[SATLUG] Help with MythTV

[tom weeks]

On Sunday 04 February 2007 13:23, toddwbucy wrote:
> I need help with MythTV.  I am running elive (debian) and have managed to
> get it downloaded and installed on my machine using Synaptic.  The backend
> and the front end both come up.  My problem is with the set up.  Every time
> I try to run it it tells me that it cant connect to the database. 

Configure it to connect using 127.0.0.1 instead of the public NIC.


> As part 
> of the install I had to download and install MySQL which as far as I can
> tell is good to go. I am a bit of a noob and have no experience with MySQL
> so if someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.

Also.. run "netstat -ant | grep 3306" to see what it's bound to.  If you NEED 
another frontend to hit it then you'll want MySQL to bind to it (and poke 
appropriate holes).

Tweeks