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Old 03-01-2006, 10:05 AM   #1
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mythtv errors


hi, ok i am a newb, and trying to get mythtv working, i have found the following tutorial,

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InstallMythOnUbuntu

i have just installed mythtv, and i get a bunch of errors
here is what i see:


adduser: The user `mythtv' already exists, and is not a system user.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-common (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-database:
mythtv-database depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-database (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-frontend:
mythtv-frontend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-frontend (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-backend:
mythtv-backend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-backend (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv:
mythtv depends on mythtv-database (= 0.18.1-5); however:
Package mythtv-database is not configured yet.
mythtv depends on mythtv-frontend (= 0.18.1-5); however:
Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
mythtv depends on mythtv-backend (= 0.18.1-5); however:
Package mythtv-backend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
mythtv-common
mythtv-database
mythtv-frontend
mythtv-backend
mythtv
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

i type mythtv in the prompt and it seems to start, but it cannot find the database, and then after it says "failed to init myth context exiting". any help? also i have an older hauppague wintv go card, do i need ivtv, or what is ivtv?

Last edited by scales; 03-01-2006 at 10:27 AM.
 
Old 03-16-2006, 07:20 PM   #2
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Mythtv User

Hey, I'm the creator of the InstallMythOnUbuntu page. It makes me happy that people are using it.

From the messages you're getting, it sounds like you're trying to install mythtv as some user other than the main user (the first user created under Ubuntu). Is this correct? If so, note that you should install mythtv as the main user. Also, you can install mythtv easily using synaptic package manager as described in the tutorial.

If the above doesn't help, could you please detail what part of the tutorial you are on (specifically, what commands of what section are you entering)? Perhaps I'll be able to answer better then.
 
Old 03-16-2006, 07:21 PM   #3
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Oh! Also.

Also, make sure to download all the mythtv packages (mythtv-common, mythtv-frontend, etc). Don't solely download the mythtv package.
 
  


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