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[Kevin Loughrey <kevinl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All

Not sure if I am breaking protocol by writing to you in this manner so
please excuse me if I am and disregard this correspondence.

I found that my problems ceased when I firstly installed 12.04 and then
installed 12.10. (This week, I plan to work with another colleague
installing 12.10 from on a "blank" machine and then compiling from
source MythTV on that machine to see if a number of other problems I am
experiencing go away.

Related to that, have you, when you have your MythTV running experienced
problems with scheduled programs disappearing from the schedule if they
are set to "Record this show each week"?  Some scheduled programs
"stick".  Others have to be reset just before a screening for the
recording to take place.  Next week, they are gone again!  I haven't as
yet reported it as a bug because it may be that I have just not
configured MythTV setup properly.

As a final point, something that may be helpful to other enthusiasts,  I
have discovered there is a fault in the start up script with MythTV in
that it checks to see if the network interface is up.  If it is not,
MythTV fails to start.  So if you, as I did, disconnect your notebook
from the wall or WiFi and take it to seminar to demonstrate the virtues
and value of Open Source Software, it won't work.   (Luckily I had
plenty of other material to demonstrate!)  Correcting the "If then else"
clause in the script fixes the problem. 

Hope this is helpful.

Kevin Loughrey CPEng
Owner

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Johnston <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-to: Bug 1077536 <1077536@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: kevinl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Bug 1077536] Re: MythTV Backend Configuration Application
shows Terminal Screen instead of Graphical User Interface
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:24:03 -0000


Ok, so the backend did load after doing that, but I didn't have a chance
to setup my tv at the time, I booted the computer today and I have the
same problem.  I'm going to let the backend run until it crashes and try
it again, maybe that's the trick.



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Title:
  MythTV Backend Configuration Application shows Terminal Screen instead
  of Graphical User Interface

Status in “mythtv” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This bug relates to:
  1. Description:	Ubuntu 12.10 Release:	12.10
  2. Installing a combined MythTV frontend and backend on the same PC. 
  mythtv:
    Installed: 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/multiverse amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  3. Installing on a PC with a newly installed 12.10 with all updates performed. 
  4. Installing the combined MythTV frontend and backend using using the Software Center.

  The problem is that, after MythTV installation has been completed, and
  after performing the actions required by the various dialogue windows,
  such as logging out and logging in, the backend configuration
  application will not display a Graphical User Interface.  Instead it
  only shows a black terminal screen with a blinking cursor.

  I have conducted a number of tests over a number of days on two
  separate late-model Notebook Computers (a Hewlett Packard Pavilion dv6
  and a Medion akoya Model No:E6228) to try to ascertain more precisely
  the nature of this problem.  The results are the same with both
  computers.

  1. When you perform a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04.  Both computers will successfully install MythTV, frontend and backend combo, using the Software Center installation utility.  Both backend and frontend applications can be accessed through a Graphical User Interface. MythTV works perfectly.  There is no need for the user to resort to a command line to perform any configuration action, such as adding themselves to the mythtv users' group.
  2. When you install Ubuntu 12.04.  Perform all updates. Upgrade to 12.10. Perform all updates.  Install MythTV using the software center utility.  The MythTV back end configuration application provides the necessary Graphical User Interface. MythTV works perfectly.  Similarly there is no need for a user to resort to a command line.
  3. When you perform a totally fresh install of 12.10, perform all updates, restart the system, install MythTV, frontend and backend combo, using the Software Center facility, the backend configuration utility only shows a black terminal screen.  No GUI is displayed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: mythtv 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov 11 12:24:52 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-10 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  Installed_mythtv_dbg: 0.0
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: mythtv
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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