[mythtv-users] Mysqld won't start after system freeze

[Howard Cokl]

#su 
#mysqlcheck -r mythconverg
That should repair the database.  You may have to run
it on all the in which case you can use
#mysqlcheck -r --all-databases

--- PAUL WILLIAMSON <pwilliamson at mandtbank.com> wrote:
> So I was happily trying to get nuvexport working
> last night 
> when the system went nresponsive.  Went to look at
> it and 
> the hard disk light was solid red.  No response from
> the console 
> or via the three ssh sessions I had myself logged
> into.
> 
> I tried getting in via webmin, no luck there either.
>  Waited until 
> this morning to see if some process had hung, but I
> was still 
> in the same situation.  So, I powered the machine
> off.  Hated to 
> do it, but I didn't see any other option.
> 
> So now when I start up the machine, I've got a few
> problems...
> 
> I noticed mysqld (FC2/MythTV 0.17, Jarod's guide)
> was failing to
> start.
> Checked everything I could find:
> 
> 1.  service mysqld stop (failed, because it wasn't
> running)
> 2.  rm -f /var/lock/subsys/mysqld (or something like
> that)
> 3.  service mysqld start (failed):
> Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon.
> Starting MySQL:                                     
>       [FAILED]
> 4.  Nothing has changed on the system, so I'm
> guessing 
> the mysql db is corrupt somehow.  
> 5.  Just for kicks, changed the /etc/init.d/mysqld
> script 
> to use mythtv for the mysqladmin ping check.  Still 
> no luck.
> 
> Please help?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 
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