[mythtv-users] 18.1 frontend on OS X (localhost:6543 regardless of mysql.txt)

[James Howison]

Hi all,

I can't get a frontend to work on Mac OS X.  Everything is working  
fine on linux and the little mediamvp (love that box :), so I know  
that Myth is setup and remotely accessible, but the OS X frontend  
seems to always want to contact localhost, regardless of the settings  
in the ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt file.

I'm currently using the build from http://anthonymittaz.com/ 
index.html and have tried both the CVS 0.18 and the 0.18.1 version.   
I've also tried a bunch of other OS X builds (eg, ) but none of them  
have worked for me.

Here's my config:

$~
[james at MinistryOfInformation-2]$cat .mythtv/mysql.txt
DBHostName=192.168.10.10
DBUserName=mythtv
DBPassword=mythtv
DBName=mythconverg
DBType=QMYSQL3

MythFrontend.app starts but displays GANT instead of Blue theme and  
when I try to watch tv I get "Master Backend not found" and a message  
in the console about trying to speak to localhost ...

This is a cut from my console.log:

2005-11-13 17:44:12.921 Database not open while trying to save  
setting: Language
2005-11-13 17:44:12.943 Unable to connect to database!
2005-11-13 17:44:12.943 Driver error was [1/2002]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

2005-11-13 17:44:23.596 Writing settings file /Users/james/.mythtv/ 
mysql.txt
Total desktop width=2304, height=960, numscreens=2
2005-11-13 17:44:24.013 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
2005-11-13 17:44:24.099 Setting Lock for Database Schema upgrade. If  
you see a long pause here it means the Schema is already locked and  
is being upgraded by another Myth process.
2005-11-13 17:44:24.125 New DB connection, total: 2
2005-11-13 17:44:24.219 Database Schema upgrade complete, unlocking.
2005-11-13 17:44:24.224 mythfrontend version: 0.18.20050504-1  
www.mythtv.org
2005-11-13 17:44:24.243 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2005-11-13 17:44:26.123 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
2005-11-13 17:44:27.640 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
Identity added: /Users/james/.ssh/id_dsa (/Users/james/.ssh/id_dsa)
Identity added: /Users/james/.ssh/id_rsa (/Users/james/.ssh/id_rsa)
2005-11-13 17:46:01.099 Connecting to backend server: localhost:6543  
(try 1 of 5)
Connection timed out.
You probably should modify the Master Server settings
in the setup program and set the proper IP address.

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It seems to me that it should be trying to connect to  
192.168.10.10:6543, not localhost:6543.  I tried tunneling that port  
and got a protocol mis-match (which is a step forward, I think, at  
least they spoke ;)

So does anyone know what the deal is here?  Why is the frontend not  
honoring the IP address of the server in ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt?  Is  
there a magic config setting that I'm meant to make, or is this a bug  
in the frontend on OS X?

Thanks,
James