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Old 02-23-2014, 05:38 PM   #1
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Angry mythtv frontend can't connect to backend in live tv only

I have a mythtv backend set up on Ubuntu server, and 2 frontends on Mythbuntu and Debian sid. All are seperate boxes. Both frontends work with the backend, except for watching live tv. It also happens with recordings that haven't finished yet. I get an error like this "Either the server is down or the master server settings in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address ". The address is correct or else recordings and settings wouldn't work. I have one of the frontend logs.

Code:
Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: N CoreContext audioplayer.cpp:164 (ReinitAudio) AudioPlayer: Enabling Audio
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext avformatdecoder.cpp:1898 (ScanStreams) AFD: codec AC3 has 6 channels
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext avformatdecoder.cpp:2378 (OpenAVCodec) AFD: Opened codec 0x66dd6a0, id(AC3) type(Audio)
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext avformatdecoder.cpp:1898 (ScanStreams) AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext avformatdecoder.cpp:2378 (OpenAVCodec) AFD: Opened codec 0x522de60, id(AC3) type(Audio)
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext avformatdecoder.cpp:2378 (OpenAVCodec) AFD: Opened codec 0x66dcc40, id(MPEG2VIDEO) type(Video)
Feb 23 17:24:12 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext audio/audiooutputbase.cpp:792 (Reconfigure) AOBase: Opening audio device 'PulseAudio:default' ch 2(6) sr 48000 sf 32 bit floating point reenc 0
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:418 (ConnectCommandSocket) MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend server: FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543 (try 1 of 1)
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E MythSocketThread(-1) mythsocket.cpp:661 (ConnectToHostReal) MythSocket(6629470:-1): Failed to connect to (FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543) Connection refused
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:488 (ConnectCommandSocket) Connection to master server timed out.
			Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:86 (SendReceiveStringList) RemoteEncoder::SendReceiveStringList(): Failed to reconnect with backend.
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:418 (ConnectCommandSocket) MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend server: FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543 (try 1 of 1)
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E MythSocketThread(-1) mythsocket.cpp:661 (ConnectToHostReal) MythSocket(52b1da0:-1): Failed to connect to (FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543) Connection refused
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:488 (ConnectCommandSocket) Connection to master server timed out.
			Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:86 (SendReceiveStringList) RemoteEncoder::SendReceiveStringList(): Failed to reconnect with backend.
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext signalhandling.cpp:194 (SetHandlerPrivate) Setup Interrupt handler
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext signalhandling.cpp:194 (SetHandlerPrivate) Setup Terminated handler
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext videoout_xv.cpp:615 (InitXVideo) VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'NV17 Video Texture'
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext osd.cpp:232 (OverrideUIScale) OSD: Base theme size: 1280x720
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext osd.cpp:234 (OverrideUIScale) OSD: Scaling factors: 1x1
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext osd.cpp:232 (OverrideUIScale) OSD: Base theme size: 1280x720
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext osd.cpp:234 (OverrideUIScale) OSD: Scaling factors: 1x1
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythplayer.cpp:1780 (InitAVSync) Player(7): Video timing method: USleep with busy wait
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:5595 (StartPlayer) TV: Created player.
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2459 (HandleStateChange) TV: Changing from None to WatchingRecording
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:418 (ConnectCommandSocket) MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend server: FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543 (try 1 of 1)
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E MythSocketThread(-1) mythsocket.cpp:661 (ConnectToHostReal) MythSocket(4770070:-1): Failed to connect to (FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543) Connection refused
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:488 (ConnectCommandSocket) Connection to master server timed out.
			Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:86 (SendReceiveStringList) RemoteEncoder::SendReceiveStringList(): Failed to reconnect with backend.
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2550 (HandleStateChange) TV: Main UI disabled.
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:411 (StartTV) TV: Entering main playback loop.
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I PreviewGeneratorQueue mythdbcon.cpp:409 (PurgeIdleConnections) New DB connection, total: 3
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:149 (DisableDPMS) ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythplayer.cpp:2932 (EventLoop) Player(7): Unknown recorder error, exiting decoder
Feb 23 17:24:13 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E thread_unknown audio/audiooutputpulse.cpp:666 (BufferFlowCallback) PulseAudio: stream buffer under flow
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2201 (HandleStateChange) TV: Attempting to change from WatchingRecording to None
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext signalhandling.cpp:194 (SetHandlerPrivate) Setup Interrupt handler
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext signalhandling.cpp:194 (SetHandlerPrivate) Setup Terminated handler
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2459 (HandleStateChange) TV: Changing from WatchingRecording to None
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:418 (ConnectCommandSocket) MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend server: FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543 (try 1 of 1)
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E MythSocketThread(-1) mythsocket.cpp:661 (ConnectToHostReal) MythSocket(47702f0:-1): Failed to connect to (FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543) Connection refused
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:488 (ConnectCommandSocket) Connection to master server timed out.
			Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:86 (SendReceiveStringList) RemoteEncoder::SendReceiveStringList(): Failed to reconnect with backend.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:413 (StartTV) TV: Exiting main playback loop.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2201 (HandleStateChange) TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingRecording
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:418 (ConnectCommandSocket) MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend server: FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543 (try 1 of 1)
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E MythSocketThread(-1) mythsocket.cpp:661 (ConnectToHostReal) MythSocket(895f570:-1): Failed to connect to (FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543) Connection refused
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:488 (ConnectCommandSocket) Connection to master server timed out.
			Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext playercontext.cpp:380 (CreatePlayer) playCtx: Attempting to setup a player, but it already exists.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:418 (ConnectCommandSocket) MythCoreContext: Connecting to backend server: FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543 (try 1 of 1)
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E MythSocketThread(-1) mythsocket.cpp:661 (ConnectToHostReal) MythSocket(6c50700:-1): Failed to connect to (FE80::211:43FF:FE26:FC66:6543) Connection refused
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:488 (ConnectCommandSocket) Connection to master server timed out.
			Either the server is down or the master server settings
			in mythtv-settings does not contain the proper IP address
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:54 (Setup) RemoteEncoder::Setup(): Failed to connect to backend
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: E CoreContext remoteencoder.cpp:86 (SendReceiveStringList) RemoteEncoder::SendReceiveStringList(): Failed to reconnect with backend.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:2550 (HandleStateChange) TV: Main UI disabled.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:411 (StartTV) TV: Entering main playback loop.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:161 (RestoreDPMS) ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Reactivated 1
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:149 (DisableDPMS) ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS Deactivated 1
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: I CoreContext tv_play.cpp:413 (StartTV) TV: Exiting main playback loop.
Feb 23 17:24:14 primrose  mythfrontend[12579]: N CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2643 (PauseIdleTimer) Resuming idle timer
Here is the backend log for the same event.
Code:
Feb 23 17:24:11 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1420 (HandleAnnounce) MainServer::ANN Playback
Feb 23 17:24:11 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1422 (HandleAnnounce) adding: primrose as a client (events: 0)
Feb 23 17:24:11 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1538 (HandleAnnounce) MainServer::HandleAnnounce FileTransfer
Feb 23 17:24:11 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1540 (HandleAnnounce) adding: primrose as a remote file transfer
Feb 23 17:24:11 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I CoreContext mythdbcon.cpp:409 (PurgeIdleConnections) New DB connection, total: 12
Feb 23 17:24:13 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1420 (HandleAnnounce) MainServer::ANN Playback
Feb 23 17:24:13 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1422 (HandleAnnounce) adding: primrose as a client (events: 0)
Feb 23 17:24:13 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1538 (HandleAnnounce) MainServer::HandleAnnounce FileTransfer
Feb 23 17:24:13 buttercup mythbackend: mythbackend[8126]: I ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1540 (HandleAnnounce) adding: primrose as a remote file transfer
This is really frustrating me, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Paul
Last edited by pjbgravely; 02-23-2014 at 06:27 PM.
 
Old 02-23-2014, 06:05 PM   #2
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You are using IPv6, is this your intention? I must say live TV is the buggiest part of MythTV. Most developers do not use live TV at all. You may want to use IPv4 instead.
 
Old 02-23-2014, 06:20 PM   #3
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Good catch. I never saw that. In mythsetup I discovered the IP v6 line in general setting had populated itself, Deleted and all I have to do is fix the sound LOL. Thanks again.
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Old 08-22-2017, 11:56 AM   #4
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I know this is an old post and probably no-one's looking at it, but it worked again for me today, over 3 years later.
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