[mythtv-users] problem with mythtv after upgrade port 6543 connection refused

[Phil Wild]

2009/11/5 Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>:
> On 11/04/2009 09:55 PM, Phil Wild wrote:
>>
>> I am having a problem with mythtv after upgrading to karmic and 0.22
>> and am trying to diagnose the issue.
>>
>> Some time after startup, mythtv stops responding on port 6543
>>
>> This is what I see running
>>
>> phil     31842 31841  0 10:44 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c nice
>> /usr/bin/mythfilldatabase --graboptions '--daily'
>> phil     31843 31842  0 10:44 ?        00:00:00
>> /usr/bin/mythfilldatabase --graboptions --daily
>> phil     31854 31843  0 10:44 ?        00:00:00 sh -c nice tv_grab_au
>> --config-file '/data/home/phil/.mythtv/FreeView.xmltv' --output
>> /tmp/mythgnoUuo --quiet --daily
>> phil     31855 31854  6 10:44 ?        00:00:18 /usr/bin/perl -w
>> /usr/bin/tv_grab_au --config-file
>> /data/home/phil/.mythtv/FreeView.xmltv --output /tmp/mythgnoUuo
>> --quiet --daily
>> mythtv   32352     1  0 10:48 ?        00:00:00 /bin/su -c
>> /usr/bin/mythbackend --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log mythtv
>> mythtv   32367 32352  0 10:48 ?        00:00:00 sh -c
>> /usr/bin/mythbackend --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
>> mythtv   32368 32367 12 10:48 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/mythbackend
>> --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
>>
>> but port 6543 is not running
>>
>> root at romeo:/etc/default# telnet localhost 6543
>> Trying 127.0.0.1...
>> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>>
>> restarting myth does not resolve the issue. I had to reboot last time.
>> The logfile shows nothing out of the ordinary but I have default
>> logging at the moment.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to where to start looking?
>
> Likely the same issue that's causing http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7135
> (which we are guessing is related to myth_system()).  Josh's comment
> http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7135#comment:10 would explain why
> restarting doesn't help and rebooting is required.
>


Are you sure? Looking at that ticket indicates an issue with the
frontend. This is the backend that is playing up. I do not have any
defunct processes hanging around when starting mythbackend

Cheers

Phil