[mythtv-users] New install: Forgets input source

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat Jul 10 04:09:45 UTC 2010


  On 07/09/2010 11:37 PM, bhaskins wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>  On 07/08/2010 11:16 PM, bhaskins wrote:
>>> This install has really given me fits:
>>> .23, ubuntu 10.4, combined FE/BE, fixed ip
>>> After boot live tv fails with "Error mythtv is using all inputs but 
>>> there are no active recordings"
>>> mythweb backend status is blank.
>>> Just running backend setup/input connections/fetch channels from 
>>> listing source seems to fix all of this until the next boot.
>>>
>>> Everything was quick and easy with 9.10
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>> DHCP changing IP address and/or hostname changes?
> Install started off as DHCP, and then changed it to fixed ( 
> 192.168.1.10 )
> ....
>>
>> If so, configure all mythbackend systems with static IP and hostname
> .... and this is set at both places in setup
>> (you can even set DHCP to issue the "static" IP), then do (at least) 
>> the capture card portion of 
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/264034#264034
>
> It now appears that just going through setup, and not changing 
> anything(!) fixes the problem(s)
> until after the next reboot.

Sounds like a (broken) distro design that initializes networking after 
the backend is started...

Mike


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