[mythtv-users] How does one run mythbackend with debug options?

[Douglas Peale]

On 02/05/2011 11:07 AM, Alex Tomlins wrote:
>
>
> On 05/02/11 18:17, Douglas Peale wrote:
>> On 02/05/2011 10:12 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>   On 02/05/2011 12:27 PM, Douglas Peale wrote:
>>>> I have been asked to run MythBackend with "record,file,extra" options.
>>>> Problem is, I don't know how to do it since mythbackend runs automatically.
>>> Most distro's start scripts include some configuration file that allows specifying options, such as:
>>>
>>> -v record,file,extra
>>>
>>> Often, the file is something like /etc/sysconfig/mythbackend .
>>>
>>>> Due to timezone differences, responses from the developer take a long time.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like instructions on how to do this since I have time to do it now, and might not by the time the developer responds.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to add these options in mythtvsetup? If so how?
>>>> If not, how does one stop the backend,&   run it with these options?
>>> That's distro-dependent (technically, start-script dependent), so you'll need to let people know which distro you're using.
>>>
>>> Mike
>> The distribution is Ubuntu with mythbuntu added as a package
> Depends which version you're running, but on 10.04 you have to edit /etc/init/mythtv-backend.conf, and append the option to
> the end of the command in the script block (line 23 on my machine).  The line should end up something like this:
>
> LANG=$LANG /usr/bin/mythbackend --logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --user mythtv -v "record,file,extra"
>
> I'm running the autobuilds packages for 0.24 fixes as opposed to the stock mythbuntu packages, so things might not 100% match
> this.  Should be pretty similar though.
>
> Alex
>
I'm using 10.10, and using ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.24/ubuntu.

The conf file appears to be the same, and this appears to have worked.

Thank you.

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