[mythtv-users] Cannot connect to database

[William]

Sorry to not quote your message but whatever mailer you are using causes 
Thunderbird to choke.

You should probably use a custom install like LinHES or Mythbuntu but if 
you really want to do it yourself I would suggest taking a look at the 
wiki for installation instructions

http://www.mythtv.org/docs

To answer this specific question take a look at

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html

William