[mythtv-users] Problems starting backend

[HP-mini]

On Thu, 2013-02-14 at 10:39 -0600, Bill Meek wrote:
> On 02/14/2013 09:55 AM, Frank Feuerbacher wrote:
> ...
> > The backend doesn't start when I reboot the system. It doesn't start when I run mythtv-setup nor when I start it from the command line using
> > gksu (or whatever mythtv-setup uses). I can get it to run if I start it explicitly in the shell with /usr/bin/mythbackend. I think the problem
> > is with the logging system, but I have not investigated too much yet.
> >
> > Are there any suggestions on how to go about tracking this down? The backend logs aren't too exciting.
> ...
> 
> Hi;
> 
> Just my 2 cents.
> 
> Stop the backend and make sure it's stopped:
> 
>     sudo stop mythtv-backend
>     ps ax | grep mythbackend | grep -v grep
>     sudo pkill mythbackend # until the ps returns nothing
> 
> Start that backend and capture a single session's log:
> 
>      sudo mythbackend --logpath /tmp --user mythtv
> 
> When the backend fails, as you said it would (or Ctrl-C):
> 
>      pastebinit /tmp/mythbackend.2013021........log
> 
> Put a link to the pastebin in a reply to this thread.
> Ref: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Posting_Logs
> 
> Your comment about /etc/init.d is incorrect. The startup is
> done via Upstart and the file of interest is:
> 
>      /etc/init/mythtv-backend.conf
> 

Small typo ?
	sudo service mythtv-backend stop

AFAIK
If you need to start mythbackend with sudo there is something wrong.

There is a working example upstart script in the mythtv.org wiki with
notes for 0.25 & 0.26.