[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend can't ping database host

[Gabe Rubin]

On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/26/2012 11:20 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
> ...
>
>  Quoting Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Cannot find (ping) database host 192.168.1.101 on the network
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ...
>
>  Actually it has everything to do with mysql. It is the details myth needs
>> in order to log in to mysql, which it has to do pretty well as soon as it
>> starts.
>>
>
> Hi;
>
> Sorry, it's not an issue with the database.
>
> The diagnostic Gabe posted originally, comes from a simple ping
> to the box that hosts the database. See:
>
>     http://code.mythtv.org/cgit/**mythtv/tree/mythtv/libs/**
> libmyth/mythcontext.cpp#n630<http://code.mythtv.org/cgit/mythtv/tree/mythtv/libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp#n630>
>
> His error message prints below at line 682. I guessing he's running
> on 0.25 since he references mysql.txt. Not so subtle hint to everyone
> that it's nice to mention the version you're running on.
>
> The test of the connection to the database happens on line 693. He also
> stated that without the ping, the frontend works.
>
> That's why I suggested running the frontend with -v system --loglevel
> debug.
> It will print what happens when ping() runs the system call. He's already
> said he can ping the machine both from itself, and from a remote host.
>
> So, if the command line ping works, then we need to see what's actually in
> the command being executed.
>
> As to why the ping is even being done at all, I believe it's because
> DBHostName=192.168.1.101, rather than 127.0.0.1, localhost or the
> value returned by the hostname command. Any one of the three would
> prevent the ping.
>
> --
> Bill


Thanks.  I will provide this information tonight (hopefully) when I in
front of my system.
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