[mythtv-users] 'database not open' problem

[Mark Knecht]

On 5/14/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 05/14/2007 09:20 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > 2) When mythfrontend tries to connect from the remote machine
> > lightning across the network to the backend it fails:
> >
> >
> ...
> > QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL3 driver not loaded
> > QSqlDatabase: available drivers:
> >
> ...
> >    I've read online that this is mainly due to the qt library not
> > having mysql support compiled in. I'm on Gentoo and beleive I do have
> > myswl support compiled in.
>
> Not according to the error message above, "available drivers:" (with no
> drivers listed).
>
> Mike

Hi Mike,
   I don't follow. OK, I see that there are no drivers listed. Do I
need to recompile Myth again?

   I also have 2 versions of qt installed in slots. Both report having
mysql support.

mark at lightning ~ $ eix -I x11-libs/qt
[I] x11-libs/qt
     Available versions:
        (3)     3.3.4-r8 3.3.8-r2
        (4)     4.2.3-r1 ~*4.3.0_beta1 ~4.3.0_rc1

        {accessibility cups dbus debug doc examples firebird gif glib
immqt immqt-bc input_devices_wacom ipv6 jpeg mng mysql nas nis odbc
opengl pch png postgres qt3support sqlite sqlite3 ssl tiff xinerama
zlib}

     Installed versions:  3.3.8-r2(3)(09:05:22 PM 04/18/2007)(cups
-debug -doc -examples -firebird gif -immqt -immqt-bc ipv6 mysql -nas
-nis -odbc opengl -postgres -sqlite -xinerama)

                          4.2.3-r1(4)(07:42:10 PM
05/14/2007)(-accessibility cups dbus -debug -doc -examples -firebird
gif -glib -input_devices_wacom jpeg -mng mysql -nas -nis -odbc opengl
-pch png -postgres qt3support -sqlite -sqlite3 -xinerama zlib)

     Homepage:            http://www.trolltech.com/
     Description:         The Qt toolkit is a comprehensive C++
application development framework.

mark at lightning ~ $

   I guess I'll rebuild Myth again and see if that helps.

- Mark