[mythtv-users] rookie mythtv prospective user

[Johnny Russ]

Make sure you have a working network connection. Even if you have the
frontend and backend on the same machine, the frontend will complain and
bring up the screens you described if it can't reach the backend over the
network. If your network is funning fine, then you will want to check and
make sure things got done properly with mythtv setup. Make sure the settings
for the backend ip address and the mysql settings are right. There is info
on checking these things on the mythtv wiki.

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:57 AM, paltron <paltron at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>  I have a Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS) desktop. Hardware requirements duly met.
> MythTV installs (both front and backend), however, when I fire up the
> computer I get to the blue config screen, with no mouse control whatsoever,
> only the tab key and the enter key works. It starts with a language
> preference, then goes into a seemingly preset configuration mode, asking
> about ping, mysql, gives a password, then I somehow navigate to finish and
> the whole thing freezes there. After a reboot (tried both hot and cold) same
> scenario, except it also tells me that no backend was found.
> It can't be just me (I hope).
> What am I doing wrong (if anything)?
> Paul
>
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