[00:37] <qwebirc82433> Hello, im new to mythbuntu, got it up and running, backend installed on a dedicated box. mythweb is working great. my problem is right now i dont have a box to install a ubuntu front end on so im using my window box with the frontend for windows but i cannot connect to the database on the backend. Thank in advanced for the help
[17:08] <murdoc> I need help getting my Xserver back. when Upgrading from 10.10 to 12. which I upgraded to both 11s along the way, I lost the Xserver, The system wont boot to X, it seems to hang, but you can get a terminal and then try to startX, you'll see the Nvidia flash screen and then thats it, it will go back to term, the Xlog says that the Xserver is busy could it still be hung on the boot? Root or sudo can start X. I had it working for a day until
[17:08] <murdoc> update broke it again. the issue was ownership of .X authority but that fix no longer works. The only error I can find is in Xlog that just says X is busy but I don't know if im looking in all the right places. Any guesses?
[17:11] <murdoc> another thing, possibly related, durring boot it might be hung on starting the mySQL server, because when I start under root, myth control center I get an error message Exception in capture State of plugin MySQl disabling plugin.
[17:12] <tgm4883> msyql not starting isn't going to stop X from starting
[17:13] <tgm4883> it's possible you have the lightdm/gdm issue
[17:13] <tgm4883> let me see if I can find that thread
[17:14] <murdoc> tgm4883: thanks
[17:15] <murdoc> I can get lightdm started but it won't start x
[17:15] <tgm4883> how do you get lightdm started if you can't start X?
[17:15] <murdoc> I can't find the output of what is happening behind the sceen
[17:15] <tgm4883> lightdm should depend on X
[17:16] <murdoc> fair enough, I might be describing the problem wrong, but
[17:17] <murdoc> I can get lightdm started, when I try to login it accepts the pw and then tries to start, monitor cycles from on to power save then back to the login screen
[17:17] <tgm4883> ah
[17:17] <murdoc> if I try to startx from the terminal it fails,
[17:17] <tgm4883> so X is crashing
[17:17] <murdoc> ok
[17:17] <tgm4883> anything in .xsession-errors?
[17:18] <murdoc> I don't remember, let me look again.
[17:18] <tgm4883> murdoc, is this Mythbuntu or Ubuntu?
[17:19] <murdoc> mythbuntu
[17:19] <tgm4883> murdoc, what is the output of 'dpkg -l unity-greeter lightdm'
[17:24] <murdoc> okay i'll get that in a second,
[17:26] <murdoc> do you wnat the versions? or  I see error in Version string 'svn3470ppa1~lucid1
[17:26] <murdoc> version number does not start with digit
[17:27] <tgm4883> I just want to know if they are installed
[17:27] <tgm4883> it would say ii on the left if they were
[17:27] <murdoc> oh, yeah
[17:27] <tgm4883> on both?
[17:27] <murdoc> lightdm is and so is unity greeter is
[17:28] <tgm4883> murdoc, take a look at http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11358168&postcount=16
[17:28] <Zinn> [ubuntuforums.org] Ubuntu Forums - View Single Post - Mythbuntu 11.10 upgrade issues
[17:28] <murdoc> when I try to start x it says in the term that it is waiting and then keeps repeating no protocol specified
[17:28] <murdoc> will do
[17:30] <murdoc> would pa_contextCoonect() failed: connection refused mean anything"
[17:35] <tgm4883> murdoc, probably not, looks like pulseaudio maybe
[17:38] <murdoc> oh, yeah
[17:38] <murdoc> right
[17:44] <murdoc> alright wrote the new lightdm.conf, reboots
[17:47] <murdoc> still booting...
[17:59] <murdoc> tgm4883: if you're still here, first, thanks, second, it still hangs on the boot, at stopping read required files in advance, it says OK. thats it. then I start lightdm and it tries to autologin to my myth, but it flashes the nvidia splashcreen then power save cycle, then nothing then back to staring at the boot up service screen
[17:59] <murdoc> okay wait.
[17:59] <murdoc> went back to the terminal that I launched lightdm and found the .xauthorty permissions issue
[18:00] <murdoc> okay yep didn't fix it.
[18:01] <tgm4883> murdoc, ok, so how about this
[18:01] <tgm4883> murdoc, backup your xorg.conf file
[18:02] <tgm4883> sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf ~/xorg.conf
[18:02] <tgm4883> the try starting X
[18:03] <murdoc> okay shoot.
[18:03] <murdoc> I kept going back and looking at the term
[18:03] <murdoc> after the .xauthority issue then it was an .Iceauthorty isse
[18:03] <murdoc> issue,
[18:04] <murdoc> remove it and now I'm in X
[18:04] <tgm4883> murdoc, so it's working now?
[18:05] <murdoc> well yes, I'm guessing unitl the next reboot. ;)
[18:06] <tgm4883> hmm
[18:06] <tgm4883> lets find out
[18:06] <murdoc> you're a braver man than I ;) alright, lets see
[18:07] <tgm4883> murdoc, well if we test now, we know that all you did was fix the permissions and login, and since you didn't do anything after logging in if the issue returns is something that is happening during boot
[18:07] <tgm4883> or possibly logout
[18:07] <murdoc> right, right,
[18:07] <murdoc> rebooting
[18:08] <tgm4883> so if it happens again, then fix the permissions, logout, then try logging in again
[18:08] <tgm4883> then we know if it's logout or boot
[18:08] <murdoc> gotit
[18:08] <murdoc> im gmae
[18:08] <murdoc> game
[18:11] <murdoc> first, this isn't a slow system i have, its only after the upgrade that booting takes so long, but when it takes so long durring the boot to get past the system V and stopping  read ahead, should i wait, which it will never get past, (overnight), but should I just goto tty 1?
[18:13] <murdoc> alright, switched to tty1 and started lightdm, we're in the mythfrontend
[18:18] <tgm4883> murdoc, ok, so it's just not autostarting correctly it sounds like?
[18:18] <tgm4883> you didn't need to fix the permissions?
[18:18] <murdoc> no I didn't
[18:19] <tgm4883> ok
[18:19] <murdoc> thanks so much for your help
[18:19] <murdoc> haven't seen tv in weeks
[18:20] <murdoc> are those kardashina people still all over the tv?
[18:20]  * tgm4883 shrugs
[18:20] <tgm4883> I only watch good shows ;)
[18:21] <murdoc> Ah, feature request, autocommercial script, auto kardashian script!
[18:21] <murdoc> updated simpsons reference,
[18:21] <murdoc> anyway, thank you so so much!
[18:22] <murdoc> if you find a place that sells frosty beverage or bubbly ones, tell them your first one is on me!
[18:22] <tgm4883> heh
[23:32] <qwebirc21547> hello, i just installed my backend on my 10.04 ubuntu server. i have a front end pc i am tring to connect to the server. i keep getting the error i cannot log-in. i have verfied the IP for the server the port and the SQL username and password. i have also diabled ufw for the time to see if that was blocking the port. im not sure what to try next, thank you for the help
[23:37] <tgm4883> qwebirc21547, is your 10.04 backend have a GUI?
[23:40] <qwebirc21547> yes
[23:41] <tgm4883> can you verify that in the mythbuntu control centre you have activated the mythtv service?
[23:42] <qwebirc21547> sorry i am very new to mythtv, im in the control center. where do i go to verify?
[23:44] <tgm4883> I think it's the MySQL tab
[23:44] <tgm4883> not completely sure
[23:44] <tgm4883> could be the Services tab
[23:45] <qwebirc21547> ya it says "MySQL service on ethernet devices" that is enabled
[23:46] <tgm4883> ok, where is it telling you that you can't login
[23:47] <qwebirc21547> on the frontend pc. i put in the correct ip for the backend server. i put in the username and pass for sql (looked at the config.txt file to verify this on the server)
[23:48] <qwebirc21547> i can ping the server address just fine
[23:48] <tgm4883> ok
[23:48] <tgm4883> on your backend, in mythtv-setup, what are you using for your IP address?
[23:49] <qwebirc21547> 192.168.2.80
[23:49] <tgm4883> ok
[23:49] <tgm4883> on your frontend, open up a terminal
[23:49] <tgm4883> mysql -h 192.168.2.80 -u mythtv -p mythconverg
[23:49] <tgm4883> do that
[23:50] <tgm4883> and when it prompts for a password, use the one from the config.txt file
[23:50] <qwebirc21547> ok one sec
[23:55] <qwebirc21547> ok when i did that it gives me an error 1045 access denied.. the config file for the password (on the server) im looking at is in /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt, is that right location for the username and pass?
[23:56] <tgm4883> yes
[23:57] <tgm4883> ok, do this
[23:57] <tgm4883> on the backend, open a terminal and do
[23:57] <tgm4883> mysql -u mythtv -p mythconverg
[23:57] <tgm4883> use the same password you just used
[23:58] <qwebirc21547> ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'mythtv'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
[23:58] <qwebirc21547> :(
[23:58] <tgm4883> hmm ok
[23:59] <tgm4883> so lets reset that password
[23:59] <tgm4883> !mysql | qwebirc21547
[23:59] <Zinn> qwebirc21547: If you are having problems connecting to your mysql database, perform the following to reconfigure it: [1] sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5 (pay attention to the root password you set, you will need it later)  [2] sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database [3] sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-common