MythTV on Mandrake 10

glore · 04-21-2004, 06:07 PM

Hello. I am trying to install mythtv on Mandrake 10. Since I am a newbie, I need, please, some help. What I need is a step by step guide to install it on my system.
I would be very pleased if someone helps me. Thank you!

The file I downloaded from Internet is: mythtv-0.14

Take care.

salparadise · 04-22-2004, 04:28 AM

your best bet is to either go here
http://rpm.nyvalls.se/graphics10.0.html
and download the rpm's

or go here and set urpmi up and use the command (as root)
http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php
urpmi mythtv
to set it up

glore · 04-22-2004, 09:04 PM

Thank you very much for the help.

Now, I used urpmi to download the mythtv RPM. After that, What should I do to make it work?

Thanks againf for your cooperation.

salparadise · 04-23-2004, 12:15 AM

urpmi will install it as well as downloading it

there will be an entry in the Multimedia/Video menu

you may need to run mythtv-setup from the command line first
(as root)
or type
man mythtv
for the manual

glore · 04-23-2004, 10:30 AM

OK. I will try that at home and then I will tell you. Until now, I couldn't find any executable file after installing mythtv. Is that ok or where should I look for?

Take care.

salparadise · 04-23-2004, 10:56 AM

/usr/bin

it should launch from the command line

tgkspike · 04-28-2004, 05:57 PM

This is what happens when I try the urpmi command.
Any help would be great,
Thanks

urpmi mythtv
no package named mythtv

salparadise · 04-29-2004, 01:33 AM

that means that the urpmi sources don't have myth-tv

http://rpm.nyvalls.se/graphics10.0.html

go here and download it manually

tgkspike · 04-29-2004, 09:24 PM

I am having problems finding all the dependencies for the rpms. I feel like it is a big rpm game to find all these files and eventually I get stuck.
Is there an easier way in mandrake 10 to install mythtv?

I was able to get freevo working only because of the easy command to download and compile it

salparadise · 04-30-2004, 02:40 AM

type the following into the command line as root

urpmi.addmedia thacs.rpms http://rpm.nyvalls.se/9.1/RPMS with hdlist.cz

when it's finished type (as root)

urpmi mythtv

any dependencies you can't get from here

search for from http://rpm.pbone.net

tgkspike · 04-30-2004, 06:22 PM

I think I am starting to understand it now. Thanks

tgkspike · 05-01-2004, 11:09 AM

Everything seems to have installed but I am getting this error when I try to start myth

[root@localhost tgkspike]# mythtv
Unable to connect to database!
Driver error was [1/1045]:
QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
Database error was:
Access denied for user: 'mythtv@localhost' (Using password: YES)

couldn't open db

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salparadise · 05-01-2004, 12:21 PM

er..

not sure about that

I would suggest you post a new thread called something like "mythtv database errors"

I have installed mythtv but couldn't get my tvcard to work under linux so didn't get mythtv working

tgkspike · 05-01-2004, 06:30 PM

ya - I fixed that -I didn't set up the Mysql

But now I am getting a message saying "could not cnnect to the master backend server-- is it running? Is the IP Address set for in the setup program correct?'

And there are some xml connecting issues I think I can deal with