[mythtv-users] Mythbackend won't start (segmentation fault)

Gabe Rubin gaberubin at gmail.com
Fri Oct 28 18:01:10 UTC 2011


On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> As for mythbackend, try running it (as root if it normally runs as
>>> root) from a terminal and see what the output looks like.
>>
>> How do I do that?  Normally I judt use the system mythbackend
>> [argument] to start/stop/restart, but that is not working.
>
> Well it looks like you have it fixed but for future reference,
> mythbackend is just a binary in /usr/bin like any other. The Sysv init
> script you're used to is used to control it on your behalf since it
> probably runs as root instead of your login.
>
> I wouldn't suggest running it manually as a practice but it's good for
> troubleshooting.
>
Cool.  Thanks.


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