[mythtv-users] mysql help on debian Almost There!

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Dec 8, 2006, at 8:08 AM, Scott Martin wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> On Dec 8, 2006, at 4:20 AM, Scott Martin wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Brad,
>>>
>>> Think I am almost there, This is what I see now:
>>> 2006-12-08 07:09:47.119 TVRec(1) Error: Problem finding starting
>>> channel, setting to default of '3'.
>>> 2006-12-08 07:09:47.120 ChannelBase(1) Error: InitializeInputs():
>>>                         Could not get inputs for the capturecard.
>>>                         Perhaps you have forgotten to bind video
>>>                         sources to your card's inputs?
>>
>> Now it looks like you just need to run mythtv-setup to link your
>> video source(s) to input(s) on your capture card(s).
>
> Hi Brad,
>
> I tried that this AM. I am doing this as smartin at homebrewpvr thru KDE
> desktop.
>
> I am starting mythtv-setup as myself thru KDEs' run command. Should  
> I be
> doing this as mythtv? Because after doing this, I try starting mythtv
> and its still telling me it cannot find the backend and asks if its  
> running.
>
> I don't plan on running KDE after I get this working properly, but  
> I am
> no Linux guru and find some things easier thru the gui than thru the
> command line.
>
> I will do some reading and googling to setup the capture cards,  
> When the
> machine boots, it indicates it sees my pvr500 with Samsung tuners, I
> don't know if thats a problem or not but I have seen a lot of threads
> about this card.
>
> Thanks
> Scott Martin

You just need to go through every step of the setup. If permissions  
become a problem, launch mythtv-setup as root to avoid such  
complications. There's some detailed instructions on setting it up in  
the wiki:
http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html