv-status for install
Installing mythtv-status
Adding service mysql
Adding service mythbackend
Adding service avahi
Adding service portmap
Adding service nfs-utils
Adding service netfs
Adding service lighttpd
Adding service frontend
Adding service hal
Restarting service mysqld
Configuring database connection
__End of hostype config
____Start of IR____
Adding service lircd
Configuring receiver Hauppauge
Removing service igdaemon
Removing service tatir
------NEED TO SETUP CHANGE_CHANNEL------
HostBlasterType : None
Triggering udev
Disabling LCD support
Removing service lcdd
__End IR
systemconfig.py exit code 0
2009-08-21 15:10:28.504 Deleting UPnP client...
2009-08-21 15:10:34.890 New DB connection, total: 2
2009-08-21 15:10:34.890 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2009-08-21 15:10:34.891 mythfrontend version: 0.21.20080304-1
www.mythtv.org
2009-08-21 15:10:34.891 Enabled verbose msgs: important general
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
2009-08-21 15:10:35.070 No theme dir: /root/.mythtv/themes/Retro
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
2009-08-21 15:10:35.071 Primary screen 0.
2009-08-21 15:10:35.071 Using screen 0, 1920x1080 at 0,0
2009-08-21 15:10:35.072 No theme dir: /root/.mythtv/themes/Retro
2009-08-21 15:10:35.072 Switching to square mode (Retro)
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
2009-08-21 15:10:35.082 Using the OpenGL painter
2009-08-21 15:10:35.083 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled - Failed to read /root/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
mythtv: could not open config file /root/.lircrc
mythtv: No such file or directory
2009-08-21 15:10:35.083 Failed to read lirc config /root/.lircrc for mythtv
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
2009-08-21 15:10:35.696 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Retro/base.xml
2009-08-21 15:10:35.735 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2009-08-21 15:10:35.764 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2009-08-21 15:10:35.850 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x100, gif,jpg,png)
2009-08-21 15:10:35.871 Using NV NPOT texture extension
2009-08-21 15:10:35.957 MythMusic adding CD-Writer: 1,0,0 -- DVDRAM GSA-H10A
2009-08-21 15:10:35.977 Key > is bound to multiple actions in context Music.
2009-08-21 15:10:35.981 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x40, ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
Failed to bind for SIP connection 192.168.1.7
SIP listening on IP Address :5060 NAT address
SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
Destroying SipFsm object
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 Got error 28 from storage engine QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 2, L1769, 1
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 3, L1769, 1
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 2, L1769, 0
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 3, L1769, 0
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.030 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
2009-08-21 15:10:36.031 Using protocol version 40
2009-08-21 15:10:36.032 No theme dir: /root/.mythtv/themes/Retro
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
2009-08-21 15:10:35.082 Using the OpenGL painter
2009-08-21 15:10:35.083 JoystickMenuClient Error: Joystick disabled - Failed to read /root/.mythtv/joystickmenurc
mythtv: could not open config file /root/.lircrc
mythtv: No such file or directory
2009-08-21 15:10:35.083 Failed to read lirc config /root/.lircrc for mythtv
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
2009-08-21 15:10:35.696 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Retro/base.xml
2009-08-21 15:10:35.735 Loading from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2009-08-21 15:10:35.764 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2009-08-21 15:10:35.850 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x100, gif,jpg,png)
2009-08-21 15:10:35.871 Using NV NPOT texture extension
2009-08-21 15:10:35.957 MythMusic adding CD-Writer: 1,0,0 -- DVDRAM GSA-H10A
2009-08-21 15:10:35.977 Key > is bound to multiple actions in context Music.
2009-08-21 15:10:35.981 MonitorRegisterExtensions(0x40, ogg,mp3,aac,flac)
Failed to bind for SIP connection 192.168.1.7
SIP listening on IP Address :5060 NAT address
SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
Destroying SipFsm object
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 Got error 28 from storage engine QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 2, L1769, 1
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 3, L1769, 1
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 2, L1769, 0
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.028 SourceManager: NeedSourceFor: Unable to find source for 3, L1769, 0
QIntDict: Cannot insert null item
2009-08-21 15:10:36.030 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
2009-08-21 15:10:36.031 Using protocol version 40
2009-08-21 15:10:36.032 No theme dir: /root/.mythtv/themes/Retro